case study_ rip curl canyon
The Rip Curl Canyon, by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, consists of around 4000 sheets of cardboard and is intended to transform the way people understand and interact with the spaces they inhabit. Throughout the exhibition, at Huston’s Rice Gallery 2006, visitors were encouraged to climb on and around the installation, in order to truly experience the change the object produces in the gallery’s space.
The 4000 sheets of cardboard were industrial die-cut into over 20,000 curved strips during a 12 day period. when joined together, these laminated strips act as a semi-monocoque with an intermediate plywood armature. The armature is constructed of 90×45mm timber and plywood which were individually CNC routered to fit the curvature from the 3D model.
A specific language was developed to allow the pieces to be slotted together, allowing the vast quantity of pieces to be installed within 4 days. This system allowed for very little structural constraint and gave on-site freedom to make improvised choices when installing the cardboard.
The digital information from CAD software and the cut-outlines
on site installation process, including die-cut template
installation completed in gallery
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