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Underwood Pavilion / Muncie, Indiana / 2014

Construction Sequence

Pavilion and Human Scale

Underwood Pavilion

This project, created in 2014, located in Muncie, Indiana, is by professors Gernot Riether and Andrew Wit, working in a digital design build studio in Ball State State University in Indiana. The structure is composed of fifty-six three-strut tensegrity modules. By parametrically adjusting their dimensions, the designers were able to control both the curvature of the pavilion and the size and shape of several openings that frame views of the site. The structure is made of fifty-six three-strut tensegrity modules. The designers were able to control both the curvature of the pavilion and the size and shape of openings that frame views of the site by parametrically adjusting their dimensions (i think this is done through a 3d modelling program like Rhino and a parametric controller like Grasshopper). The tensile material wrapped over the rigid parametric structure, which makes it look more delicate and balanced as a space that considers the climate and users. It’s interesting to see how flexible this structure is, as it is made of modules, therefore it is easy to transport and change according to different sites or purposes; it is also capable of being moved and set up in other sites quickly, therefore creating destinations promptly.