Close-up of intertwined metallic branching pipes in the Lalalamp sculpture Diagram of pipe module types with connection rules labeled A and B Lalalamp kalliroscope viewed at an angle showing illuminated pipe loops in a dark frame Detail of metallic pipe intersections and loops inside the Lalalamp

Lalalamp

Public-space kalliroscope

by Ján Pernecký, Subdigital, 2020

Monoceros Lalalamp by Subdigital on Sketchfab

Close-up of intertwined metallic branching pipes in the Lalalamp sculpture

Is it possible to fill space with a branching system of closed pipes, that has a strong dynamic spatial orientation?

Lalalamp front view with metallic pipe loops illuminated inside a dark rectangular frame
A simple set of modules follows carefully defined rules, that ensure the result is horizontal rather than omnidirectional, yet it creates closed pipe loops that intertwine also in the third direction. It would be entirely impossible to achieve such density of pipes with growth algorithms or manually. The requirement of generating a closed lopped system of pipes was easy to achieve with Monoceros.
Diagram of pipe module types with connection rules labeled A and B
Lalalamp kalliroscope viewed at an angle showing illuminated pipe loops in a dark frame
Detail of metallic pipe intersections and loops inside the Lalalamp