Futuristic Indian Columns by Abhishek Shinde

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futurustic lndion columns driven by susioinoble noleriols ond colloborotiva roboiic fobricotion bztuzzn humons ond robots Author- Abhishek Shinde

Topics-Computotionol dasign

robotic fobricotion/Sustoinobla motariols

RESEARCH STATEMENT

proiact invesligotcs compuiotionolly driven column typologics uhich ore robust in its compl?xity ond yel hove on essence of lhe prehistoric Hindu elements of lndion temple orchit"cture.The end prolotypes urill not only givz o neu longuoge for futurisiic Hindu lenple orchiiecture ,but olso striva to mointoin its essence ond design principles.The end protolype detoils out o column of o porticulor lenple in lndio ond speculotes vorious computotionol geomelries uhich con be possibly ochieved yel mointoining the proportions of lha column

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PROPOSED DESICN STRATECIES

Thz initiol design logic for ihe column zvolution is to understond the proportions of different elemenls of lndion lenple columns (Shoft,flute ond cornicz ond brockats) os o silhoutee profiles for finol design prototype.

Loler,lhese profiles surfoces ote exmoined in serics of computotionolly drivun logics for surfoce orticulotion,bronching potten,geometry ond tessellotion polterns.Although the finol dasigns seems to be intricota ond ovonl gorda, lhe proportions for troditionol column s ete reloine.d ond neur To oppand,tha troditionol angrovings uhich ore common in most of lhe Hindu columns ora reileroled to creote complax intricocy.Using froctols,Diffusion limited oggrzgotion, Loplocion groruth ,reilerolive looping,tcsscllotion tuchniques ond ponalisoiion tachniques, o totolly neu contemporory columns ore ochieved. PROPOSED FABRICATION LOGICS

Thz finol designed column being complzx in its geometry, fobricoiion techniques needs lo bz investigoted corefully. tUith the odvent of 3d printing ,robotic fobricoiion proizcts ond moteriol governed robotic fobricotion,S oxis CNC mochines, lhe fobricotion ond the moteriol must be intelligantly thought bosad on lhe geomelry perceived in the design procu ss. Possible fobricotion strotegies for thu columns con bz bosed on cose studizs of vorious dusign proiacts os anvisogad ot ACADIA, ECAADE,CAADRIA ond vorious orchitecture schools proiects lika Fobricformr.uork by BIock Reseorch group by ETH , Aeriol ABM (Aariol Additivz

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building monufocturing ) reseorch proiect, Discrete Assamblies 3d printing(Voxel Choir) by Gillzs Restin ond vorious moturiol experimznls by Soonam Hohm ond Dovid Stoussik of Dortlati schoo! of orchitecture ond Shall /Topologico! optimisotion by AA school of Archilecture. Using these proiucts os cose-study ,lhe finol designed columns ruill be fobricoted

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Also,thz moteriol to be selecled lor lhe milling needs lo be cosl elfeclive ond thot uhich olso baors motariol propartias uhich ora suitobla milling operotions ond r.uhich con baor sufficient toods .Hence, motariol selecled lor the proiecl voried for eoch column typology.Moreover,o colloborotiva urorkmonship is instigotadbelween the locol construction ulorkar ond the robot ossisted by humon(in this cosu tha roboticisl/orchitect). To conclude, this proiecl seeks to chollenge unconceivoble forms envisoged using the computotionol lools, novice use of biodegrodoblu moteriols ond invzstiogte ncu ovcnue for

robotic fobricotion. DESIGN BRIEF FOR RESEARCH

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briel is hypotheticol saleclion ond datoiling of o column from o rondom Hindu temple ocross lndio .The criterio for selection of this Hindu lemple orchitactura is Joinism slyle.As par this critario, the tenple under consideroiion is Tampla of Mohoviro Osioii locoted in Jodhpur,Roioslhon.Tha proporlions of tha columns ora studied using lha column documenled by orchitexturez website. DESICN PROCESS

A column from the series of column documeled on orchitexturez website is porometricolly generoled in CAD environmznt to replicole lhu octuol proportions.Poromeleric in this notion muons thot tha proportions of the originol column ore kept inloct. The poromelric column generoted by studying the proportion is thzn exploded to sezks ils profile curvu s where ihe proportion of lhe column chonges.These profile curvu s serves the foundotion for this reseorch proposol.

lnitiolly, i uos omozed by lhe Froctol geomelry ond Nurbs subdivision of o curvz.Hence,i opplied the logics lo reilerole lhe curvus uhich where reileroled for subdividing the surfoce into more fluid surfoce uhich mognifies lhe beovly ond curvolure of lhe loft.Loter vorious surfoce ond mash orticulotion lzchniques were deployed.Topologicolly,moteriol intelligent fobricotion ore baing cnvisoged ond proposed.However the fobricolion for lhese column typologies is still under proccss ond uill soon be updoled for lhe reseorch proposol ond fvrlher Mohoviro versions uhich ore yel lo be studied ond explored. Hence,only lhe fobricotion logics oru proposed in this orticle ond not deloiled fobricotion techniques .

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DESICN PROCESS FOR TYPOLOCY( I ,2,3) typology 1,2 ond 3 saaks lo oddrass lha vorious compulolionol gaomatry thot con ba possibla o froclol lhe,ory.Hence both tha typology hos froclol ile,role,d profila curvas. lnitiolly lhe, profile, curyes ore exlrocled ot tha ragions of proporlionolity of column like, lhe, bose,,pe,de,slol, croun ond flula I ond fluta 2.

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to until o desired smoolhnass is ochiavad.Ihe, de,sired froctol ganarolion is ochieve,d using o scripl in Rhino. However,lhe bronching pollarn is nol axplored in typology 1,2 ,bul il is axplorad in typology 3 uhich is axplorad on lolar sloga

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COLUMN TYPOLOGY

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loft is lhen morphed using weoverbird mesh ond lhe sculplures ore orroyed to the column. The proporlions of the originol column ore preseryed of lhe bose, pedestol,flule,1,flule,2 ond croun.

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COLUMN TYPOLOCY 2 DESICN PROCESS PHASE I-PARTA

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COLUMN TYPOLOGY 3 DESICN PROCESS PHASE I-PARTA -CROIUN/CAPITAL- DISCRETE L SYSTEM DRANCHINC PARTD -CAPITALS FLUTE- REACTION DIFFUSSION ON MESH

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The surfoce,lofle,d by lhe, froclol curye is ponelised using sloggered ponels uhich ore lhen rololed using discrele veclors opplied ocross iso-curve profiles. Ihe,se, segmenls serye os lhe slruclurol fromeuork for lho, column

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MATERIALITY + FADRICATION LOGIC = SUSTAINADILITY!! Environmentol guidzlines like LEED AP ,BREERAM,c|c ond CO2 zmissions bzing o motter of concern os pzr USCBC(Unitzd Stotzs Creen Building Council) , motzriolity is o mottzr of concern for fobricotion Hence,Molzriol choice is primory focus for thz fobricotion of thz column.Hence, unconventiol motzriols likz OrgonoFoom,Fungi Foom (Substitutz for StyroFoom) ond lostly mycleium grourth structure. So dozs, thz fobricotion logic for different column typologizs urill vory.The column typology I uses 2 stogzs of fobricotion using ECOFOAM os moteriol ond robotic milling os fobricotion process.Thz column Typology2 uses robotic bznding of (STEEL REFINFORCMENT ) of 24nn diomeler ond using Robotic bznding ond urzlding Lostly,thz column typology3 uses costing sond on Foldoblz cordboord ond grouring mycelium ot vorious

lemperolvres. To conclude,moleriols ore corefullly thought ond creole nzur dzfinition for Motzriol boszd fobricotion

PROPOSED FADRICATION LOGICS FOR COLUMN TYPOLOGY EXPERIMENTINC POSSINILITIES FOR

PROPOSED FABRICATION PROCESS FOR COLUMN TYPOLOCY

TOPOLOCY OPTIMIZATION

I - TOPOLOCICALLY OPTIMISED INNER MASS -CNC MILLED ECO-FOAM Thc inncr moss of lhc column con bc oplimscd for 3Opcrccnl CNC millcd FOAM modc of unconvcnliol molcriols likc fungi, biodcgrodoblc molcriols likc STAGE

plonl uoslc ond uood scrops,clc. Ihe enlire 3 feel X 3feel X 8 feel node of ECO-Fricndly FOAM con be lesled for ils slrcnglh,comprcssivc lcsls unlil il is suiloblc for CNC milling.

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PROPOSED FADRICATION LOCIC FOR COLUMN TYPOLOCY 3 CAPITAL OF COLUMN

PROPOSED FADRICATION PROCESS FOR COLUMN TYPOLOCY 3

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grouth structure con be 3dprintzd to providz thz bosz for uzlding thz copitol to thz croun bosz ond thzn lottzr to thz Shoft ond bosz fromzuork.

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-Ihe reseorch szzks ot introducing novzl uoys of conszrving thz zcosystzm lo reploce CONTROLLED MYCELIUM CROIIJTH

styrofoom os o motzriol. MYCOCRETE - Thz shoft of thz column con bz cultivotzd using myczlium uith sond, soudust,ogor ogor solution ond uotzr Thz Pottzrn on thz column (iz Sizrpinski trionglz Trionglzs con bz cultivotzd using)by crzoting strotzgic porzs for grouth of thz column.Thz "SHAFT" ond thz " CAPITAL" of thz column con bz ioinzd togzthzr by grouing myczlium where lhe turo pizczs ioint.

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The future investigotion for this iloiec+ is to study deloiled column proportions ocross oll thc lemples in lndio by employing mochine leorning tachniquas urhich urill group columns bosed on their dotoboses ,ero of complation,orchitaclurol ond suborchitacturol slyles .The finol groups con thzn ba shortlisted lo creole neu group of columns, of uhich onu sholl be shortlistzd for fobricotion .The loler design proposol urill usz VOXEL bosad theories using CA(Callulor Automoto) uhich uil! dasign rvle boszd dzsign slrolegies for the column. To

oppend, motariol intzlligance being o preconcieved notion for todoys computotionolly driven logics uhich uill govzrn the fobricotion, the columns uill bz studizd for vorious rule bosed lheories,moleriol computing ,motariol proparlias ond Iostly oulomotad robotic fobricotion. DIDLIOCRAPHY AND REFRENCES

hllps:l/orchitexturez.nelldocloz-cf-21245#p6- Ia.nple. of Mohoviro Osioji. hltp:llwwur.giuliopiocznlino.com/weoverbirdl- Us.ovs,rbird Plugin by CiulioPiocantino. / / w wr.u. g ro s s h o p p a 13 d. c o m/f o r u m / l o pic s / dif f er enli ol - g ro u t h - i n - c u rva s ? id=2985220:g3ATopic:g3A l3 I 34656poge=2#commenls- Diffa.ra.ntiol Crouih by Donial hl t p

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