PAPER STUDY, ONDA CARIOCA

Paper studies for Onda Carioca, 2011, sculpted by hand before any software.

PAPER STUDY, ONDA CARIOCA

Project

Studies for Onda Carioca in curved paper, sculpted by hand in 2011, from the first small paper models to the larger waves.

We design buildings the way cars are designed — sculpted by hand, then engineered to be built.

The built work: Onda Carioca, Rio de Janeiro.

Year: 2011
Status: Study model
Role: Design, sculpted by hand

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): one of the first paper models, on its paper base

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): one of the first paper models, front view

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): curved paper wave

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): layered paper wave

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): the paper wave seen low

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): one of the first paper models, with the stapled foot

Nir Sivan Architects – Paper study for Onda Carioca (2011): looking through the arch of the paper wave