The project was to make a hut out of hard and soft surface pieces for four occupants that could collapse and be packed.To begin my study I did a series of different paper folds and geodesic studies as a starting point for a final product.

I used intersecting “hard surfaces” to make a morphing, fluid shape with a fishbone fold. I experimented with different sizes and uses of the fold as a dome from many intersecting pieces, as opposed to a smooth, curved surface.

For a soft surface, I went through several iterations of how fabric could be stretched over a tube frame. The study eventually lead to a vertical arrangement with a tensioned tube in the middle and draped fabric around the side. It be- came a temporary hut for naturalists. I was inspired by ReOrder by designed Situ Studio.