AIASF re-use Canopy
A group of academic and professional designers, named as BIOS collective, designed an algorithmic surface with grasshooper and built that surface with upcycled plastic cups. It is a nice example combining parametric approach and use of waste materials in architecture.
The installation was designed as a canopy for a cafe in San Francisco in september 2009; and according to what the designers say, the cost of the structure was less than the expenses of the party they held under the canopy. They also made similar installations for interior spaces, which can be seen on their blog.
The parametric surface was outlined with a steel cable mesh first, and the cups were assembled on these cables with lasercut polypropylene pieces. Those pieces,which were unique for each joint, made it possible to create the algorithmic pattern as it was designed on grasshopper.
