Pentaura is a shadow cannopy for a school outdoor space and a geometric playground for kids.
Commissioned to provide a versatile space for various school activities, the design unfolds a branched vault achieved through a digital form-finding technique, reminiscent of Antoni Gaudi’s iconic inverted models, sheltering the inhabitants with a fresher air by means of a breathing skin.
Timber climate shelter for a public school demonstrating ease of construction in segmented corrugated timber shells with digitally fabricated rigid joints. This project is situated within a research framework that highlights the capabilities of computational design, simulation, and digital fabrication methods for minimizing ecological footprint in architecture
Pentaura
Team Gerard Bertomeu, Enrique Soriano, Pep Tornabell, Marc Serra, Àlex Solà
Client Escola Turó de Can Mates
Student Team Xavier Almanza, Bindhuja Ameerpet, Imma Bigas, Cristian Cabezas, Miguel Cruz, André Almeida, Robert Fuse, Nerea Gardner Egusquizaga, Shylesh Kumar, Adriana Moreno, Anna Nasrallah, Nayib Perez, Vijithendra Thejaswi, Arshita Ravindranathan, Mariona Rodríguez Majoral, Abiodun Afolabi Shonibare
Fabrication Sumeplast, Laser Penta
Aknowledgments AFA, management and staff of Escola Turó de Can Mates, ETSAV Architecture school Daniel Piker and Kangaroo2, Karamba3d team, Spirafix, Manxa
PhotoCredit Andrés Flajszer
Date 21/07/2023