THE ICEBERG
The chosen iceberg is richly textured with ice that varies wildly in its density due to being shaped and eroded over vast time-scapes. We viewed this as an opportunity to explore how we might analyze such complexity and ultimately foster a conversation around what makes this iceberg such a compelling object. When rationalizing the iceberg into an architectural object, geometry emerged into a curved triangulation. Success was found in translating the object to 3d space but it was lacking the texture and complexity of the original iceberg. In an attempt to portray the complex folding and wave like undulations of the case study we developed a system of curved lofting. In order to best explore the physical characteristics we knew that it could only be accomplished through exploration of real world materials
UCLA 2021
Professor: Viola Ago
Contributors: Hanna Wittmack & Kennith Hensch