DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - PINE CONE Zehua He
715962 James, Seminar No.2
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Measured Drawings
Measuring Methodology The chosen object is a pine cone with the opened panels. Some photographs were taken from both the top view and the side view of the object on a flat plan. Then the cutting section was scanned. The scanning and photographs were printed out and traced accurately.
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The dimesions of the object were measured on the real pine cone by a tape measure and shown on the drawing with a scale in 1:1.
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Analysis
The left drawings shows that the panel of the pine cone stick with a suppport plane of the core. So the panel can move while the support plane moves.
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The drawings above show what the panel of the pine cone look like and the geometric form.
When the panels close, the support planes bent to the core. The panels are arranged closed to each other and nearly no gap between each one. This form repeat layer by layer in different sizes without gap either.
When the panels open, the support planes of the core stretch to the out. Gaps appear between each panels on one layer. This form repeat layer by layer in different sizes with the gaps in between.
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Digital Model Rendered model of a pine cone
Plan View 6
Isometric View
Elevation View
Section View
Bottom View 7
Sketch Model Reconfigured model from a pine cone
To creat the reconfigured model and also creat a volume, I used cardboard cut into squares and triangles. The squares are stick together as a base. Then each triangle stick with one square at the same side. When the triangle panels come to the middle and meet at one point, each edge of the triangle panels can meet the edge of the triangle panel next to it. It create a cone volume in the middle. The original idea is from the how the one layer of panels from the pine cone close and open. The pine cone panel is small at the connection part with the middle core and become larger to the outside. I apply the size in a opposite way to create an enclosed volume.
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I tried to use more layers of curved panels in the same strategy to make the volume. The first layer of large panels stick with the square base. The second layer of smaller panels stick on the first layer of panels. When the panels meet one point in the middle, they create a volume with gaps between each other.
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Sketch Design #1 Whole body wrap/ Grid What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
The whole body wrap of panels give sleeper enough personal space. The sharpness end of the panels can protect users.
Panels can set in a logical grid. The gaps between the panels can make user still feel the outside environment.
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How does this respond to your personal space? The user’s back closed to the ground so it does not need protection. All the other sides of the sleep pod use the panel with sharp end wrap the whole person. The panels can keep invation away while user is sleeping.
Sketch Design #2 Support/ Radial/ Rigid What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
The upper part like the helmet cover most surface of the head , The strip panels connectat the end to protect the most important part of the body - head. The under part around the neck and above the shouder use a rigid structure of panelling to support the head in a comfortable position when wearer is sleeping.
Strip panels with sharpness at the end will form like a radial from the mddile of the head. Then cut the space for the head and remove the cover of the face How does this respond to your personal space? The panels cover the head of the wearer which is the first part people want to protect of the whole body. The sharpness at the end of the strip panels can reply to invation from every direction when wearer is falling asleep.
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Sketch Design #3 Close-fitting/ Tie/ Transformative What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words] The vertical rectangular panels become a barrier to keep sleeper save.
The panel shield sleeping pod is tied at the waist of the wearer to stable protection when fall in asleep.
The front and side parts become the barrier to stop other people’s staring and keep the sleeper’s privacy.
The form of the sleep pod changes with the wearer’s body gesture change because it is close-fitting to the body. How does this respond to your personal space? The verticle panels on the back and the head are protecting the wearer as a shield to those physic invation. The front and side blinds are stopping the view from other people to keep sleeper’s privacy.
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