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Ghost Shrimp - Meditation Center


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Spring 2015

Cornell University Arch 1101 Design I

​Professors: Jim Williamson and Lorena del Rio


The ghost shrimp, thalassinideans, belongs to the crustacean infraorder which is more closely related to the anomurans and crabs than they are to shrimp. The ghost shrimp’s tail is primarily used to navigate through water and through its burrow. Its modulated exoskeletal structure allows for tail flexibility; each unit fitting into the next and all working together as one cohesive system. The tectonic quality of the ghost shrimp inspired the production of a welded kinetic tail and consequently a proposal for an innovative pavilion.​




Inspiration



Kinetic Concept Model 1



Kinetic Drawings of Concept Model 1



Kinetic Concept Model 2



Final Instrumental Model



Final Instrumental Drawings



Final Architectural Model



Final Architectural Drawings



Oonagh Davis



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