[papercreters] Beijing Water Bubble Stadium

I really like the look of this (even though I don't know how it resembles the 60s) and believe it to be in essence a "liberated" dome .... meaning the dome liberated from its triangular form structure.   A home built like this would be one of a kind.   Here are some selected excerpts from the explanations:

 

"Our "Watercube" concept is a simple and concise square form that ultimately uses the water bubble theory to create the structure and building cladding, and which makes the design so unique. It appears random and playful like a natural system, yet is mathematically very rigourous and repetitious."

 

"Despite its organic look, the structure is a simple steel space-frame consisting of two parts; the internal structure and the face structure that forms the actual roof and ceiling and accepts the ETFE pillow cladding."  "The building's skin, made from an innovative and lightweight transparent "teflon", abbreviated as ETFE."

 

"The internal structure, within the depth of the roof and walls,is highly repetitive. There are three different nodes and four different members. The nodes can be cast or fabricated and the members, cast, rolled or fabricated.  The face structure comprises a flat web of rectangular box sections either welded or bolted together on site.  The face structure is added to the top and bottom of the space frame to complete the structure."

"The design is based on a common natural pattern, the most effective sub-division of three dimensional space –the fundamental arrangement of organic cells and the natural formation of soap bubbles."

"We realized that a structure based on this unique geometry would be highly repetitive and buildable whilst appearing very organic and random. Indeed such space filling patterns are regularly observed in biological cells and mineral crystals, they are probably the most common structure in nature."

Neal

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From: Dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/ptw/index.htm

Beijing water bubble stadium for olympic swimming

also scroll down to see this image of the wall close up..really intriguing looking!!

http://www.arcspace.com/kk_ann/stopping_beijing/beijing.html

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NOW that bubble house called FUTURO is adorable-- very 60's looking, so maybe that is the appeal, memory.

http://www.arcspace.com/books/tomorrows_house/

But...the roundness of the Futuro domes seems like much more useable space than the "container-like" eco house design. Plus you can see the interior better, no so broken up of with skinny runway dining room & LR areas...

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