Toni Stabile Student Center, Columbia University

This project called for floor-to-ceiling metal walls and two different types of metal ceilings.The client came to Maloya due to our team’s knowledge and experience working through a digital fabrication workflow. This is a strategy using computer-assisted design, information management and MRP software to improve fabrication workflow. This method works well when there is a large quantity of all unique parts that need to be fabricated efficiently and within budget. Each part had to fit precisely together, which required a strong knowledge of how steel forms, the properties of various metal alloys, and our ability to provide design-assist services to bring the intricate geometric designs for both the ceilings and walls to life.This project required rigorous prototyping for each surface system to achieve the desired resolution and legibility for both the geometric sky-inspired perforated designs for the metal ceilings and the photograph-inspired designs for the floor-to-ceiling walls.