EPIC Metals Competition Project
The Folly's form is derived from the concept of duality. The spiral form creates two contrasting experiences that ultimately clash at the focal center. Light and Dark serves as the primary contrasting principles behind the two paths; while one ascends into light, the other remains cold.
Metal Decking material emphasizes this contrast with its acoustic properties by maintaining silence inside the shell. The final orifice between the dark heart and the viewing deck generates a biased interaction between visitors of their respective paths. People from below are able to view the sky from above through a small opening as well as interact with viewers above.
The structure is deceptively simple: The steel tubes support the center of the folly and the curvature of the deck supports itself. At night, the paths are illuminated by light traveling through each ridge of the metal deck. Light forms in darkness and darkness forms in light.