Scotland Installation

"Fern Gardens" is an installation resulting from a hands-on 6 week high school studio class, in collaboration between Nuvu Cambridge and Kelvinside Academy in Scotland. Students used an iterative process of conceptualization, design, engineering, and fabrication to design an immersive installation. This student project was built and installed in the central Mall space at Kelvinside Academy. The piece consists of a spatially fluid field of reeds, leading to a central clearing under an overarching canopy of lights. This inviting space is warmly lit and provides a peaceful area for students of Kelvinside to come together in a unique context.

Students used digital fabrication tools to produce everything from laser cut fern leaves, custom 3d printed molds, and concrete, self-righting bases casted from silicone.