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Casting Study 6
PRECEDENT PROJECT: KENZO UNNO, FABRIC FORMED WALLS
MATERIAL: WOODEN FRAME, VINYL, PVC PIPES, THREADED
RODS
SIZE: 18” X 18”
APPLICATION: WALL
Kenzo Unno’s fabric formed walls
allows a flexibility to formwork
castings through a regular
framework.
We were drawn to this method
to see how something that is a
consistent - a framework - can
become a flexible formwork when
using material such as fabric or
the like. There were so many
variables that could be considered
and changed to create different
patterns, dimensionality, and
drama.
Additionally, the application of
the method is extremely flexible
in terms of what type of fabric is
used, the framework, and concrete
mixtures. For our iterations, we
specifically, focused on the varying
patterns we were able to create in
conjuctions of the dimensionality of
those variables. Our methodology
became very consistent, leading
us to be knowledgable about the
basis or our method, in preparation
for the many possibilities when
changing one variable for any
method. This presented a outlook
on many of these options.
As we look at scale, we wonder
about the application of our
method, which were walls with
not much structural resistance or
support for the small scale. As we
think about larger applications, we
keep note of how weight of the
concrete is distributed between
each area within our casts.
DSN S 546 Spring 2021 | 211