This transformable canopy by Hoberman Associates was a preliminary design commissioned by SHoP Architects. It was... "for an innovative canopy that extends to cover an open plaza, and then retracts, nesting into a large architectural column. The canopy is developed from a unique spiral geometry, constructed of structural panels and supported by a series of tension rods." I think the idea behind this is exactly what I am trying to do for my roof design of A.C.A.E. - the retracting roof concept -, as has been blogged about in the last 3 entries. Although, what I'm trying to do is a bit more straightforward, in the sense that the roof retracts left to right and into the central column core, instead of in an anti-clockwise/circular motion the way Hoberman have explored. There is a 13-sec clip on their website worth watching for you to have a feel of how it works. Check it out here - Transformable Canopy.
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