Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Title: Flotsam & Jetsam.
Designer: SHoP Architects.
Year: 2016
Form: Two large, open lattice pavilions incorporating seating and counter space.
Original commission: Entrance installation for Design Miami 2016, following SHoP’s selection for the Panerai Design Miami Visionary Award.
Original exhibition dates: November 30–December 4, 2016.
Fabrication: Branch Technology produced the open framework; Oak Ridge National Laboratory printed the solid seating and support components.
Structural engineering: Thornton Tomasetti’s CORE studio.
Digital coordination: Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Framework material: ABS plastic reinforced with carbon fiber.
Framework quantity: 47 miles of printed material.
Printing method: Branch’s Cellular Fabrication process used modified industrial robotic arms to extrude the open framework.
Finish: Copper colored automotive paint, The surface is not solid copper.
Solid components: Approximately 20% bamboo fiber and 80% polylactic acid (PLA), by weight,
Solid component printer: Oak Ridge’s Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) machine.
Largest individual Oak Ridge component: Nearly 700 pounds
Material objective: Develop a composite suitable for Miami’s heat, humidity and salt air.
Production difficulty: Oak Ridge reported blockages and interruptions. Printing took approximately twice as long as expected, with researchers attending the machine 24 hours a day for two weeks.
Design references: Miami’s beach landscape and maritime imagery. The title refers to floating wreckage and cargo deliberately discarded at sea.
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsham & Jetsam was commissioned by Design Miami after receiving the 2016 Design Miami Visionary Award. Its purpose was to create an environment at the gateway to Design\Miami exhibition.
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
Flotsam & Jetsam, photo by Nadia Bouzid
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