VULCAN

(Laboratory for Creative Design, Vulcan. View of the installation at Parkview Green, Beijing)

At 8.08 m long by 2.88 m tall and made up of 1023 individual 3D printed units, the installation conceived by Yu Lei and Xu Feng, founders of Beijing’s Laboratory for Creative Design (LCD) has been presented as part of BJDW 2015 at Parkview Green.

Challenging preconceptions of 3D printed objects as limited to souvenir making, or small-scale objects, LCD’s designers have developed radical new ways of applying the technology to construction. 

LCD’s Yu Lei said “Vulcan represents a new reality – that modern architects are able to achieve their ideal design quality from concept to construction using digital design and fabrication methodologies. This development will increasingly blur the boundaries between technology and art.”

Named after the latin term for volcano and the God of Fire in Roman mythology, Vulcan symbolises a sense of fear of and respect for the unpredictable forces of nature, while suggesting the fragility and courage of human civilisation. The arched structure is akin to a mushroom cloud that forms during a volcanic eruption.

Source: http://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2015/10/10/laboratory_for_creative_design_vulcan.html