This project was based on the idea of studying a tree from the Ciutadella park in Barcelona in all its levels. From there we delivered a project based on the specific characteristics of the tree, the Quercus Ilex. The result was a resting space which would eventually serve as a water collector to be placed in the areas of the park which where not prepared to collect water. The whole project was a reflexion on the traits of our tree.
At first we created a 3D model of the tree with real dimensions, then we studied the path of the bark and inverted it creating a network system that configures the surface. This pattern gave us the direction of the model, since the overall shape follows one of the real sections of the tree the pattern configures the walkable and joints surface.
IAAC 2007-2008 Final Research Studio I Supervisors: Vincente Guallart, Willy Müller, Marta M. Alemany
Authors: Rodrigo Langarica, Mariana Paz Castellanos
