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Benjamin Brennan

Benjamin Brennan

New York, NY, US

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TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A SUN SCREENING FACADE FOR THE ADIDAS BUILDING ON BROADWAY AND HOUSTON, WE DESIGNED A SYSTEM OF SINUOUS BANDS, BASED ON FOUR UNIQUE SPORT MOVEMENTS - HURDLING, KICKING, RUNNING AND SPEED WALKING - WHICH SERVES BOTH TO SHADE THE ALL-GLASS CURTAIN WALL, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE FLAGSHIP. THE FACADE WAS RATIONALIZED USING ECOTECT DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPED FOR PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION IN SOLIDWORKS.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: New York, NY, US
My Role: designer, draftsman, fabricator
Additional Credits: Scott Barnholt, Hank Byron + Evan Remington