One of the first projects I worked on after moving to San Francisco was a skylight installation. In recent years, our client noticed that not only has the number of sunny days increased, the sun seemed also more intense.

 

The solution, a cat's cradle weave offering optimal balance of diffuse light

and materiality. In total, 18,000 ft of non-elastic, UV resistant rope was woven by hand using a makeshift, rope-sized shuttle.

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Design and weaving by Envelope AD / Douglas Burnham and team, we 

handled the onsite installation including precise steel beam drilling.