{"id":233425,"date":"2024-07-11T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&#038;p=233425"},"modified":"2024-07-17T19:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T23:36:20","slug":"polycarbonate-installation-by-au-lab","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/polycarbonate-installation-by-au-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"This Outdoor Installation Explores the Possibilities of Polycarbonate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:49% 59%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1059\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234904 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-768x542.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1059;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">July 11, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Words: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/athena-waligore\">Athena Waligore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Photography: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/lawrence-kim\">Lawrence Kim<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">This Outdoor Installation Explores the Possibilities of Polycarbonate<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Architecture students and A+U Lab construct a pair of large-scale outdoor cubes on a university campus in Busan, South Korea, to immerse viewers in the possibilities of polycarbonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>An Insider\u2019s Look Into The Potential Of Polycarbonate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ten students and researchers led by Pusan National University professor and A+U Lab director Lawrence Kim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3,500 interlocking polycarbonate panels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six months of design and construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over eight feet high and wide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">For <em>Paired Cubes<\/em>, two temporary pavilions at South Korea\u2019s Pusan National University, where Lawrence Kim is a professor and the A+U Lab director, students and staff 3-D modeled a self-supporting structure made of polycarbonate panels large enough to accommodate several humans at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1043\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234905 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf12-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf12-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf12-768x534.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1043;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Physical mock-ups were then crafted from foam board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234906 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf10-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1440\/2560;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"669\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234907 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf11-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf11-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf11-768x343.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/669;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The crew experimented with polycarbonate in various thicknesses, colors, and translucencies to determine which would best allow for natural light passage but still be sturdy enough structurally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1999\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf05bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234908 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf05bw.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf05bw-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf05bw-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf05bw-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1999;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The final scheme called for 10mm-thick panels in orange, white, and clear, cut so the panels could interlock and form tall volumes that can stand on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1999\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234909 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf08.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf08-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf08-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf08-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1999;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1999\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf06bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234910 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf06bw.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf06bw-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf06bw-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf06bw-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1999;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">They were assembled and installed at Unjeugjeon Garden on the PSU campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234911 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf07-600x600.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Ladders were needed to reach the top of the structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf09bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234912 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf09bw.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf09bw-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf09bw-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf09bw-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/2000;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The 67-square-foot interiors of<em> Paired Cubes<\/em>, which stood for four weeks last winter in PSU\u2019s bamboo garden before being dismantled, reconstructed, and exhibited another month inside a campus building, each fit up to six people, standing or sitting on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234913 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf01-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/2000;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Although each cube had inside space, they were essentially open-air structures; rain would simply wash down the panels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234914 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf03-600x600.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The majority of the panels are clear polycarbonate, with orange and white each composing approximately a third. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1059\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234915 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf02-1-768x542.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1059;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><em>Paired Cubes<\/em> is Kim\u2019s eighth installation exploring materiality\u2014\u201capplying materials as spatial devices while also accentuating their beauty\u201d; prior works utilized such items as paper, wool, silk, and mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234916 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf04.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/idx240601_ctrf04-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; 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