#sciarc

Voussoir Cloud, one of a series of invited installations designed by architects for the SCIArc Gallery in Los Angeles, pursues two main project goals: first of all, we aimed to design not an object, but rather an immersive experience that fills the gallery; and second, to explore the space-structuring potential of the material we were working with - a lightweight laminated wood veneer product not typically used in architecture. Caption Caption Voussoir Cloud explores the structural paradigm of pure compression coupled with an ultra-light material system. The design fills the gallery with a system of vaults to be experienced both from within and from above. The edges of the vaults are delimited by the entry soffit and the two long... More