Once again, Fashion skills help emerging designers’ through different disciplines in
order to bring their ideas to the table. Mexico
City-born Jorge Ayala, London/Paris-based architect approached his proposal on
a new urban agglomeration using synthetic fabric as the material basis for his
research process. Jorge
Ayala said that “fashion” and specifically the folded fabric pattern help him
in order to tackle the genericness (and sameness) of certain urban design proposals
that one see out there quite often. “To work in a territorial scale has always been a
challenge for architects. The folded tissue offered me a great flexibility and
a multitude of spatial scenarios on how surfaces could behave and proliferate,
having an immediate 3D physical representation able to be modify if needed, and
most important having an unusual representation of what architecture is, during
the processes of creation”, argues Ayala. Jorge knows the bridge linking haute couture and architecture; he is currently working on variations
of his folded surfaces in order to bring their mentioned assets to a human
(wearable) scale.
Jorge Ayala (info@jorge-ayala.com) was born in Mexico
City.
Jorge combines his
knowledge of Architecture, Landscape and Urbanism to develop projects with a
particular interest in the design per se.
He manufactures lifelike physical models, using proliferated meshes, fluid
dynamics, topographical manipulations and adaptations towards spatial detailed
proposals based on the analysis and diagnosis of a given site.
He received a Degree in Architecture from the School of Architecture Val de Seine (DPLG
Diploma) in Paris in 2007 and a Masters Degree of the emerging discipline
Landscape Urbanism from the prestigious Architectural Association School in
London in 2008.
In 2007 he participated in the 7th International Biennale of Architecture in São
Paulo, Brazil, and in the 2nd International Biennale of Architecture and
Urbanism of Hong Kong - Shenzhen in China. His work has been exhibited in
France, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Jorge Ayala is based between Paris and London
(RIBA Part 3 eligible) currently working at Plasma Studio on projects within
China.
Credit Images: Jorge Ayala
