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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Hope Tree in Tokyo, Japan by 24° StudioMay 11th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Hope Tree installation was envisioned as a spatial condition that attended to question our surrounding as we know it and hoping to generate a discussion and understanding amongst the visitors about the place of our everyday life, our environment. Lately, we are bombarded with products that try to deal with the consequences of environmental damages throughout the world, but occasionally we overlook the roots of these occurring problems by not fully understanding our environment.  Interior View
 Interior View A tree was chosen as a departing point as we universally can identify with. Throughout ages tree has been the most primitive form of a shelter, garden, and, most importantly, our companion. With human innovation and intervention, a tree has been contributing to our lives taking a different form, from a simple paper sheet to a complex house. Every fruit, flower and leaf that bears from tree symbolizes a change and hope for tomorrow. But, even a strong standing tree is frail. If not taken care properly we may eventually cease its presence. Hope Tree installation invites viewers to experience their surrounding environment anew through a single tree and a space that bears from it.  Images Courtesy 24° Studio The toroidalsurface was composed of 670 self-supporting watercolor paper panelswithin a 20 feet shipping container. Further rigidity of each panel was reinforced with edges of cardboard to create a box form. The symmetry of form allowed for minimized typological variation of the box panel easing the manufacturing process.  Images Courtesy 24° Studio The box panels were then assembled in a spatial arch, inspired by the traditional masonry arch construction. This allowed the elliptical ceiling arch load to be equally distributed between the central column and the perimeter wall.  Images Courtesy 24° Studio Leaf-like cutouts were strategically sized and deformed accordingly to the geometry of the box panels. The openings were backed with a tracing paper, which performed as a diffusing surface for the LED string lighting beyond. The application of string LED lighting attached behind the box panels allowed the coverage of the entire space with minimal watt usage of under 500W.  Images Courtesy 24° Studio Furthermore, the property of watercolor paper provided a dynamic response to the environmental factor within and outside of the container. The humidity and condensation created within the container during the constantly changing weather conditions during the duration of the exhibition allowed the leaf-like cutout to warp out and expose the diffused lighting each day.  Images Courtesy 24° Studio  Images Courtesy 24° Studio  Interior View  Interior View  Plan  Section 01  Section 02  Diagram Axon
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