Laboratory for
Origami-Based Engineering Design &
Bio-inspired Design
Paper Lab.
Paper Lab. is a FAB space for origami based engineering design and has various facilities for prototyping origami structures.
Designer: Masaaki Iwamoto Laboratory, Kyushu University + ICADA
Designers in charge: Masaaki Iwamoto, Shoichi Nakamoto
Origami Engineer: Kazuya Saito
Contractor: ZOOM
Origami panel manufacturer: Shiroyama Industry Co. LTD, Taiyo Kogyo Coopration.
Photographer: Yashiro Photo Office
Facilities
・Cutting Plotter (GRAPHTECH FC2250-60)
・Laser Cutter(EPILOG LASER MINI)
・3D Printer (Form 2)
・Large-size 3D Printer (Bellulo 400)
・Large-size Printer
Oblique Honeycomb Partition
Fab space uses the oblique honeycomb panels, whose cell dividers incline at 45 degrees to the panel surface, which were newly developed with Shiroyama Industry and Taiyo Kogyo. ECTFE film was experimentally used as the face material for the honeycomb cores. It is a new membrane material with high transparency and weather resistance.
Combining oblique honeycomb panels and highly transparent membrane, this sliding panels produce complex visual effects; reflective, transmissive, and shielding effects in a thickness of only 25 mm. Its transparency change depending on the viewing angle.
（Photo: Yashiro Photo Office）
If you are interested in the honeycomb partition, please contact us from "Contact"