{"id":224370,"date":"2025-10-19T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224370\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:35:11","slug":"3d-printed-ceramic-walls-by-studio-rap-shape-hotels-entrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224370\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printed ceramic walls by studio RAP shape hotel&#8217;s entrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Voyage by Studio RAP Forms Wave-Like Ceramic Entrance<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the entrance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-dubai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dubai\u2019s<\/a> Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/hotel-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hotel<\/a>, two large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/ceramics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ceramic<\/a> walls by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/studio-rap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio RAP<\/a> define the spatial experience of arrival. Titled Blue Voyage, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/interactive-installation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">installation<\/a> explores the potential of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/3d-printing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3D printed<\/a> ceramics in architectural surfaces, combining computational design with material precision.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Positioned on either side of the main lobby entrance, the walls measure six meters in height and nine meters in length, creating a sculptural threshold between the exterior and interior. The project draws from the movement of the nearby Gulf, translating the dynamics of water into a series of fluid, wave-like forms. Each surface is composed of thousands of flowing lines that shift in density and depth, producing a tactile gradient that interacts with natural and artificial light throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"two 3D printed ceramic walls by studio RAP rise like sculpted waves at dubai hotel's entrance\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blue-voyage-a-ceramic-experience-by-studio-rap-6-68efbfe9ae4e9.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>Dubai\u2019s Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab hotel exterior | all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/riccardodevecchi.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Riccardo De Vecchi<\/a> unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>900 Unique 3D Printed Ceramic Tiles shape the installation<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In total, around 900 unique ceramic tiles were designed, generated parametrically, and 3D printed at Studio RAP\u2019s facility in Rotterdam. The production process ensured precision in fit and consistency in surface quality while allowing variation across each module. The installation\u2019s corner tiles were developed to wrap the patterns seamlessly, emphasizing continuity and minimizing visual interruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blue Voyage represents one of the largest 3D printed ceramic architectural installations completed to date. The project continues <a href=\"https:\/\/studiorap.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the studio\u2019s<\/a> exploration of how computational tools and digital fabrication can extend the expressive and technical possibilities of ceramics within contemporary architecture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"two 3D printed ceramic walls by studio RAP rise like sculpted waves at dubai hotel's entrance\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blue-voyage-a-ceramic-experience-by-studio-rap-8-68efbfe9ae584.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>two 3D printed ceramic walls by Studio RAP define the entrance of Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab in Dubai<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"two 3D printed ceramic walls by studio RAP rise like sculpted waves at dubai hotel's entrance\" width=\"818\" height=\"1091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blue-voyage-a-ceramic-experience-by-studio-rap-3-68efbfe9ae449.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the installation, titled Blue Voyage, explores the architectural potential of 3D printed ceramics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blue Voyage by Studio RAP Forms Wave-Like Ceramic Entrance \u00a0 At the entrance of Dubai\u2019s Jumeirah Marsa Al&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-224370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}