Although this isn’t a new project, it just came across my eyeballs, so it’s new to me!
The exterior of the Kiefer Technic Showroom, designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, is made of electronic shutters of perforated aluminum. They move, making he exterior an ever-changing sculpture.
Check out this choreography for the facade — check it out:
Jake on 11.25.2010 at 14:42 PM
This is so incredible! Its like origami for buildings
Jamie on 11.27.2010 at 23:12 PM
Have you seen this building? It has the same sort of shade system. Biomimicry in action, my friend. http://tinyurl.com/cs9usr