Snapping Facade DESIGNER Jin Young Song (University at Buffalo, Dioinno Architecture)
R E S E A R C H
LOCATION Conceptual
Jin Young Song
Snapping Facade explores a sustainable design strategy that utilizes elastic instability to create dynamic motion at the building envelope. The current dynamic shading systems adopt either glass enhancement or motorized mechanical movement. This study introduces snapping-induced motion as an alternative actuation mechanism to control apertures, and proposes Snapping Facade as a
new dynamic shading system. Based on analytical and numerical study, the researchers fabricated the assembly of a prototype snapping facade and validated the hand-operated snapping motion. The proposed snapping facade suggests a novel way to recycle the strain energy stored in structures via elastic instability.
HONORABLE MENTION The Framework Project
ARCHITECT LEVER Architecture
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Jin Young Song
LOCATION Portland, Oregon