Prototype of a Foldable Facade Unit
Construction Period: 2021–2022
Project Leader: Tang Jie
Design & Production Team: Tang Jie, Zhan Ruini, Huang Zikai, Wang Weiying, Meng Min
This project is a prototype design for an architectural facade, developed to explore how rigid shell components can achieve automated opening and closing in response to changing environmental conditions and functional needs through air compression and pneumatic inflation.
Inspired by the traditional Chinese art of origami, the design employs folding geometry to create deployable performance, reconciling the dual qualities of rigidity and adaptability. In doing so, it enables the facade to be both structurally robust and dynamically transformable.
The design has been awarded a National Invention Patent.
可折展立面单元原型设计
建造时间：2021–2022
项目主持人：唐杰
设计与制作团队：唐杰、詹瑞霓、黄子恺、王伟莹、蒙敏
这是一个建筑立面的原型设计，旨在通过空气压缩与充气技术，使具备硬壳构件的立面单元能够根据外部环境条件和使用需求实现自动开合。
设计灵感源自中国传统折纸艺术，通过折叠所赋予的折展性能，巧妙解决了硬质材料与可变性之间的矛盾，使立面既具备结构的坚固性，又拥有灵活的可变性。
该设计已获得一项国家发明专利。