Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper to make various types of designs. This can be done with any size or colour of paper. In fact, almost anything can be created from paper. This can range from birds to animals, people and even buildings. Given the popularity of origami as an art form, many designers have now endeavoured to use origami designs as inspiration for architectural designs and have extended it to hotel, residential and commercial designs. In this line, this article discusses five marvelous architectural constructions, which make use of the idea of origami.
Festival Hall
The first one is the Festival Hall of the TirolerFestspiele in Austria. This festival hall in Erl, Austria is an architectural symbol which is representative of the town itself. It is also known nationwide and is a famous building. The building has an impressive landscape which is defined by rock formations at the back and also reflects the presence of its neighbouring historical counterpart.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The second architectural marvel is the Tel Aviv museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel. This building is situated in the city centre within the cultural complex. It relates to the tradition of the new that exists within Israeli architectural culture. This building comprises of twisted geometric surfaces which are connected to disparate angles between the galleries and the context. In doing so, it also refracts natural light into some parts of the building.
Nestle Chocolate Museum
The third architectural building is the Nestle Chocolate Museum in Mexico. This building offers a sensory experience which can be experienced through a visit of the building. The forms and spaces in the museum are contained and also pushed to the limit. This impressive building reflects the frozen instant of trains crashing into the air.
PanteonNube
The fourth architecture is the PanteonNube in Murcia, Spain. This building was designed by Spanish architecture studio ClavelArquitectosand can be classified as an unusual mausoleum in Murcia, Spain. The tomb is made out of onyx and marble and has doors which rotate open. The zig-zagging doors of this mausoleum can only be opened in one particular fashion.
Klein Bottle House
Finally, one should not miss seeing the Klein Bottle House in Rye, Victoria, Australia. The walls in this house, designed by architect McBride Charles Ryan, have origami-like facets and folds. This wonderful site is situated on the south coast and is a holiday house which is named after Klein Bottle, a mathematical term for a surface with an indefinable left, right, top or bottom. The rooms in this holiday home are angled around a central courtyard and then step upwards to meet the negotiating landscape. This marvellous piece of architecture has won several awards and just shows goes to show how innovate the design is.