Exit Habitat
Almost 18 months after we made the first sketch to Storøya Grendesenter, after 4Gb of generated data and some 270 pages of correspondance, the Habitat-project comes to an end. It should have been a fantastic laboratory for visiting schoolchildren and scientist, but sadly our customer could not allocate enough funds to complete the project.
We still believe the idea was sound but we are relieved to finally close the project down and put all our energy into Papp!
Decisive days for Habitat
Our neverending project Habitat is going through some decisive days at the moment. The future of the project is uncertain as we enter the next week, and these renderings of Habitat for our final presentation may be the last work to be done on the project... Read More...
3D laboratory cabinets
We have packaged some of our work from the Habitat design library. These cupboards and cabinets from the Danish based company ST Education are to be used in the laboratory part of Habitat.
Available for download are the cabinets we needed to made for our 3D-model, available as Rhino 3dm files. Read more to see the thirteen different cabinets, download link at the bottom of the post. Read More...
Habitat update
The Habitat project will soon be under construction! Our architect and structural engineer are detailing the blueprints. Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, welders and other contractors are receiving requests for quotes on the different jobs, and we are working around the clock with double and tripple-checking the figures in the budget.
More news soon...
Habitat 2.0 model
Habitat - our second-place art proposal for Storøya Grendesenter has found a new home! Our new client wants to more than double its size and use Habitat as a miniature biolab. We have just finished a preliminary design study and it looks as if we might start building this summer!
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2nd place for Habitat
It was a
close call; we finished as number two with our art
proposal for Storoya Grendesenter, but sadly the jury
did not choose Habitat.
Our proposal was to build a cross between a sculpture
and a science center for the kids at the community
center. Two 20’ containers created the space and a
nest of sibirian Larch beams with lasercut acrylic
glass branches surrounded it. This nest was to be
filled with a plethora of science equipment for the
kids.
Digital motion detection cameras from National
Geographic which the
kids would set up in the forest one day and bring in
the next too see which animals they ”caught” during
the night. Field microscopes, beautiful
Somso models of bees,
snakes and other fauna in the area, water and
soil-analysis equipment (too mention a few). On the
roof of Habitat a weather station would collect data
and make statistics which the kids could study and
compare with bird migration, the power output from
the sun and water power station of the school etc.
Here is the PDF with the 2nd revision of Habitat,
where we took into consideration the request from the
jury for a more ”sculptural”
piece.
(Norwegian text, 35mb)
View
the first PDF-presenation of the project
here. Norwegian
text, budget and work schedule omitted in both of
these online versions.
Click the Habitat or Storoya tag too see the model
and more information on this project.
20ft Iso Container Paper Model
This paper model of a 20ft ISO container is a by-product from the Habitat proposal. We have made some small improvements on the model (the roof on the container has been detailed) and made a 40ft container model as well. Both models are available for download. Read More...
Habitat
We have been working the last month with the proposal for an art piece for Storoya Grendesenter. The result of the competition will be published before the end of the month which leaves us plenty of time to jump whenever the phone rings and tentatively open our email. Read More...
Storøya Grendesenter
We have been picked out as one of the six artists to deliver a proposal for a decoration of Storøya Grendesenter in Oslo. The project has a budget of 1,2 mil. Work on the proposal has started and will be delivered before the first of October! Read More...