MAB Installation - Final Documentation

 The students have successfully set up the MAB wall on-site. The light wall, situated in the prominent location of College Park, features it's interactive display of lights that create an immersive display. The pavilion offers an atmosphere that welcomes visitors to disconnect from the city around them and encourages a playful environment.

Inhale | Exhale - Schematics + Prototypes

Upon receiving the task of creating an installation for the window display at the Eaton Centre on Yonge Street, two teams of students embraced the opportunity to design something captivating. They worked together to produce design concepts, which was subsequently presented for the Downtown Yonge BIA. 

This team presented the idea of an installation that consists of an array of vertically swaying sticks that create a gradual wave motion to match the ideal length of a breath.

Prototypes were later developed to get a sense of how the mechanics of the wheels and fins would work.

MAB Installation- On-Site Production Day 2

 The fabrication team spent the second day on-site to pour the recycled glass into the polycarbonate sheets. The installation manipulates lighting in both natural and artificial environments with its utilization of its polycarbonate and recycled glass filled skin and lighting system.

MAB Installation- On-Site Production Day 1

 The fabrication team spent the first day on-site to assemble to installation. The day concluded with setting up the wall and base modules, as well as attaching the polycarbonate sheets on all sides. The lighting system was also programmed to end off the day. 

MAB Installation - Assembly

 After finalizing the design, the plywood was precisely cut using the CNC machine, marking the next step in the fabrication process. With the base and wall pieces ready, the fabrication team began the construction of the modules. The modules were routed, sanded, and then painted before installing the LED lighting system.

MAB Installation - Prototypes

Several prototypes were developed, with one standout design featuring a captivating combination of polycarbonate and aggregate materials. In this iteration, polycarbonate emphasizes and enhances the lighting components, while the aggregate acts as a supportive base, illuminating them elegantly.

A sketch model was made to get an idea of this iteration in different lighting conditions. Building upon this initial concept, larger-scale models were then constructed, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of the full-scale module.

 

MAB Installation - Schematics

Students were tasked with the opportunity from Media Architecture Biennale to collaborate alongside Urban Visuals with equipment from StrongLED. The aim was to provide an immersive learning experience, exploring the basic functions and possibilities of light art.

Initial sketches served as the basis for the schematic process, which developed into polished schematic drawings and renders that captured the envisioned concept.

Digital Media Experience Lab Locker Room

One of the projects the [R]ed[U]x Lab team had the privilege to participate in was the renovation of a space at the back of the Digital Media Experience Lab. Converting it from a small office to a locker room for the facility staff as well as students from the Masters of Digital Media program. Storing everything from coats and backpacks to microprocessors and printing filament, the facility had to securely store materials, make accessible resources for the lab, and inspire a sense of creative innovation. The [R]ed[U]x Lab team led by Liam, Arnel, and Erik pulled off a fairly ambitious proposal.

Highlights from Nuit Blanche 2015: Ripple

Just a reminder of the great success that Lily and Diana and their entire Ripple team had at the 2015 Nuit Blanche event (sponsored by Subaru and located at Queen's Quay Terminal).

And of course, thanks to Remi for the great photos!

Their project also made it on to the Nuit Blanche Promo Video!

It is always great to see how ideas come from prototypes in the Department of Architectural Science and make it to a larger stage. Here's a reminder of the original prototype on display in the ARCH building at 325 Church Street at the 2015 Toronto Design Offsite Festival.