Cheng-Tsung Feng 范承宗考工記工作室

Burr Puzzle Tower

Burr Puzzle Tower
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BURR PUZZLE TOWER

Cheng Tsung FENG

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
A.S studio

LOCATION
Yilan, Taiwan (Roc)

YEAR
2021

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fixer Photographic Studio

LIGHTING DESIGN
Oude Light

PROJECT DESIGNER
Chih Ying Yang, Chan Wei Hsu

PROJECT EXECUTOR
Chu Wen Zhang, Hong Lin Liu

CITY
Yilan

PROJECT ORGANIZERS
Sunmake Cultures Foundation

COUNTRY
Taiwan (ROC)

WOODEN STRUCTURE
Yumu Manufacture & Research

CATEGORY
Temporary Installations

The Burr Puzzle Tower is based on the structure of the three-axis burr puzzle which has thousand years of history.

Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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By using digital modeling software (Rhino with Grasshopper), artist FENG created a tower that is gradually transformed from solid to void.

People are welcomed to walk into the tower, there are twelve golden marks in the tunnel to show the operable burr puzzles.

Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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You can push them gently to see the ingenious structure of the burr puzzle.

This artwork sparked a combination between traditional craft and modern digital technology.


Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
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Burr Puzzle Tower
drawing. Image Courtesy of Cheng Tsung FENG
Burr Puzzle Tower
software. Image Courtesy of Cheng Tsung FENG


Burr Puzzle Tower
software. Image Courtesy of Cheng Tsung FENG

Cheng-Tsung Feng 范承宗考工記工作室
Cheng-Tsung Feng 范承宗考工記工作室
Yilan Park of National Center for Traditional Arts, Yilan ,Taiwan (ROC), China, Taiwan 宜蘭傳藝園區