New Generation Research Center

Bruther, Caen, France, 2015

Scale: 1:33
Materials: acrylic, cardboard
Type: structural
Detail: 4/7
Student: Thorben Contant, HS24

A 1:33 sectional study model of Bruther's New Generation Research Center depicting a tall, narrow multi-story staircase tower enclosed in a translucent acrylic skin mounted on a slender structural frame. The interior is built up in acrylic with individual stair flights, landings, handrails, and balustrades precisely cut and assembled at each level, foregrounding the rhythmic vertical circulation strategy. The cladding diffuses light to reveal the shadow play of the stair structure within, as demonstrated by the close-up photograph taken through the facade.

How it's made — RAPLAB

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