This was a great project!
Commissioned by the Gruppo Giovani Apindustria Brescia (local entrepreneurs association), for the event “Supernova” held in the city of Brescia at the beginning of October ’14, I designed and built a steel structure with the shape of an ark.
The concept of the Ark (what it represents and embodies) you can find it in the brochure (ENG version)
I won’t dwell on technical aspects, but despite having been standardized the production to the maximum for cost and time reasons (two weeks available), the Ark required some customization. So I carved (with CNC plasma) in the arches of the loft iron sheet profile the skyline of the city of Brescia; female figures in yoga positions in the sheets of the basements; image of a brain-tree on the iron sheet of the stern of the Ark; I used wheels of bridge cranes as counterweights; designed the layout of a lion (symbol of Brescia) then made it crafted by Officine Rivadossi in recycled plywood.
The most sensitive criticality was the stability of the loft: between normatives and inexperience (who will certify ‘that stuff? And at what cost ?!) a few variations came out during the construction process and have certainly paid off in terms of stability. In the end we had no problems at all with the whole structure.
Materials: steel, recycled wood, recycled cardboard, glass
Dimension (HxWxD): 5.000 x 7.000 x 16.000 mm
Weight: ≈ 8.000 kg
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