Origami pavilion is an attempt to answer the arising challenges in a construction of a self-supporting structures. Majority of self-supporting structures require a massive prebuilt formwork or other ways to support its pieces in place before the whole structure is erected and well within its static equilibrium. The pavilion is designed as a foldable self-supporting structure which allows for an easy on-site, on-floor assembly. Once assembled, it can fold into a dome like structure and maintain its shape when combined with base supports to restrict the joint movement. Steel hinges are used to make joint connections between 40 equally shaped, but differently perforated panels. The perforations reduce the weight of a structure and thus increase its structural properties.
Student: Andrija Mihelčić
