Flexible Recreation Cover

This project, named “Flexible Recreation Cover,” showcases an architecture inspired by the concept of football stadiums that can fold, allowing it to be opened or closed. This design is constructed by combining two identical builds together. This building can be used as an open area, letting people walk and enjoy the surroundings and sunshine when the cover is closed up. When the cover is opened, it can be used as a cover during rainy or snowy days, a stadium for locals to perform, or even simply to admire it as an architectural feature. It can be useful and a beautiful sight to see.

1. 2 Graph / Grid paper
2. Scissor
3. Ruler
4. Double-sided tape
5. Cardboard
6. Pen / Pencil (optional)
7. Clear tape (optional)

Find a piece of graph/grid paper and cut out a size of 26 x 20 grids.

📌Tips: You can trace out each line on the graph paper with a pen or pencil to make each grid look more visible

By the side of 20, count 11 grids and fold in half.

Do mountain folds for the red lines and valley folds for the black lines, and follow the diagonal folds for the green lines.

📌Tips:

Mountain fold is an origami fold where the paper bends away from you, creating a raised ridge shaped like ∧.

Valley fold is an origami fold where the paper bends toward you, creating a dip-shaped shape ∨.

Fold the diagonal folds for the green lines until they turn flat.

Find another piece of graph/grid paper, repeat steps 1-4.

Use double-sided tape to tape under the two folded paper to a cardboard.

📌Tips: Use clear tape to tape down the structure, then the roof will be closed and show the idea of the closed structure.

After removing the clear tapes, the building will turn from 2-dimensions to 3-dimensions.