Transportation is one of those logistic components that often gets thought of at the last minute. Fortunately the teams from Ryerson University's Department of Architectural Science were able to get the experience from past executions of the Night Market to get the works out of the shop and safely transported to the site (take note of the blankets!). When the teams brought all the carts to site the last minute checks on lighting and setup were done in preparation for the big event.

Aqueous Timelapse

Here's a quick video of the 2016 [R]ed[U]x Lab Night Market Cart, Aqueous, as it heads towards completion courtesy of Farah.

Hope for Hearts Finishing Touches

The team has been finalizing the assembly of the backdrop wall including integration of the sponsors and coordination of the lighting array. What is most impressive about this project is just how quickly this was developed and assembled especially when you consider the majority of the team consisted of first year architectural science students coming in with no familiarity with laser cutters.

Night Market Cart 2016 Fabrication Commences

The [R]ed[U]x Lab team behind the 2016 Night Market Cart has been extremely productive in transitioning from creating scale prototypes on the laser cutter to the execution of full scale components on the CNC router. This also allowed the team to investigate a full scale mock-up of the heat shrink membrane with the re-purposed stools from the studio renovation in the Department of Architectural Science.

 

Toronto Design Offsite 2016: 325 Church Street: NOVA

NOVA is an installation inspired by the natural phenomenon itself. A star that suddenly increases in brightness and then slowly returns to its natural state over time. The hanging structure proposed increases in brightness as people approach it; the closer the person is, the brighter the structure becomes. The use becomes engulfed by a bright space, surrounded by tessellating tetrahedrons. Each surface of the tessellation contains a reflective surface, the closest of which is an infinity mirror that resonates the bright space. These mirrors reflect all of the light on the structure infinitely, providing the experience of being in the cosmos themselves.

Photokeratitis Initial Design and Play

[R]ed[U]x Lab is thrilled to be part of the 2015 Toronto Design Offsite Festival especially with its opportunity to install at the Junction's Cornerstone window. As you can see here, the group had some initial ideas involving play with light and shadow while experimenting with egg-crating and heat shrink membrane.

Fortunately with the combination of support from experienced [R]ed[U]x Lab members, Jeff and Steph, leading the project and the Design Fabrication Zone providing access to bench space at Ryerson University's School of Interior Design overseen by R]ed[U]x Lab alum, Jordan, the team was able to try out their ideas with ease.