Precedents: Division of space

Benjamin Hubert - "Amass"

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/02/amass-by-benjamin-hubert-for-100-design/

Hubert created a screen of branching modular structures to surround the auditorium at trade show 100% Design during the London Design Festival. The modular system comprises three different components that can be configured in several orientations. "The branched form of Amass was inspired by the controlled randomness found in nature and the building blocks of life," said Benjamin Hubert. For 100% Design, 46,000 pieces were hung in curtains around the stage and seating area to create a permeable visual barrier defining the space. This wall division was used aesthetically rather than to actually divide space. This could be a good idea to think about visual and functional purposes.

Stephanie Forsythe, Todd MacAllen - "Softwall + Softblock"

http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/softwall-softblock-white-textile-molo/1069011

Softwall + Softblock modular system is a freestanding partition system that can be expanded and contracted to freely shape intimate space within larger interiors. Utilising flexible honeycomb structures that expand, contract, and flex, softwall can be opened from 4.5cm (2”) to 4.5m (15’) in length, or smaller dimensions as desired. The elements of the soft collection have been designed to be uniquely shaped for a specific occasion or space, folded away for storage and/or reshaped again in variable and dynamic ways. White textile Softwall + Softblock are made from a paper-like, non-woven polyethylene. The material is beautifully translucent, diffusing light that passes through to highlight a delicate pattern of translucent fibres. White textile Softwall + Softblock can also be integrated with molo’s LED lighting to create flexible, luminous partitions. Molo’s textile material is tear, UV, and water resistant; fire-rated; and 100% recyclable. 

Magma Architecture - "Head in"

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1290/its-all-in-your-head

The main feature of the installation is an alarmingly orange flexible fabric (polyamide-elastan mix) stretched between the walls, ceiling and floor. The fabric is the most visible part of the exhibit, yet it is also the tool with which the viewers can focus on smaller details. Visitors bend down under the fabric into which openings were cut. Through these holes, visitors pop their heads up into the orange space to view drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires.