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Bend

Akne Vieider, Tintin LU (2026) AFKF01 20251
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Abstract
Bend is a Naturum proposal located in Limhamn, Malmö, within a former limestone quarry. A Naturum is a Swedish visitor center designed to engage visitors with a site’s natural, cultural, and geological characteristics. In this project, Bend reinterprets the concept, translating the quarry’s qualities compression, fragility, and structural tension into architectural form.
The design seeks to create a light, ethereal structure. Transparent, delicate, and seemingly suspended in space inviting observers to question how it stands. Early explorations showed the potential of weaving as a generative principle: strips bend in single arcs and require spirals for lateral shifts, producing a porous yet stable structure. Physical experiments with... (More)
Bend is a Naturum proposal located in Limhamn, Malmö, within a former limestone quarry. A Naturum is a Swedish visitor center designed to engage visitors with a site’s natural, cultural, and geological characteristics. In this project, Bend reinterprets the concept, translating the quarry’s qualities compression, fragility, and structural tension into architectural form.
The design seeks to create a light, ethereal structure. Transparent, delicate, and seemingly suspended in space inviting observers to question how it stands. Early explorations showed the potential of weaving as a generative principle: strips bend in single arcs and require spirals for lateral shifts, producing a porous yet stable structure. Physical experiments with woven models helped
reveal the structural logic, which was further refined digitally in Grasshopper.
Within the primary weave, enclosed “cocoons” extend as secondary volumes, supported by ribs and clad with overlapping transparent panels. These provide weathertight spaces while maintaining the overall visual lightness. The combination of traditional craft logic and parametric modeling allows for iterative refinement of curvature, cross section, and interweaving patterns, creating a balance between fragility and structural integrity.
The final proposal creates a spatial experience where structural interdependence, visual lightness, and material sensitivity convey a narrative of resilience, fragility, and equality. Bend demonstrates how architecture can interpret both the physical and conceptual qualities of a landscape while engaging visitors in a meaningful dialogue with its environment. (Less)
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author
Akne Vieider, Tintin LU
supervisor
organization
course
AFKF01 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Architecture Visitor center Naturum Woven structure Parametric design Grasshopper Physical modeling Lightweight structures Structural logic Material sensitivity
language
English
id
9222690
date added to LUP
2026-02-12 13:02:56
date last changed
2026-02-12 13:02:56
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  abstract     = {{Bend is a Naturum proposal located in Limhamn, Malmö, within a former limestone quarry. A Naturum is a Swedish visitor center designed to engage visitors with a site’s natural, cultural, and geological characteristics. In this project, Bend reinterprets the concept, translating the quarry’s qualities compression, fragility, and structural tension into architectural form.
The design seeks to create a light, ethereal structure. Transparent, delicate, and seemingly suspended in space inviting observers to question how it stands. Early explorations showed the potential of weaving as a generative principle: strips bend in single arcs and require spirals for lateral shifts, producing a porous yet stable structure. Physical experiments with woven models helped
reveal the structural logic, which was further refined digitally in Grasshopper.
Within the primary weave, enclosed “cocoons” extend as secondary volumes, supported by ribs and clad with overlapping transparent panels. These provide weathertight spaces while maintaining the overall visual lightness. The combination of traditional craft logic and parametric modeling allows for iterative refinement of curvature, cross section, and interweaving patterns, creating a balance between fragility and structural integrity.
The final proposal creates a spatial experience where structural interdependence, visual lightness, and material sensitivity convey a narrative of resilience, fragility, and equality. Bend demonstrates how architecture can interpret both the physical and conceptual qualities of a landscape while engaging visitors in a meaningful dialogue with its environment.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Bend}},
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