ABSTRACT
This project was developed as prototype test of the use of relatively affordable and ubiquitously recognizable IKEA rubbish bins as a primary building component. The bins were riveted to each other and to the framing members. Each triangular section was assembled and then each of the triangular sections was bolted together into the final geometry. The geometry of this system is relatively simple as it follows a typical geodesic pattern. Softlab has experimented with a series of other installations created with laser-cut inkjet prints. The form of the installation was tessellated into nearly 4000 quadrangle tile shapes. The cut files for each panel are created by converting the panel edges (folds) to dashed or etched lines. For this installation the fold lines were cut as dashed edges. Prior to cutting, each piece of paper was printed with its appropriate colour.
