Crazy balance technology and material intelligence information
In the 19th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, crazy Chinese paper umbrella presents, an outdoor Installation The theme ‘Intelligence’ in the China pavilion shows. Natural. artificial. Mass. ‘Soft, spatted structure brings a delicate form of traditional sugar oil paper The umbrella for the architectural scale, converts it into a demonstrator pavilion that provides comfort and shelter.
The work reflects itself between ancient knowledge and contemporary experiment. It provides a microclimate within the gardens of the China pavilion, and a performance of how traditional materials can develop when added with environmental sensation and adaptive design strategies. In this way, the installation displays the interest of the MAD in the emotional and experienced qualities of the space, and its widespread efforts to make technical systems human through architecture.
The project remains as part of on November 23, 2025 in the Chinese pavilion. Venice Architecture Binel,
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Ancient Chinese craft comes in Venice
Located in the garden near the terminus of the Arsenley exhibition route, the Chinese paper umbrella of the made is a place for a sculpture intervention and break. The umbrella is manufactured with Xuan paper – an absorbent, fibrous material is traditionally used for calligraphy – treated with many layers of Tung oil. This process renders it both water-resistant and transportation, so that it is sometimes able to withstand the sea conditions of Venice, filtering the light from changing ways.
Visitors step below Beijing-based Architects‘The canopy leads to a change in the atmosphere Biennale Ahead. The light is softened, the shade is stretched and contract over the day time, and the temperature is realized because the air is transmitted through the permeable seam of the paper. The scale of the structure retains an intimacy, inviting individuals to shake, reflect, or simply inspect the weather and daylight rhythm as they pass through space.
The project has been installed in the Garden of China Pavilion in Venice Architecture Binel
A paper umbrella with responsible technology
Beyond its content craftsmanship, MAD incorporates contemporary environmental technologies in its Chinese paper umbrella. Embedd on top of the umbrella is active in response to a high temperature, cools the shaded area below and subtle the sensory properties of the space. The integration of the smart dynamic light (SDL) system of opple lighting allows the canopy to adjust the changes in light and weather. This dynamic difference between natural and artificial systems exposes the sensitivity of the structure to its environment.
The surface of the paper, although is treated for durability, is designed to replace over time. Materials in the form of sun, moisture and air season, umbrella will slowly become yellow and soft. This slow change is not hidden, but is hugged as part of the design. The intention of Mad is not in the form of decay, but as a state of co -existence with the natural world.
Crazy draws from traditional sugar oil paper umbrellas, scaled to create a public shelter
Zuan paper is coated to produce durable and translucent surface with tongue oil
Smart Lighting replies environmental changes using OPPLE’s dynamic light technology
