The Completed Cumulus Cloud

After a few late nights and quite an exhaustive series of inflation sessions, the [R]ed[U]x Lab team responsible for assembling Cumulus Cloud completed the work for the 2016 Chang School Talks in the Vari Engineering Building.

Cumulus Clouds Leaves the Team Breathless

If one were to state that one of the installations consisted of capturing thousands of breaths from young men and women, there might be an HR (as in human rights) violation in the discussion. Fortunately the team was able to capitalize on the idea and used a combination of breaths and of course an air compressor.

And Brandon discovered the hilarity of lift operation...

Cumulus Cloud Fabrication & Installation

The Cumulus Cloud project started out with a limited budget, timeline, and resources but the [R]ed[U]x Lab team was able to keep a focus in developing interesting solutions to design challenges. Blending LED's, laser cut acrylic, and balloons, the team quickly brought their ideas to reality for the installation.

Cumulus Canopy Intro to the Space

In the hubbub of fabrication and activity within the winter term, part of the [R]ed[U]x Lab led by Brandon took on the Chang School installation in the Vari Engineering building for the second annual Chang School Talks at Ryerson University. As a veteran member of R]ed[U]x Lab on several previous projects, Brandon had a limited time frame, budget, and resources but his experience and leadership on the project made for a great feature installation for the descent into the main activity space.

Ryerson DAS Represented Well With TWO Entries at 2016 Warming Stations

With the recent announcement of the winners of the 2016 Warming Stations, the Department of Architectural Science has both an award-winning entry from Calvin Fung and Victor Huynh entitled Flow and the Department of Architectural Science Entry by Remi Carreiro and Aris Peci entitled Lithoform.

They have certainly started gaining a great media splash since the announcement in venues including:

Architect Magazine
Canadian Architect
Dezeen
Urban Toronto
Inside Toronto
blogTO
OutdoorDesign

And a brief mention on CBC Metro Morning.

[R]ed[U]x Lab at Come Up To My Room 2016: FLUX

Returning once again to the Gladstone Hotel, a [R]ed[U]x Lab team led by Jessica and Robyn have been awarded the public bar space at the upcoming 2016 Come Up To My Room design showcase. These ladies have decided to use this installation as a vehicle to showcase their investigations into smart materials - specifically photo- and thermochromic pigments (changing colour with light and heat respectively). An excerpt from their project description states:

The use of photochromic pigments on the skin of the structure will create an environment that is constantly changing - from white (perhaps at midday with full sun exposure) to a burnt sunset (at night when in the presence of solely artificial lighting), Thermochromic pigment will also be used on the bar, the back of the seating, and body-level areas, generating surprise and user interaction. 

The second floor balcony alcove was highlighted as a promising site for this sculptural installation due to its enclosed nature and southern exposure (for maximum UV presence). Structurally the design is formed by a CNC-ed wood lattice which would slot together on site and form the framework for the interactive "skin" or vacuum formed modules. 

Though the work will be assembled for January 2016, we will keep on posting updates and prototypes as the team develops their work from design imagery to built reality.

Going to and Working On Site

The intrepid [R]ed[U]x Lab team managed to get all the full scale mock-up disassembled and brought on to the site at the Beeches. Once on site, the team had to prep the area and start assembling... in near record-setting temperatures. The team braved the freezing temperatures by the water's edge with no refuge from the unforgiving winds. To say that this team was focused and devoted to the task is an understatement. How the team managed to not only assemble the precise elements but also keep smiles (or was that because their faces were frozen?) is an incredible feat.