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The Green Void, a temporary sculptural installation in Sydney by LAVA, is the realisation of an organic digital formation. A three dimensional lightweight synthetic structure, based on surface tension, is stretched to fill the atrium’s void, connecting the walls, floor and ceiling. Floating in the void, the installation’s green fabric is mechanically attached to suspended aluminium track profiles. The Green Void, realised in 2008, is part of a series of projects by LAVA, including the MOET marquee, the Entry Paradise Pavilion and the MTV music Awards 2009. It is the outcome of a research process on the digital design of tensile structures, a reminder of the ‘analog’ minimal structures of Frei Otto.

Digital Workflow The project renounces on the application of a structure in the traditional sense. Instead, the space is filled with a 3-dimensional lightweight-sculpture, solely based on minimal surface tension, freely stretching between wall and ceiling and floor. The design and fabrication procedure uses state-of-the-art digital workflow; beginning with 3D computer modelling, that is engineered structurally before undergoing a process of computer controlled (CNC) material cutting and mechanical re-seaming. The computer-model, based on the simulation of complexity in naturally evolving systems, feeds directly into a production-line of sail-making-software and digital manufacturing. The product shows a new way of digital workflow, enabling the generation of space out of a lightweight material that requires minimal adjustments onsite to achieve a complete installation in an extremely short time.

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LAVA’s process of optimized minimal surface design and CNC (computer numeric code) fabrication technology allows the sculpture to reveal a new dimension in sustainable design practice. Fulfilling the sustainable agenda of the venue, the work succeeds in its quest for optimum efficiency in material usage, construction weight, fabrication and installation time, while at the same time achieving maximum visual impact in the large atrium space. The pavilion is easily transportable to any place in the world; can be quickly installed, and is fully reusable.

Reference http://www.l-a-v-a.net/projects/green-void/ http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/16/green-void-by-lava/ http://www.morfae.com/0893-lava/ http://designalmic.com/green-void-installation-lava/green-void-installation-by-lava-render-03/