The first ever prototype frame for the QuaDror being made in the MetaLab in Texas
The unique space truss geometry - QuaDror - is made from the assembly of four identical L-shaped pieces, either thin resulting in a trestle structure, or thick resulting in a solid panel.
The collapsible system allows for rapid assembly and a transition from closed and flat to open and self-standing
QuaDror is a new space truss geometry that unfolds manifold design initiatives and can adapt to various conditions and configurations
The unique structure can adapt to a variety of conditions and configurations and be used in a number of different ways, including in architecture
Another example of a potential Quadror building
A Quadror wall
The Quadror system being used for a bridge
as a barrier
as a villa
as a trestle table
as a pop-up structure
as an easy-assemble dwelling
as a pavillion
Further experimentations with the Quadror system in the studio include this Quadror made out of books
and Quadror built out of wood into a sculpture
A watercolour of the QuaDror system used in the Guggenheim
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