From Rhino Mesh to Museum Installation: Mirror-Finished Stainless-Steel Egg

A 5 meter mirror-finished stainless-steel egg, engineered from a single Rhino mesh, fabricated in our facility, and installed at Hefei Museum. The video below walks the project from 3D concept to museum installation — proof that ARTDSN can deliver double-curved architectural sculpture end to end.

Concept & Digital Modeling

From concept to math. The egg is generated in Rhino 3D as a triangulated mesh that captures every double-curvature panel. The model drives both the steel substructure and the panel nesting, so what you see on the screen is exactly what gets fabricated.

Walk-through Hollow Design

A space you can enter. The form opens into a walk-through hollow that visitors can step inside. Coordinate markers are placed at every panel seam, giving the on-site crew a single source of truth for fit-up.

Substructure & Skin

Skeletal steel first. A triangulated steel skeleton is welded on the ground; cherry-pickers lift the mirror panels into place from above. Pre-numbered panels are pre-bent to match the curved mesh, so the skin is welded, not stretched.

Site Installation

Field assembly by specialists. At site, the polished panels are hung from the skeleton with a tolerance of ±2 mm. Every seam is hand-finished and re-polished so the joints disappear into the reflection.

Mirror Finish

Mirror-finished 316 stainless steel. The 5 mm 316 shell is polished to a true mirror — visitors see themselves warped by the double curve. That same curve is what makes the surface read as a single, continuous object from any angle.

Installed at Hefei Museum

Installed at Hefei Museum. Set against the museum’s dark roofline at dusk, the egg reflects the city skyline. It is now a permanent piece of the museum’s outdoor sculpture court — proof that a double-curved stainless-steel object can be delivered, installed, and maintained as public architecture.

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