João Victor Correia de Melo
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Lucas Alves Ripper
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José Luiz Mendes Ripper
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Walter dos Santos Teixeira Filho
This article aims to disclose some aspects of the research and constructive methods on lightweight structures made of tied-up bamboos developed by the Laboratory for Investigation in Living Design, LILD, from PUC-Rio. In this paper, we demonstrate the way of obtaining a shape similar to the one of a soap bubble when blown and manipulated by the researcher, according to previously established parameters. The approximation of such a geometry is achieved through a variety of interactive experiments between the states of a model electronic, manufactured /miniature, and in use that follow the logics of geodesic lines, obtained by means of a grid when inflated. Finally, we present results of initial observations of the assemblage of the bamboo reticular structure in the in use state, that we call The Bubble Hall.