Halfforms

Research

Corrugated panels


This experiment explores the integration of vulcanized fiber’s material deformation with architectural functionality. Designed as a synthesis between material behavior and structural performance, each panel is composed of two vulcanized fiber sheets, corrugately folded and joined perpendicularly. This two-directional corrugation enhances the structural integrity of the individual panel while simultaneously increasing its potential for interconnectivity and functional deployment.

Unlike standard flat-sheet assemblies, these corrugated configurations allow the panels to act both as structural surfaces and as potential architectural elements—capable of supporting weight, directing movement, or framing enclosures. As the vulcanized fiber cures, each folded sheet deforms according to its unique drying path, introducing slight variations that make every panel distinct. Rather than treat this irregularity as error, the project leverages it as a productive feature: the panel's deviations enable a more complex set of interactions during assembly.

Multiple panels are aggregated into larger constructions, with spatial and functional possibilities emerging from the interplay of local deformations and global order. The system's logic is thus not predetermined by uniform repetition but arises from a negotiation between standardized assembly intentions and the material’s own transformative agency.