THEVERYMANY, founded by designer Marc Fornes, has always been known for its innovative self-supporting buildings that integrate computational design and architecture. At this years World Expo 2017 held in Astana, Kazakhstan, THEVERYMANY used aluminum strips two centimeters thick, interlaced with each other to create irregular curvatures to create Minima | Maxima.
Minima | Maxima is about 13.1 meters tall. The designer used a sandwich-like technique, sandwiching two white aluminum strips with pink aluminum strips, and then extending them upward to shape them. As the saying goes, "Unity is strong." Although one layer of aluminum strips looks very thin and a bit weak, if there are three layers of aluminum strips, the support effect will be different.
This construction method is THEVERYMANYs own "Structural Stripes" technology. After the aluminum strips are "sandwiched" with each other, it not only strengthens the supporting force, but also adds more plasticity. It is also compatible with fiber technologies such as carbon fiber and glass fiber. For example, the aluminum strips do not need to be pulled tightly into a straight line, and there is no need for molds or temporary scaffolding during the processing. Instead, they are connected to each other through a mechanical structure, so they can be modified and reorganized at any time. For designers, The room for performance is therefore greater.
After the World Expo, Minima | Maxima will continue to stay in Astana, Kazakhstan and become a permanent installation art.
