@Omishima, Japan
Individual Work | Fall 2025
@Omishima, Japan
Individual Work | Fall 2025
Located in Omishima, Japan. This project envisions a bar that exists in
two states: one as an inhabited space and the other as an unoccupied bridge
structure. The bridge is supported by two post-tensioned cables, anchored on
each side and stabilized by a continuous plate, with two central cable-stayed
columns. Its cambered form is reinforced by a reverse bowstring, creating the
foundational structure of the bar.
Camping tents, or nets, are attached to a series of tensegrity frameworks arranged along the structural bridge. In the inhabited state, as scouts occupy the space, their weight gradually flattens the cambered bridge and deforms the tensegrity modules, transforming the structure into a more flattened form with covered tents. Scouts further customize the space by hanging fabric along the modules, allowing the structure to shift between different living states.
Camping tents, or nets, are attached to a series of tensegrity frameworks arranged along the structural bridge. In the inhabited state, as scouts occupy the space, their weight gradually flattens the cambered bridge and deforms the tensegrity modules, transforming the structure into a more flattened form with covered tents. Scouts further customize the space by hanging fabric along the modules, allowing the structure to shift between different living states.
Throughout the design process, the interplay
between support and supported elements in the tensegrity system intrigued me,
while its lightness and flexibility evoke a sense of impermanence, reflecting
the transient nature of occupation.
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