Create Your First Project
Start adding your projects to your portfolio. Click on "Manage Projects" to get started
Spiral Loop
Studio Project
Anaisa Franco Studio
Date
2024
Location
Clane, Ireland
Role
I worked independently on the computational design of the new installation, upon the foundation established by the studio and a previous computational design team, under Anaisa Franco’s artistic and fabrication direction. My role involved shape development, making adjustments, and optimizing an existing Grasshopper algorithm that had been developed by a computational design team for another project at the studio. I communicated with the engineer to modify the design, ensuring it met structural constraints. Additionally, I was responsible for preparing the shop documents and files for 3D printing, cutting tubes, welding base tubes, coloring tubes, and concrete work. I also produced the presentation documents for the project.
Credits
Artist: Anaisa Franco
Designed and fabricated by Anaisa Franco Studio
Computational Designers: Negar Mehrdad, Rodrigo Waihiwe, Oana Taut and In-Generic (Ivan Marchuk).
Engineered by Manja van de Worp / YIP Engineering London
Structural tests: Raimund krenmueller
Curator / Project Manager: Rina Whyte
Landscaping and Installation: Damien McCarthy Landscapes
Inspections and Normative: Comply BS EN 1176 British and European Standard for playground equipment and surfacing.
It was inspected and approved by ROSPA.
Commissioned by Scoil Phadraig, Clane, Co. Kildare.
Funded by the Department of Education, under the Per Cent for Art Scheme and installed in October 2024.
Tags
#DigitalFabrication #3Dprinting #laser-cut
Spiral Loop is an interactive public artwork designed as a playful climbing structure for children by Anaisa Franco Studio. It serves as an alternative to a previous project by the studio, Trinity Loop, offering a fresh design approach while maintaining the same spirit of engagement and interaction.
Design & Fabrication:
For this project, I refined a previous algorithm to establish a streamlined design-to-fabrication workflow, focusing on form-finding through parametric design. The process resulted in 215 unique 3D-printed components, which were cast in metal in Barcelona and transported to Ireland. Additionally, 340 modular steel tubes were precisely cut and finished with a durable powder-coated paint.
