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A small idea can hold a whole world

Make room
for possibility.

Start with a sheet of paper. Fold, open and change it. Notice how light, edges and a point of view can turn a simple shape into a place.

Explore the model
OBSERVE  ·  FOLD  ·  RETHINKAN OPENING STUDY IN PAPER & LIGHT

Look closer / Move the view

A roof shaped
by one fold.

This is a teaching model, not a building plan. Turn it around and see how the folded roof, supports and open sides work together.

FORM STUDY  01 INTERACTIVE MODEL
A small open pavilion with a folded roofA paper model with a raised folded roof, four slender supports, and a low platform. Use the view buttons or slider to change its angle.
ISOMETRIC / 01FOLDED PAPER STUDY

See it from another side

Turn the model.

Each view changes what you can notice. There is no single “right” angle.

Use the arrow keys or slide to turn the model.

Motion starts only when you ask. Reduced-motion settings are respected.

What changes as you turn?

One fold.
Many questions.

01 / LIGHT

Where does light land?

Notice which surface faces the sky and which one creates shade.

02 / STRUCTURE

What holds it up?

Follow the roof down to its supports. What might need to change for it to stand?

03 / EXPERIENCE

How would you enter?

The open sides invite different routes. Draw one, then imagine another.

Have scrap paper? Fold a shape of your own. Keep the first try, change one part, and note what you learned.

Find a simple project

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