Lenticularis
Project
Lenticularis is fabricated using Polyester resin and glass fiber reinforcement. The final mirror finish was provided by others. “From the customer-supplied 3D model, Kreysler & Associates fabricated patterns and molds. Lenticularis required two FRP tori assemblies, 36 parts each (160 sf ea.)
Details
Location: Los Angeles, California
Client Name: Andreas Froech
Expertise: From the customer-supplied 3D model, K&A fabricated patterns and molds. Lenticularis required two FRP tori assemblies, 36 parts each (160 sf ea.)
Partners: Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Architect/Art
“In an ingenious effect, the mirror finish on the cast-fiberglass oculi reflects the rooflines of nearby buildings to the indoors, furthering the connection between the institute and the public. “When these two huge, shiny assemblies arrived at the site on the back of a trailer, people thought they looked like alien spacecraft,”
