Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Ha-Ori Shelter X IDEOer Joerg

This ingenious and elegant temporary shelter was designed and constructed by IDEOer Joerg Student as a project for the Industrial Design Engineering program at the Royal College of Art in London. Stemming from Student’s exploration of a folding technique inspired by the leaves of a hornbeam tree, the Ha-Ori (Japanese for “folding leaf”) shelter is constructed from corrugated polypropylene that has been folded in a series of trapezoidal shapes to create a rigid structure. When open, the shelter has a diameter of 12.5 ft and a height of 8.5 ft. When folded, the Ha-Ori measures 8.8 ft x 1.5 ft for easy transport. 


It looks much like a folding, tessellated. Given that I’m fascinated by both of these topics, this little collapsible hut is very appealing. Now it's making sense, Folding - Origami?

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