Drytech 3 | Woven Waffle Screen
Type: prototype chamber screen Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, Samira Boon with Maria Salinas Moltó, Eve Arpo, Agathe Osika, Ieda Alvarez Dogo Collaborator / associate: Studio Samira Boon Material: cotton and elastics with polyester resin Floor area / size: h=180, w = 87, d = 7 Build engineer: Müller textiles and Polyproducts Construction: Textilemuseum Tilburg Special thanks to: Prof. Adriaan Beukers, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and Hybrids Completion: September 2007
The folding screen is a continuation of Samira Boon’s research into 3D weaving techniques, for instance by using waffle patterns. Using a combination of 3D waffle structures and resin reinforcement makes the load-bearing structure and the screen melt into one, thus creating a super light and exceptionally rigid screen.
The 3D relief also has an acoustic function. The transparency of the material causes the structure to change whenever the light incidence changes. The screens are zipped up, with the zippers attached to parts of the fabric that are not reinforced. This way, the fabric can even be used as a hinge.