Solar Pavilion 3 - Construction at Stuyvesant Cove Park, NYC

The pavilions structure consists of 2,500 slotted strips milled out of 100 sheets of plywood that are woven together and joined with "I" shaped aluminum fasteners. All hardware is custom designed to allow for quick assembly as well to generate minimal waste during their manufacture. A secondary set of compressive struts are also inserted into the plywood slots forcing the strips to bend out of plane to form arching structural geometries. Membranes made of biodegradable vinyl fabric are then stretched between plywood members adding further stiffness to the structure, as well as provide shelter from the sun and rain.

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