For Material and Methods, we recreated a small portion of the façade of the Harpa Concert Hall situated in Reykjavik, in Iceland, by Henning Larsen Architects.
Team: Angela Ponce, Ezinneka Emeh, Giselle Yeh
Instructor: Eric Olsen
Software: Rhinoceros, Adobe Illustrator

Photo of Harpa Concert Hall

Photo of Harpa Concert Hall

Photo of Harpa Concert Hall
Construction Process

Mold for the Concrete

FInal Result of the Concrete

Experimenting Different Methods of Joints with 3D Printing

Cutting Metal with a Miter Saw

Cutting Acrylic Sheet with the Table Saw

Sanding Wood

Painting the Borders of the Acrylic to Hide the Silicon Sealant

Assembling the Frame with the 3D Printing Nods, Steel and Wooden Bars

Painting the Frame
Final Model
After painting, adding the dicloric film, LED lights and assembling everything together.

Photo of the Final Construction

Photo of the Final Construction

Photo of the Final Construction
Drawings

Axonometric of the Facade
