Erwin Hauer Continua
digifab, feature — By Blaine Brownell on December 29, 2007 at 2:46 pmErwin Hauer Continua is a series of designs for perforated and light-diffusing architectural surfaces. Originally developed in 1950, Continua screens were made of masonry materials painstakingly cast in complex molds. With the advent of current digital fabrication technologies, Continua screens are now easier to fabricate and mass produce, and Erwin Hauer’s sensual, multidimensional shapes may now be realized in a variety of materials.
Developed in cooperation with Enrique Rosado, Continua screens are available in CNC-cut medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and stone, as well as precast concrete and high-strength gypsum cement. Panels may be shop-fabricated up to 4 x 8 feet (1.2 x 2.4 meters), and larger sizes must be assembled on site.
Contact: EHR Design Associates LLC, New Haven, CT.
Find more information in Transmaterial 2.
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2 Comments
I’d like to see screens made of plastic or carbon fiber. MDF and Cement seem too heavy for these beautiful structures.
I disagree. The beauty comes from the delicate way that heavy material is crafted.