CONCEPT
WAVE IN
TIMBER
A dynamic coastal pavilion designed for Plaza del Mar in Barceloneta, adapting to marine conditions through form and material. The design draws from wave motion — translating hand-drawn breaking wave concepts into an asymmetric roofline with continuously varying heights.
The structure employs a bi-directional waffle grid system, fabricated from 3mm polywood using CNC machining. Form-finding in Kangaroo Physics and parameterized control via Graph Mapper allowed the wave amplitude and membrane tension to be tuned precisely to the coastal environment.
DESIGN PARAMETERS
6.95 m
WAVE AMPLITUDE
20 (U + V)
RIB COUNT
3mm Polywood
MATERIAL
CNC Machining
FABRICATION
Edge 0.42
MEMBRANE TENSION
0.20 m
OFFSET DISTANCE
ASSEMBLY PROCESS
WAFFLE
SYSTEM
FULL ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE
JOINT DETAIL CLOSE-UP
MATERIAL
LAYERED
STRUCTURE
TIMBER LAYER 01
TIMBER LAYER 02
ALL LAYERS COMBINED
COLOUR
WAVE
SPECTRUM
COLOR SYSTEM OVERVIEW
PALETTE STUDY A
PALETTE STUDY B
PALETTE STUDY C
TEAM
Amalia Anna Korgiala
Nikos Kalaitzidis
FACULTY
Akshay Madapura
Shrey Kapur
PROJECT DETAILS