project: coral tower
design studio: made to measure – building and skin
students: julia geisler, laura-maria glas, jana merseburg, julia rupprecht
institution: university of innsbruck, i.sd
tutors: robert r. neumayr, josip bajcer, romina hafner
The geometry and facade of our building are based on the haute couture dress Look 10 from the Ludi Nature Collection by Iris van Herpen. The sweeping fabric served as a template for the slightly twisted towers. We extracted the geometric shape of the squares from the dress, slightly distorted and projected them onto the facade of our design. By extruding and cutting out individual diamonds, we wanted to achieve an interesting interplay of light and shadow. The arbitrarily arranged geometric shapes contrast with the structured city. The extraordinary form of our design in combination with the bright rooms allows a versatile use.
