Utopia, Abu Dhabi
Andrés Velasco Muro- Typologies Artistic installation
- City Abu Dabhi
- Country United Arab Emirates
Developed on multiple scales, the project proposes a network of mobile artifacts that follow the principles of bioarchitecture. The O.V.I. is a double tensegrity sphere that, as a balloon, changes its shape and flight height releasing hot air.
The D.M. (Desert Medusa) travels in the O.V.I. and has absolute mobility on the crater thanks to the changing configurations, folding and unfolding because of a skeleton derived from the double-bladed scissor mobile systems.
A ‘floor’ – a mobile blade system that accompanies the structure as it folds; the skin covering it, obtained through the origami pattern that folds to a greater degree; and a number of mobile fingers make up the Desert Medusa...[+]
Utopía
Utopia, Abu Dhabi
Arquitecto Architect
Andrés Velasco Muro
Tutor Project Tutor
María José de Blas, Rubén Picado
Tutor de estructuras Structures Tutor
Mariano Molina
Tutor de instalaciones MEP Tutor
Roberto González
Tutor de construcción Construction Tutor
Cristina Villamil
Colaboradores Collaborators
Cristina Giménez, Rufino Velasco, Carlos Asensio, Juan Carpio