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The Catenary and the Arc Installation

The Catenary and the Arc Installation

Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila

“The catenary and the arc” a Temporary Installation by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila architects, in the Can Balaguer courtyard (by the architects Flores y Prats) in Palma de Mallorca.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationThe proposal takes as reference the arches of stone of the patio, and the opposite with a reverse geometry, catenaries formed light steel meshes, covered with acetates that project a warm light in the interior of the courtyard.[1]

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationSeduced by the beauty of the stone arches in the patio of casal balaguer, an aristocratic house dating back to the 14th century, manuel bouzas and santiago del aguila have created a temporary installation that reflects their form with a reverse geometry.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationThe large catenaries are built using light steel meshes and covered with acetate, projecting a warm light in the interior of the courtyard.[2]

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationTaking in 200 square meters, the project looks to the stone arches of the mansion’s courtyard, counterposing them with a reverse geometry through catenaries formed by light steel meshes covered with plastic glasses.[3]

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationThree parallel overlapping strips of light steel mesh, conform the final composition displayed on the patio.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationThe central strip, hangs off the building’s top terrace cornice, and on the opposite side from the terrace, thin ropes go through a pair window grids, and attach with claps to the wooden beams of the Flores & Prats renovated roof.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationDown below, both of side meshes are fixed with clamps to the wooden structure of the first floor, and slender ropes that are born from the cornice (in the middle) to suspend and elevate the midsection halfway through the courtyard.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationThe mesh is covered by 20,000 recyclable plastic cups that respond to the color palette of the Festival poster, projecting a vibrant warm light inside.

The Catenary and the Arc InstallationA tear opens a gap in the middle of the surface, this delimits a “corridor”, which physically and visually connect the entrance door with the festival’s information space, at the other end of the courtyard.[4]

The Catenary and the Arc Installation

 

  1. The Catenary and the Arc Installation / Manuel Bouzas + Santiago del Aguila / https://www.archdaily.com/921697/the-catenary-and-the-arc-installation-manuel-bouzas-plus-santiago-del-aguila?ad_medium=office_landing&ad_name=article ↑
  2. manuel bouzas + santiago de aguila install catenary meshes in a flores & prats building / https://www.designboom.com/architecture/manuel-bouzas-santiago-de-aguila-installation-flores-prats-mallorca-07-19-2019/ ↑
  3. ‘The Catenary and the Arch’ / https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/la-catenaria-y-el-arco-3 ↑
  4. https://shelf-fill.com/Insolit ↑
  5. https://bouzas-work.tumblr.com/private/624633566617370624/tumblr_lRTGM3fJZQV6NqiKB ↑

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