The project involves the construction of a membrane to act as a shade in the Univesity’s main square.
It should be movable by acting on one of its parts only. Work is carried out first on flexible and subsequently on rigid membranes.
The mechanism is based on the observation of rigid membranes in animals, and human skin movement.
The observation process involves membrane's articulation, material, rigidity, axis points, and so on.
The final result is a“Window” of variable light flow, which consists of a paper-and-wire structure which can change from opaque to transparent by moving one piece only.
Movement is achieved by releasing the structure’s tension. By pressing any of the vertices that protrude forwards, the whole structure collapses into a different covering that leaves small empty windows.
