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30JAN 2015

Ruga Swan / Jiangmei Wu

Posted in Architecture - Installation by * FORMAKERS

“Ruga” is a Latin word for making winkles, creases, and folds, and the word has recently been used by material scientists to describe these various qualities.

The crease pattern of Ruga Swan was developed based on the Yoshimura pattern, which is known for its ability to produce an approximated arc form that has great structural stability.

Ruga Swan is an example of irregular deployment of the Yoshimura pattern to create versatile and flexible architectural skins.

The form was generated using parametric tools, computer simulations and small scale paper models.

Over a hundred panels of corrugated paper were laser cut at Noblitt Fabricating in Columbus Indiana, and then creased and folded by hand.

These panels were joined together using plastic rivets into two almost identical flat sheets.

These two flat sheets, each weighing about 26lb, were suspended and folded into two different topologies, and were finally joined together to create the final structure.

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Completed

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http://www.foldedlightart.com/

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