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- “Due to the influence of surface tension, the drop aims to achieve a spherical shape. However, its viscosity, torpidity, atmospheric friction and other external forces prevent this, so that it warps through a slightly oscillating drop into a spherical form.”
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Long before sustainability became a fashionable word, at the first BMW trade fair presentation realized by Franken, driving with clean energy from water and the sun was symbolized in the form of an iconic structure: a drop of water. A drop simulation computer program was used to create this shape. The Bubble was one of the first structures in the world which was completely created with digital means, from the design through to construction.
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Client BMW Group Location IAA 1999, Frankfurt / Main, Germany Project-Team Bernhard Franken, Sonja Albrech, Nils-Peter Fischer, Kirstin Fried, Niklas Führer, Thilo Kurzemann, Hans-Herbert Kuss, Michael Lulay, Thomas Remdisch Partner IBZ+L,Bollinger + Grohmann
Status realised 1999 Dimension 260 m²
Bubble
Narrative Spaces
parametric
"Parametric design, often 
linking the contextual with the meta-
phorical, is a
transparent and formal approach to the creation of a narrative archi-tecture."
semantic
scenographic
ritual
Type
Publications
- Messe & Event Jahrbuch 2012, Urs Seiler, KünzlerBachmann Verlag AG, 2011
- Automotive Brand Contest Edition 2011, Rat für Formgebung Service GmbH, 2011
Own Publications
- Structures and Architecture, Paulo J.S. Cruz, Bernhard Franken, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
- New Technologies in Architecture, Digital Design and Manufacturing Techniques, Digital Design and Manufacturing Techniques, The BMW Pavilion Projects in Germany. Parametric Design & Digital Community, Bernhard Franken, Daniel Schodek, Kenneth, 2004
Exhibitions
- Performalism, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2008
- Brand X, Glashausreihe, DAZ, Berlin, Deutschland, 2008