When you think about it, it's really quite natural that an architectural project like the Make Kiosk should be influenced by paper craft. After all, the early stages of design involve much model-making with such materials. What you see here is the very clever use of triangular aluminum panels that have been connected by hinges and assembled to behave like a scaled-up version of a folded paper creation.
The origami-inspired project was undertaken by Make Architects with the help of Entech Environmental Technology. The portable structures can be completely closed up and reopened accordion-style to accommodate all sorts of facilities. With a protective inner skin of plywood, the Make Kiosks can be found in London's Canary Wharf, functioning as information booths, coffee stands and pop-up shops.
What's Driving This Trend
- Origami-inspired Architecture
- Adopting origami techniques and principles in architecture and design for innovative and collapsible structures.
- Portable Pop-up Structures
- Creating easily assembled and transportable structures for temporary events and pop-up shops.
- Model-making with Materials
- Using physical materials to create scaled-down models as a preliminary step in architectural design.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- Exploring the use of origami techniques in building design for flexible and portable structures.
- Event Planning
- Utilizing portable and collapsible structures for pop-up events and temporary installations.
- Retail
- Incorporating portable and modular structures for pop-up shops and temporary retail spaces.
