Formula at CMTEL of Tama Art University
With the support of Hunter Douglas Japan, Formula will be exhibited at CMTEL (Color / Material / Trend Exploration Laboratory) of Tama Art University in Tokyo until June 2010. It is a little bit far from center of Tokyo, however if you are going to visit Toyo Ito’s beautiful library, please stop by to see our Formula.
CMTEL
Formula at CMTEL
CMTEL entrance
Formula
TerreFarm Lab Summer Workshop
Daisuke Nagatomo joined TerreFarm Lab Summer Workshop “Design and Grow”, one month workshop organized by Mitchell Joachim and Maria Aiolva of Terre Form 1. The workshop was consisted of 1 week of seminar by people who are developing urban farming, 1 week of filed trip to visit actual example of urban farming, and 2 weeks of design workshop to develop own projects on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Exchange building.
Set in New York City, TerreFarm Lab seeks to rethink what is salubrious about the city, in both its forms and its life, by reflecting on the consequences of a fundamentally new level of sustainability. We will base our investigations on one illuminating hypothesis: in the future New York will grow to be self-sufficient in its critical necessities. In particular, we will observe a series of specific technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the city, but the possibilities of diet, agriculture, and retrofitted facilities that could achieve that level within the constraints of the local climate. (from TerreFarm website)
Field trip Rooftop Farming
Field Trip Water Pod
Field Trip Window Farming
Mod Pod
Mod Pod is the movable farming device that is incorporating seating. It can be configured spiral, linear, or any ways people want to. This device is designed to be used in urban rooftop, refuge camp, or wherever people want to bring with. Six prototypes in different height and drainage system were made during the workshop weeks to see the potential of this device and for the farther development.
Mod Pod Sketch 01
Mod Pod sketch 02
Mod Pod sketch 03
Mod Pod Prototype
Mod Pod
Team Credit: Amy Butchko, Armando Torrepuerto, Daisuke Nagatomo, Jennifer Linger, Lesley Roth, Naomi Rowland, Patrick Candalla, Rashmi Ramaswamy
MisoSoupDesign in Barcelona
We have been invited as visiting researcher to IaaC (Institute for advanced architecture in Catalonia) for farther development of their Solar Decathlon Europe entry, FabLab House. The Solar Decathlon was initiated in US in 2002 to challenge for the ever-increasing need for energy. IaaC will be participating the first edition of Europe to be opened June 2010 in Madrid. We have been learning new solar panel technologies, parametric software, and how to use HUGE laser cutter with the other researchers from all over the world. Hopefully, FabLab House will be standing in Madrid by the end of May 2010.
Barcelona Skyline
IaaC
IaaC Research meeting
Computer Desk Model
Computer Desk Test Cut
Computer Desk Assembly
Computer Desk
100% Design Tokyo Part 3 Last day
November 3rd was the last day of of 100% Design Tokyo. More than 70,000 people came to enjoy this design festival. It was quite exciting experience to have a chance to expose our design in Tokyo and also make a lot of friends in design field. Hopefully, we will be a part of this Tokyo design society coming years.
Step Step by Mr. Kawakami
Mr. Wakabayashi with his chair
Cleaning up
end of the show
Dinner with Mr. Wakabayashi and Mr. Yamaguchi
Taya renewal design competition entry
We are selected 8 shortlists for Taya renewal design competition (Japanese only) out of 316 entries. The final presentation was held in Magazine-house headquarter in Ginza, Tokyo on October 26th, 2009. Unfortunately, we didn’t win this competition, however some judges saw a potential of developing this wood louver farther. Hopefully, this project will help us to win next competition.
Existing condition
Proposed design Day
Proposed design night
The facade idea is to use wood louvers that is generated from a continuous surface and cut out by CNC machine. There were some questions about the maintenace of using thin wood for exterior facade as well as the detail how each horizontal louvers meet. These are quite big issues for creating such design with CNC machine.
axon
axon panels
floor plan
interior
