wall_self similar and discreet differentiation

Explore a fluid and continuous vertical “free form” wall surface of your choice.

The visual perception needs to be a free form built of self similar elements or spaces, which convey a movement across the surface in vertical or horizontal direction! Additionally the surface needs to have varying degrees of openness via each element, such that it could function like a screen. Consider that the form and assembly might be flexible enough to accommodate a seating possibility as an option.

1. Digital Prototypes: Develop strategies for several digital parti models that play out the relationship between openness or transparency and the structural pattern. The position and orientation of each individual element controls the openness within the surface and such the light penetration through the surface.
You may only use sheet material for the individual elements or tiles. These should be cut out in an efficient way from larger sheets with the size of either 250 x 140 cm or 300 x 140 cm. Individual sheet sizes may range from 60 x 60cm to 100 x 100 cm. Thicknesses may vary depending on size between 1 to 1.5 cm.
Parameters for judgment are perception, assembly, vertical load bearing capacity and statics, joint system. The joining of the elements should at best not need additional different materials, though possible.

See this exercise as a group competition, where you need to choose the best performing prototype for the next stage of development. Due TH 02-05-08

file requirements

Exercise 1:

Dr Drawings on letter size printouts & digital copy in pdf on class-server
Model Images in 640x480 jpeg & 300 dpi tif , min.1500x 2400 for lettersize print, submit one printed copy

Ex Exercise 2:
Drawings and images of surface development strategy on letter size printout
Drawings of unfolded surface geometry on letter size printouts
Images of fruit chipboard model in 640x480 jpeg & 300 dpi tif for lettersize print, submit one printed copy & all as digital copy in pdf on class-server

All files on CD/DVD by end of semester

Pepakura Keys

Here are some keys for Pepakura designer

http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

0207-6877-7226
0201-7514-3172
0205-5206-3623
0203-5213-6952
0202-8420-0722
0203-7069-3462
0206-8465-4000
0207-7288-7011
0204-9091-2400
0209-0550-7522

Enjoy!

free form surfaces_subdivision

Select one of the following fruits:
Avocado.......Starfruit

Rebuild their forms by dividing the overall surfaces in a subtractive manner in individual and differentiating surface facets. The method developed needs to refer to planar surface facets only. These maybe triangular, quadrangular or of any other number of facets...
Build a prototype where you change the scale of the fruit, so that the overall dimensions are somewhere between 10/10/10 to 30/30/30 cm. Use chipboard with about 1 mm and glue.
Bring also a fruit example to class and describe a method or the process of its making.

free form construction_sticks

Re Explore “free form” construction systems, also known as structures with compound curvature. Constraint: It needs to be a free form built of same elements, not similar!

1.PPrototype: Develop one free three-dimensional form with double curved surface. This form inscribes a possible use. Define and construct this form with rules that you set up. You can only use same elements and those need be sticks. Build a prototype with maximum dimensions of 30/30/30 cm.

Develop a suitable method for the joining of the sticks.

advanced construction IV

The course is dedicated to research and development of innovative concepts for building envelope products with emphasis on stone. Issues at the center of this exploration are industrial mass-customization, digital design and fabrication techniques, geometry and patterns, surface subdivisions, which form the tools to generate compositions often leading to novel building components and their assemblies.

Students will first draw on the analysis of the design and engineering and related manufacturing constraints of selected stone building skins. Of major interest is the question why building facades with complex surfaces often need to resolve the problem of subdivision with non-standard modules and joints for panelization.

Topic of this exploration is the perforated wall surface and their component assembly methods. The course will engage in particular the relationship between geometry structure and transparency

The course work is geared towards exploring latent potentials of material transformation and assembly processes related to stone through digital design strategies and emerging numerically controlled manufacturing and construction technologies.

We will in particular engage the properties of slicing material in different ways to sheets and speculate on their different methods of assembly.

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