Studio Formwork

Sculpting (in) Motion

Ξ January 10th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Greg Taylor Sculpting (in) Motion video from Greg Taylor on Vimeo.

Harvard Fabrication Installation - spring 2009

Ξ June 27th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

This new installation in front of the GSD was shipped to the site and installed over two nights. Each piece is marked with a specific location and connection to each piece in proximity to it.

Rachel Glabe Taylor - SOM San Francisco _Structure + Skin System Lecture

Ξ June 18th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog, Emerging Architects, Rachel Glabe |

Greg Taylor - Monocoque skin system GSD Spring 2009

Ξ June 15th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

SOM Summer Internship 2008 - Digital Portfolio Samples

Ξ June 1st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Greg Taylor |

Greg Taylor

SOM Summer Internship 2008 - Digital Portfolio Samples

Ξ June 1st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Greg Taylor, Rachel Glabe |

Rachel Glabe Taylor

Greg Taylor, 3d model rendering

Ξ May 29th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog, Greg Taylor |

Baghdad University video Guggenheim Exhibit -

Untitled from Greg Taylor on Vimeo.

Greg Taylor’s 3d model of Frank Lloyd Wright unbuilt project

Ξ April 1st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Rogers Lacy Hotel video Guggenheim Exhibit - Displayed at the Guggenheim 50th Anniversary Party

Grasshopper tutorial

Ξ March 31st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Untitled from Greg Taylor on Vimeo.

Grasshopper blend box set up 1/4

Untitled from Greg Taylor on Vimeo.

Grasshopper blend box set up 2/4

Grasshopper Tutorial - Blend Box 3/4

Grasshopper Tutorial - Blend Box2 4/4

Untitled from Greg Taylor on Vimeo.

Solar Skin Appearing In Upcoming Design Ecologies Book by Princeton Architectural Press

Ξ October 16th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Press Release

Solar Skin will soon be published in a new book titled Design Ecologies, edited by Lisa Tilder and Beth Blostein to be published by Princeton Architectural Press.

The book presents an overview of contemporary ecological practices in architecture, landscape architecture and community design. Through emphasis on social, material, technological, and biological strategies, the book will examine potential innovations in environmental design, presented through a series of essays and case studies.

Project Description

Solar Skin is a lightweight unitized system of inflatable solar components that zip together to form a temporary skin that can provide an inefficient building access to the benefits of sustainable engineering without renovation.

The units are 4ft length x 2.5ft width and are comprised of white foam cylinder eye shaped perimeter pieces that house an inflatable polymer with the inside lined with thin film solar cells printed on mylar.

The structure can either be installed as a tensile member, in which the wires are fed through the foam tubing or with flexible lightweight structural tubing that can be integrated onto any existing structure or stand alone to create a temporary shelter.

Project Participants

Greg Taylor, Rachel Glabe Taylor, Lauren Taylor White, Stephanie Taylor

Contact Info: www.studioformwork.com

Project

The concept was developed for a competition call for solutions for providing relief from global warming temperature increases and impacts.

Grasshopper Skin Study GSD 2008

Ξ October 9th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

link to tutorials

GSD Grasshopper Tutorial examples

Ξ October 9th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

GSD Grasshopper Tutorial examples

grasshopper tutorial link

Grasshopper skin studies GSD 2008

Ξ October 9th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Ξ September 28th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

GSD Grasshopper Tutorial examples

Ξ September 28th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Evolo Honorable mention Christopher Talbott - George Tolosa

Ξ April 4th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Evolo Competition GSD

Ξ April 4th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Ξ March 17th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Crandall Gym Renovation, Cal Poly

Ξ March 12th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog |

Solar Skin By Studio Formwork

Ξ January 10th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ ArchiBlog, Emerging Architects |

Press Release: Studio Formwork has just released the designs for a lightweight inflatable solar skin.

This SOlar skIN is made of lightweight inflatable polymer and foam tubing that is 2 1/2 feet long and 1 1/2 feet wide. The panel has a solar mirror parabolic ellipse collector on the inner tube of the inflatable polymer skin. The top is made of translucent polymer and foam pieces that morph the shape of bones are put in place to add durability. The piece is lined on the outside with high density foam that is coated in a shiny white resin finish similar to the construction of a bicycle helmet, but the foam is slightly less rigid. The foam tubes hold the steel cables so the SOlar skIN can be put on the side of a building or on top as a tensile type structure. The skin panels fit snuggly together and seal to create a waterproof, high tech, lightweight, architecturally stimulating skin that can be used in new construction or old to enhance its visual siteline. The SOlar skIN , which is under patent production, will insulate and harness electricity for the building it skins at a fraction of the cost of solar panels. SOlar skIN is incredibly efficient, sexy and affordable.

We are currently doing renderings for those interested in seeing if the solar skin is something that would work for your building.

Please contact us for a quote.