ROTTERDAM FOLLIES
Folding, Weaving and Bundling

Berlage Institute, Rotterdam
Steel Masterclass 2005

For the 2005 Steel Masterclass we were exploring the engendering potential of well established but commonly generic techniques that are used for common treatment of steel: folding, weaving and bundling.

These three themes defined a conscious constraint which split our studio topic into tasks for three different teams: three interdisciplinary groups of several architects and at least one engineer challenged the geometrical and, after all, structural convertibility of complex steel-constructions to transform in degree and kind.

It was our aim to allow a broad development of conceptual designs and construction approaches, which go beyond conventional restraints preoccupied stylistic expression. Channelled by the use of precise design-methods and the necessity of methodological accuracy an integrated approach of fusing strategy, program, structure and form into one entity needed to be to ensured.

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