Shade Hat
Geodesic gridshell
A double-curved carbon-fiber gridshell prototype for temporary installations, built to come apart again.
The shell is crafted from carbon-fiber laths arranged in a diagrid, which makes the canopy light and rigid at once. Two overlapping lath layers meet at single-bolt grommet connections, and a custom perimeter detail anchors the structure.
Every connector fitting was 3D-printed in carbon-fiber-infused nylon, which is what lets assembly and disassembly stay quick — the piece is meant to be put up, taken down and put up again.
It is an experimental take on gridshell design: precision engineering resolved into rapid, modular construction.
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