Implying environmental sustainability was the ultimate goal for this project. Targeting zero emissions in line with the New York City Mobilization Act, the design would decrease the temperature by at least 5 degrees and dampen noise reflection within the International Living Future Institute Office. Exploring the solution by using the selection of yarn, canvas, and recycled cotton wool reflects the sustainability aspect regarding the purpose of this design.
Incorporating the idea of biomimicry, the motion from waterfalls lead the whole process of this project. Yarns represent the motion of water, and the circular canvas pieces represent the guidance for the water, which is usually rocks in nature. The expression of water increases in the bottom part of this module, interpreting the power of water increasing by gravity. Cotto wool works as insulation for these pieces and as a forming volume to solve thermal and acoustic problems. The second layer functions as a system to control the amount of light coming into the interior space and both for the sound.
School of Design | Undergraduate Interior Design
Student: Zion Yang
Faculty: Caleb Crawford
Image of the final look of the model by the window, showing the scale of the curtain and how it interacts with shadow and light.
