Quirky, innovative and visceral, Get High without Drugs was awarded first place in the fabrication category at this year’s International Fabrication Festival (FabFest) in London.
Mollusk-like and mysterious from the outside, the form of the pavilion emerges from the combination of a zonohedron and a dome. Seventy-two hexagonal surfaces were formulated into fold-able nets that could then be digitally fabricated from flat-sheets and assembled into load-bearing modules. A puzzle-like routine drove the assembly of the modules into the pavilion’s dome-like form.
© GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS
© GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS
Each module was constructed using corrugated cardboard and a reflective film lines the interior, turning the space into a kaleidoscope, and reflecting, warping and distorting what’s going on around it. The visual illusions and disorientation generated by the interior space engaged visitors in a colorful and diverse experience, altering their perspective of the outside world. The ever-changing colors and surrounds meant each visitor had a unique and unrepeatable experience.
Modelo impreso en 3D. Image © GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS
Six fourth-year students, their mentors from the Department of Architecture and a volunteer, made up the team from the University of Nicosia. They had three months to develop and produce the design before installation in Ambika P3, Westminster’s Central London exhibition venue.
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International Fabrication Festival is a week-long event featuring pavilions designed and built by over fifty teams from architecture industry and academia in the United Kingdom and globally.
This clever, fun component-based design was an experiential stand out at the festival and its innovative use of low-cost materials no doubt part of its success.
Project Name: ‘GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS’
Type: Temporary Pavilion
Location: Ambika P3, Westminster’s Central London UK (https://goo.gl/maps/a25HurfsUZ22)
Date Finished: July 2017
Area: 4.5 m2
Weight: 60 kg
Bounding Box Dimensions: 3m x 3m x 2.7m
Cost/m²: 100€/m2
‘GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS’ team: Unic [ARC] Students: Nicos Agapiou, Anna Athanasiou, Valentinos Charalambides, Christina Christoforou, Konstantinos Karagiannis, Dionisis Voniatis and Katerina Tzanoudaki (Volunteer)
Unic [ARC] Mentors: Michail Georgiou and Odysseas Georgiou
Images Credits: ‘GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS’
Project Sponsors: Signature Custom Designs, University of Nicosia