Carl Koepcke (MArch '12) and Marshall Prado (MArch '11) featured in ArchDaily
Mar 23, 2012
Carl Koepcke (MArch '12) and Marshall Prado (MArch '11) are featured in ArchDaily for their construction system of a rapidly deployable ice shelter using snow and ice as building materials. The temporary shelter is intended for cold environments and utilizes the insulative properties and inherent compressive strength of the proposed building materials to craft a spatial catenary volume. Using parametric modeling and digital fabrication techniques, plastic panels create a lightweight and packable structure. “Instead of using traditional igloo construction, the proposed process could be self-forming under wet, frozen conditions,” explained the designers.
April 17, 2013
I am interested in the project carried out by Carl Koepcke and Marshall Prado. I have been developping the construction Ice Shell which is a thin curved plate structure made of ice. In Hokkaido of Japan, the ice shell is being used as a temporary architectural building in winter. I would like to ask you about your project . 1. What is the meaning of "Spatial Catenary Volume? 2.Air pressure for the pneumatic formwork ? 3. How many hours for producing 1cm ice thickness by your spraying water ? 4. Temperature under construction ? and so on. If you are interested in my ice shell, you will be able to get some informations about it by the following web-site. http://t-kokawa.com/indexe.html If you click "Profile" at the web-site, you can know who I am. And if you click "Ice Shell/Ice Dome", then download the Power Point file "Development in Ice Shell Construction for Winter Enclosure" and a video "Ice Pantheon Project" by the students of Tokai university at the lower part of the page, or the thesis "2. ICE SHELL - CONTEMPORARY "KAMAKURA" at the upper part of the page, you can briefly understand what the ice shell is. It will be very nice if we can exchange the informations of ice shell construction. Best Regards,