Anthurium Andreanum is the name of the flower we have chosen to scrutinize for the purpose of developing our butterfly house for this course. This flower has many strong characteristic that can be applied to an architectural representation.
The Anthurium Andreanum is a vivid flower, generally found in a vibrant red color with a bright yellow spadix. Its strongest visual characteristic is its venation. It is a palm-netted, palmate- veined flower where its main veins diverge from near the leaf base where the stem and spadix are, and radiate towards the edge of the leaf. The strength of the veins influence the spathe’s corrugation and their direction influence their plication.
As we can see in the panel, during its growth process the spathe wraps around the spadix until completely unwrapping itself and pulling away from it when the flower is ready for pollination. The skin of the spathe is materially strong yet flexible, something we would like to utilize on our project. Not only is its surface visually smooth yet rough due to its corrugation and almost plastic like material but its red color adds to its pleasant appearance. Red is known as a powerful and attractive color.
An interesting characteristic of the spathe of this flower is its translucency. In spite of its strong material and color it manages to allow a sufficient amount of light through.
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