DESIGN STUDIO: AIR SEMESTER 1, 2018 AMIN MOHD FOUZI TUTOR: ISABELLE JOOSTE PART C
C1. DESIGN CONCEPT
DESIGN FEEDBACKS : -
DESIGN CONCEPT
Form finding and relation to the quality of the habitats of the clients is questionable. The outcome form is too sudden and not much base understanding . -
SIZING AND AGGREGATION
Varying sizes for different time of client’s life-cycle - PERFORATIONS Less or no perforations on top - FABRICATION Dust printing is only representational. Design should be based around the constraints of a more possible fabrication method when moving further to the next part. CRITERIA : 1. Functionality: addressing the problems of current possum habitat 2. Fabrication: fabricating with methods that is more efficient 3. Sizes: 300 mm in length for dens inhabiting one possum, 450 mm for dens for a mother possum and two joeys, and 600 mm for a group of three possums 4. Height: >500 mm to allow for maximum possible height of a possum. This is because possums spend most of their time in their dens. 5. Perforation: >19 mm for removal of droppings. 6. Cladding thickness: 12 mm for insulation appropriate for client 7. Design that addresses possums’ agility
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C1. CLIENT
ALERT POSTURE
ASCENDING
DESCENDING
WE HAVE STUDIED ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE POSSUM FROM THEIR GAIT, CLIMBING MOVEMENTS, BOUNDING MOVEMENT AND POSTURE. WE ALSO LOOK INTO THEIR PAWS AND CLAW STRUCTURE TO ASSOCIATE FURTHER IN THE DESIGN.
THE HIND FOOT HAS FOUR FINGERS WITH SHARP CURVED CLAWS AND A OPPOSABLE THUMB. THE HIND FOOT SIZING AT ABOUT 6CM BY 4CM. THE FOREPAW OF THE POSSUMS HAS FIVE FINGERS WHICH ARE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH SHARP CURVED CLAWS WHICH IS SMALLER THAN THE HIND FOOT SIZING AT 4CM BY 4CM.
BOUNDING
POSSUMS WALK WITH THEIR LEGS ALTERNATE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS HOWEVER IS DIFFERENT WHEN THEY ARE BOUNDING AS THEY ALTERNATE BETWEEN FOREPAW AND HIND FOOT.
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THE POSSUM’S TAIL ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A CLIMBING MECHANISM. THE BRUSH TAIL POSSUMS TAIL IS AS DESCRIBED IN ITS NAME. HOWEVER, ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ELONGATED TAIL, A LATEX-LIKE TEXTURE CAN BE SEEN. THIS LATEX-LIKE SKIN HELPS IN GRIPPING WHICH HELPS THE POSSUMS A LOT ON ITS CLIMBING AND CROSSED EXTENSION GAIT.
CROSSED EXTENSION GAIT
POSSUM FOOTPRINTS
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C1. SITE
WATER RESOURCE
SELECTED AREA
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HUMAN CIRCULATION
THE AREA CHOSEN FOR THE PROJECT IS BASED ON SEVERAL ASPECTS. THE AREA IS NEAR WATER RESOURCES AND WETLANDS WHICH ALLOWS THE POSSIBILITY OF A HUGE ECOSYSTEM TO GROW. THIS PROVIDES FOOD RESOURCES, BREEDING GROUNDS AS WELL AS REFUGE FROM DROUGHT. THE AREA IS POPULATED WITH EUCALYPTUS TREES WHICH ARE SUITABLE FOR THE CLIENT. EUCALYPTUS LEAVES, BUDS AND FLOWERS ARE A BIG DIET OF POSSUMS. POPULATION OF INSECTS AND BIRDS ALSO ADDS UP TO THE FOOD RESOURCES OF THE CLIENT.
MICROHABITAT
AMONG THE EUCALYPTUS ON THE SITE WE HAVE DECIDED TO STUDY A SPECIFIC TREE. THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO STUDY THE MICROHABITAT AND THE SMALL ECOSYSTEM GOING ON THE TREE. THE TREE WAS CHOSEN FOR VARIOUS REASONS EXPLAINED BEFORE. POSSUM CLAW MARKS WERE ALSO SEEN ON THE TREE CHOSEN WHICH SHOWS THE PROBABILITY OF POSSUMS LIVING ON THE TREE
EUCALYPTUS BUDS
TEXTURE OF THE TREE GOING THROUGH REGENERATIVE PEELING
BARK PEELING
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SKETCH ON SITE, UNDERSTANDING THE SMALL ECOSYSTEM HAPPENING ON SITE.
ECOSYSTEM
possums
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C1. RESEARCH FIELD
INSIDE OF A EUCALYPTUS HOLLOW BRANCHING OF EUCALYPTUS FROM THE PREVIOUS INITIATIVE IN DESIGNING FOR THE CLIENT, THE DESIGN WERE LACKING IN CONCEPT IN WHICH THE OVERALL DESIGN WAS NOT BASED ON A SOLID IDEA. WE NOW HOWEVER REDEVELOP OUR DESIGN ON THE CONCEPT OF THE EUCALYPTUS TREE. THIS REFERRING BACK TO THE NATURAL HABITAT OF THE CLIENT IS TO UNDERSTAND FURTHER THE PROPER QUALITY BEST FIT THEM. THIS ALSO HELP IN EXPLORING WITH NEW FORMS AND IDEAS. WE HAVE LOOKED ON SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE EUCALYPTUS WHICH ARE BRANCHING, PEELING AND TREE HOLLOWS
PEELING OF EUCALYPTUS BARK
SKETCHES WERE MADE TO UNDERSTAND WHICH METHOD WE SHOULD USE TO TACKLE THE DESIGN. THE SPATIAL QUALITY OF THE TREE HOLLOW WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FOLLOWING DESIGN SKETCHES.
WE HAVE LOOK ON BRANCHING IN TERMS OF SLITHERING DUE TO THE QUALITY OF EUCALYPTUS BRANCH ARE WAVE-LIKE.
WE HAVE ASSOCIATED IN PEELING IN DESIGNING WHICH WE TRIED TO DESIGN BASED ON THE SPACE UNDER THE PEELING OF EUCALYPTUS AS WELL AS PERFORATION METHODS.
WE ALSO TRIED TO COMBINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF BOTH METHODS INTO FURTHER DEVELOPING THE DESIGN.
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FORM FINDING IN THE FORM FINDING PROCESS, WE HAVE STUDIED ON THE BRANCHES OF EUCALYPTUS TREES TO PROPERLY ACCOMMODATE THE CLIENTS. IN CREATING A FORM THAT IS SMOOTH IN BRANCHING, WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE THE METHOD OF MINIMAL SURFACE. WE HAVE LOOKED ON THE SPACIAL QUALITY OF THE BASE GEOMETRY/ FORM USED BASED ON TREE HOLLOWS AS WELL AS THE BRANCHING OF FORMS BASED ON THE EUCALYPTUS TREE. BRANCHING HELPS IN ALLOWING MORE MOVEMENT FOR THE AGILE ANIMAL AS THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ON TREES FROM SLEEPING TO SOCIALIZING. WE USED RHINOCEROS SOFTWARE TO UNDERSTAND AND DETERMINE THE GENERAL FORM BASED ON SPATIAL QUALITY AND ALLOWANCE OF MOVEMENT OF OUR DESIGN, BASED ON THE BRANCHING OF THE EUCALYPTUS TREES. WE THEN USED THE FORM AS REFERENCE FOR OUR ALGORITHMIC DEFINITION ON GRASSHOPPER.
SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
FROM THE FIRST TEST, WE HAVE USED THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TREE STRUCTURE. WE HAVE FOCUS ON OBTAINING SPATIAL QUALITY ON HAVING A VERTICAL FOCUSED SIMILAR TO A TREE HOLLOW. BASIC BRANCHING FROM THE TRUNK IS ALSO BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE FORM.
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SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
WE THEN EXPERIMENTED FURTHER ON BRANCHING AREA WITH A CHANGE OF GEOMETRY. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IN USING A CYLINDER INSTEAD OF A CUBOID FORM, WE HAVE MANAGED TO ASSOCIATE THE ORGANIC BRANCHING IS LESS RIGID AS EXPERIMENTED BEFORE. HOWEVER, THIS FORM LACKS SEPARATION OF FORM AS IT SEEMS TO MORPH TO ONE ANOTHER.
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SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
FOR THE THIRD STUDY, WE HAVE LOOKED FURTHER IN TO THE BRANCHING OF EUCALYPTUS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE LOOKED ON THE ENDS OF THE BRANCHES WHICH ARE MORE HORIZONTAL. THIS FORM DESPITE ALLOWING A LOT OF MOVEMENT, THE SPACIAL QUALITY OF THE FORM DOES NOT FULLY ACCOMMODATE THE NEED OF THE CLIENT.
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SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
IN THIS ITERATION, BRANCHING NEAR THE TRUNK IS REFERRED. EUCALYPTUS BRANCHES DIFFERENTLY TO MOST TREES WHICH ARE MORE OBVIOUS IN THIS PART OF THE TREE. THE THICK BRANCHING SOMEWHAT SLITHERS OUTWARDS WHICH THEN SMALLER BRANCHES BRANCH OUT ALONG THE STRUCTURE. MOST TREE HOLLOWS OF EUCALYPTUS HAPPEN IN THIS REGION. WE HAVE STUDIED THAT THE COMBINATION OF A HEXAGONAL EXTRUSION AND CYLINDER CREATES A SIMILAR QUALITY TO THE BRANCH. A LOT OF MOVEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS FORM AND VERTICAL SPACE QUALITY IS TACKLED GREATLY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO ON FURTHER FROM THIS ITERATION.
WE ALSO THOUGHT MORE ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO THE TREE FOR THE DESIGN IN THIS FORM, AND HAVE EXPLORED ON THE SLITHERING AROUND THE TREE AS A FORM OF CONNECTION OF THE TREE ON SITE, WHERE THE DESIGN WILL BE SUPPORTED VIA TREE FORK.
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SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
THIS ITERATION ALTERS THE PREVIOUS ITERATION BASED ON SEVERAL CORRECTIONS. THE PATHWAY FOR THIS FORM IS MORE ACCESSIBLE HOWEVER, THE FORM OF THE PATHWAY DISRUPTS THE OVERALL HARMONY. THE BRANCHING OF THE DENS ANGLED IN WARDS TOWARDS THE CENTER TO CAP THE STRUCTURE FROM RAIN AS THE CENTRE IS PLANNED TO BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE TREE THAT WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN.
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SPATIAL QUALITY MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE
ALTERATIONS WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS ITERATION. THE PATHWAY IS NOW DESIGNED WITH MORE ACCESS AND A MORE ORGANIC FORM THAT FLOWS WITH HARMONY. THE PATHWAY AS WELL PROPERLY SEPARATE THE DENS FROM ONE ANOTHER WITH RATHER EQUAL DISTANCES. THESE GEOMETRIES AND ORIENTATIONS OF IT WILL THEN BE REFERRED IN GRASSHOPPER. HOWEVER, INPUTS ARE REFERENCED INDIVIDUALLY AND THE PATHWAYS ARE NOT INCLUDED, THIS IS TO ALLOW VERSATILITY OF THE DESIGN TO ADAPT TO ANY TREE BASED ON DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT BRANCHING AND DIFFERENT SUPPORTS.
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C2. TECTONIC ELEMENTS AND PROTOTYPING
THE ORIGINAL FABRICATION METHOD FOR OUR PROTOTYPE IS CNC-MILL. WE THEN WENT TO THE FABLAB FOR A WEEKLY CONSULTATION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, 2 - 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE FINAL PRESENTATION, THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT FABRICATE OUR DESIGN AS THEY DID HAVE A 3-AXIS CNC-MILL ROUTER, AND DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT AS THEY HAD A LONG LIST OF JOBS AT THE TIME. THEREFORE, WE THEN TRIED TO FIND OUTSIDE FABRICATORS TO CNC-MILL OUR DESIGN, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY WHO WOULD DO SMALL-SCALE PROJECTS. AS A RESULT, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD USE LASER CUT AS OUR FABRICATION METHOD FOR OUR PROTOTYPE, AND THIS METHOD HAS A BENEFIT FOR US IN TERMS OF TIME AND COST.
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C2.FABRICATION METHOD
METHOD 1: CNC-MILL (HORIZONTAL CONTOURS) MATERIAL: VICTORIAN ASH MATERIAL SIZE: 12MM; $30 EACH FABRICATION TIME: 76 HOURS/DEN
METHOD 2: CNC-MILL (VERTICAL CONTOURS) MATERIAL : VICTORIAN ASH MATERIAL SIZE: 12MM; $30 EACH FABRICATION TIME: 63 HOURS/DEN
PROTOTYPE MATERIAL: FILM-FACED PLYWOOD MATERIAL SIZE : 18MM ; 2400X1200 ; $146.30 EACH TOTAL MATERIAL COST: $292.60 FABRICATION TIME :72 HOURS (1:2 SCALE)
PROTOTYPE MATERIAL: FILM-FACED PLYWOOD MATERIAL SIZE : 18MM ; 2400X1200 ; $146.30 EACH TOTAL MATERIAL COST: $146.30 FABRICATION TIME :60 HOURS (1:2 SCALE)
ISSUES: - 26 PIECES OF TIMBER NEEDED WHICH IS TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY - PIECES ARE RISKY TO FABRICATE DUE TO THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF IT WHICH WILL DAMAGE THE OUTCOME PIECES ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TIMBER HAS KNOTS.
ISSUES: - 18 PIECES OF TIMBER NEEDED WHICH IS STILL TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY - PIECES ARE RISKY TO FABRICATE SIMILAR TO THE METHOD 1.
METHOD 3: CNC-MILL (PANEL BASED STRUCTURE) MATERIAL: VICTORIAN ASH MATERIAL SIZE: 12MM; $30 EACH FABRICATION TIME: 50 HOURS/DEN
METHOD 4: CNC-MILL WITH GRIDS AND PANELS MATERIAL: VICTORIAN ASH MATERIAL SIZE: 12MM; $30 EACH FABRICATION TIME: 52 HOURS/DEN
PROTOTYPE MATERIAL: FILM-FACED PLYWOOD MATERIAL SIZE : 18MM ; 2400X1200 ; $146.30 EACH TOTAL MATERIAL COST: $100 FABRICATION TIME :24 HOURS (1:2 SCALE)
PROTOTYPE MATERIAL: LUAN PLYWOOD (LASER CUT) MATERIAL SIZE : 2.7MM ; 2400X1200 ; $6.90 EACH TOTAL MATERIAL COST: <$100 FABRICATION TIME :1 HOUR (1:2 SCALE)
ISSUES: - STRUCTURALLY UNRELIABLE
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C2. TECTONIC
THE PANELS WERE INTENDED TO FUNCTION AS AN EXTERNAL CLADDING FOR THE STRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THIS DESIGN HAS BROUGHT TO THE REALIZATION THAT THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME ROUGH DUE TO THE WAFFLE GRID STRUCTURE. THIS ISSUE IS TACKLED BY PLACING THE PANELS INWARDS WHICH THEN THE SMOOTH INTERIOR IS MORE FIT FOR THE RESTING AREA OF THE CLIENT.
THE WAFFLE GRIDS ARE MADE WITH SLOTS ALONG ALL THE PIECES. THE SLOTS ARE MADE HALF WAY ON ALL THE PIECES FOR EVERY INTERSECTION. THIS WILL ALLOW A FLUSH COMBINATION BETWEEN THE GRIDS.
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C2. TECTONIC THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMFORT OF THE CLIENT. THE FABRICATION METHOD AND DESIGNING HAVE HELP IN SOLVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CONSIDERATION IN HOUSING A POSSUM.
THE TESSELATIONS THAT WORK AS INTERNAL CLADDING FOR THE STRUCTURE THAT TACKLES THE DISCOMFORT OF A WAFFLE GRID ALSO PROVIDE SOLUTION FOR THE RENOVATIVE HABIT OF THE CLIENT. POSSUMS HAVE THE TENDENCY TO RENOVATE THEIR SPACE BY MUNCHING AND DESTRUCTING SOME PART OF THEIR HOUSE MAINLY MUNCHING THE OPENING OF THE TREE HOLLOW. THESE PANELS ALLOW EASY REPAIR BY SIMPLY REPLACING THE DAMAGED ONES. THIS FUNCTION INCREASES THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE BOTTOM PLATFORM OF THE DENS WERE AT FIRST PLANNED TO BE FULLY MADE OF A GRID. THIS IS TO ALLOW SCATS TO FALL OFF. HOWEVER SIMILAR TO THE WAFFLE GRID, THIS WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE CLIENT. THEREFORE WE CHANGE THE DESIGN BY PLACING A SMOOTH PLATFORM WITH THE GRID AT THE END AS WELL AS PLACING THEM IN A SLIGHT ANGLE TO ALLOW THE SMALL SCATS 31 TO FALL OFF BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE POSSUMS.
C2. ALGORITHMIC DEFINITION STEP 1:
OPENING GEOMETRY BASE GEOMETRY SOLID UNION
DEN 1
CENTRE
LINE
HETEROSWEEP
BASE GEOMETRY DEN 2
SCALE
CENTRE LINE
DEN 3
CENTRE
CENTRE HETEROSWEEP
SCALE OPENING GEOMETRY
FORM FRAMEWORK
PATHWAY SYSTEM
ORIENT SOLID INTERSECTION
SOLID DIFFERENCE
SOLID DIFFERENCE
SOLID DIFFERENCE
ORIENT
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STEP 2:
MESH BAKED FRAMEWORK
MESH
WEAVERBIRD JOIN
MESH TRIANGLE NAKED
MINIMAL SURFACE STRUCTURE
MINIMAL SURFACE
H EDGES
SPRINGS FROM LINE KANGAROO SOLVER
MESH
MESH THICKEN
VERTICES
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STEP 3:
BR CONVERTED MESH TO BREP
BOUNDING BOX
DECONSTRUCT BREP
ARRAY X-AXIS FACE ARRAY Z-AXIS FACE
BR
WAFFLE GRID
WAFFLE GRID BOUNDARY
GRID SLOTS
EXTRUDE
REP BREP INTERSECTION START POINT BREP BREP INTERSECTION
MID POINT END POINT
LINE
SWEEP
TRIM
LINE
SWEEP
TRIM
REP BREP INTERSECTION BOUNDARY
EXTRUDE
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C2. ASSEMBLY
AIMS TO BE ACHIEVE FOR THE PROTOTYPE: - STRONG STRUCTURAL QUALITIES OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS - SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE INTERIOR SPACE - PERFORATION PROVIDED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE BOTTOM PLATFORM - GRIDS OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS PROPOSED TO THE PAWS OF THE POSSUM
STEP 1: LASER CUTTING THE LUAN PLYWOOD ARE CUT ACCORDING TO THE 2 DIMENSIONAL LINES OF THE DESIGN
VERTICAL GRID PIECES (FINS)
HORIZONTAL GRID PIECES
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STEP 2: PIECES PREP BECAUSE THE LAYOUT CONSIST OF SMALL INCISIONS, SOME PIECES ARE NOT CUT PROPERLY BY THE LASER CUTTER, ESPECIALLY AT THE SLOTS. A BOX CUTTER IS USED TO CUT OUT THE PIECES TO AVOID JAGGED EDGES THAT CAN HAPPEN BY SNAPPING.
STEP 3: SLOTTING
THE GRIDS ARE SLOTTED IN TWO DIRECTION. THE STRUCTURE WOULD RESULT IN A FLUSH CONNECTION. FURTHER SUPPORT WAS REQUIRED AS THE PIECES SLIDE OUT EASILY.
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STEP 4: GLUEIENG BECAUSE THE PIECES SLIDE OUT EASILY, GLUE IS USED IN THE ASSEMBLY. GLUE IS PLACED AFTER ALL THE PIECES ARE ALREADY SLOTTED BECAUSE THE SLOTS CANNOT BE RIGID WHEN ASSEMBLING.
STEP 5: PANELS AND BOTTOM PLATFORM
AFTER THE GLUE HAS SET AND THE GRIDS IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND, THE PANELS ARE GLUED ON THE GRID AT THE INNER PART OF THE STRUCTURE. THE BOTTOM GRID IS SLOTTED AND GLUE ON A SIMILAR MANNER. PANELS ARE THEN USED TO COVER PART OF THE BOTTOM PLATFORM.
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C2. FINISH PROTOTYPE
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STEP 4: GLUEIENG
STEP 5: PANELS AND BOTTOM PLATFORM
AIMS TO BE ACHIEVE FOR THE PROTOTYPE: -
STRONG STRUCTURAL QUALITIES OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS
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SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE INTERIOR SPACE
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PERFORATION PROVIDED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE BOTTOM PLATFORM
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GRIDS OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS PROPOSED TO THE PAWS OF THE POSSUM
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C3. FINAL DETAIL MODEL
PROPOSED DESIGN
NORTH ELEVATION
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SOUTH ELEVATION
PROPOSED DESIGN ON SITE
NORTH ELEVATION ON SITE WITH HUMAN REFERENCE
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UNDERSIDE OF SOUTH ELEVATION ON TREE FORK
TOP VIEW WITH TREE SUPPORT CROSS SECTION 55
PROPOSED DESIGN PROTOTYPE
1 :2 PROTOTYPE
PROTOTYPE CLOSE UP
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INTERIOR VIEW OF PROTOTYPE
C3. DESIGN REFLECTION
AFTER THE FABRICATION OF THE PROTOTYPE, SEVERAL ISSUES WERE NOTICED REGARDING THE DESIGN. THE ISSUES WERE: 1.
STRENGTH OF THE WAFFLE GRID
EVEN THOUGH THE STRUCTURE OF PROTOTYPE CAN SUPPORT ITS OWN WEIGHT AND SOME WHAT RIGID. THE STRUCTURE HOWEVER, SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY FRAGILE. 2.
ASSOCIATION OF THE PAW SIZE TO THE WAFFLE STRUCTURE
THE WAFFLE STRUCTURE DOES HELP IN IMPROVING MOVEMENT ALLOWANCE AS IT ALLOWS MORE GRIP FOR THE CLIENT TO CLIMB ON. BUT THE WAFFLE GRID SIZES ARE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. THE PAW SIZE OF THE POSSUMS ARE NOT EQUAL IN LENGTH.
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C3. FURTHER IMPROVEMENT 1. STRENGTH OF WAFFLE GRID
WE HAVE DECIDED THAT IN SOLVING THIS ISSUE, WE WERE TO INCREASE THE THICKNESS OF THE VERTICAL GRIDS (FINS). BY DOING SO, THE STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE A RIGID PRIMARY STRUCTURAL SYSTEM. THE HORIZONTAL PIECES COULD BE DECREASE AS THE HORIZONTAL WOULD LIFT MUCH OF THE LOAD BUT RATHER AS A TIE FOR THE VERTICAL GRIDS, STEPS FOR THE CLIENTS AS WELL AS LOAD DISTRIBUTION. THIS ALTERATION CAN EASILY BE DONE ONTO THE ALGORITHM BY INCREASING THE EXTRUSION DISTANCE OF THE VERTICAL GRID AS WELL AS ALTERING THE SLOTS SIZES. THE NUMBER OF GRIDS CAN ALSO BE DECREASE BY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF ARRAY FACES.
GRID CLOSE UP ON PROTOTYPE
2. ASSOCIATION OF THE PAW SIZE TO THE WAFFLE STRUCTURE
FOR THIS ISSUE, WE HAD TO REFER BACK TO THE CLIENT STUDY. HAVING THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A MATURE POSSUMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAW SIZE IS OF ABOUT 3CM BY 6CM, WE HAVE SET THE GRID TO HAVE A 1: 2 DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HORIZONTAL GRID PIECES AND VERTICAL GRID PIRCES. WE HAVE SPACE THE VERTICAL PIECES TO ABOUT 18MM AND 36MM FOR THE HORIZONTAL. THIS WILL ALLOW BETTER MOVEMENT FOR THE POSSUM TO GRIP TO WHICH WOULD LIKE DECREASE THE SPAN OF THE PAW TO HALF OF ITS SIZE. THIS IMPROVEMENT IS CHANGED BY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF FACES ARRAY WHICH DETERMINES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GRID P
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C3. FINAL OUTCOME NORTH ELEVATION
BEFORE
AFTER
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SOUTH ELEVATION
BEFORE
AFTER
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TOP VIEW
BEFORE
AFTER
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C3. DESIGN SUMMARY
AIMS TO BE ACHIEVE FOR THE PROTOTYPE: -
STRONG STRUCTURAL QUALITIES OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS
THIS NOW IS ACHIEVABLE BY CHANGING THE THICKNESS OF THE VERTICAL GRID TO BE 3 TIMES THICKER THAN THE HORIZONTAL GRID. THE STRUCTURE NOW IS MORE RIGID COMPARE TO THE PREVIOUS DESIGN AS THE STRUCTURE NOW HAS A POST THAT HANDLES THE OVERALL LOAD. THEREFORE THE WAFFLE GRID WOULD NO LONGER BE AS MOVEABLE AS IN THE DESIGN BEFORE.
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SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE INTERIOR SPACE
WITH PANELS BEING PLACED AS THE INTERNAL CLADDING, THE INTERIOR IS SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE, FITTING FOR THE HOUSING OF THE CLIENT. IDEALLY THE PANELS TO BE OF 12MM THICK TO PROVIDE INSULATION PROPERTIES FOR THE CLIENT.
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PERFORATION PROVIDED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE BOTTOM PLATFORM
THE PERFORATION OF THE STRUCTURE AS PROPOSE WITH THE BOTTOM PLATFORM COVERED WITH PANELS PARTLY WOULD STILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO WORK AS THE SLANTING OF THE PLATFORM PROVIDES A PUSH IN EXPOSING THE SCATS.
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GRIDS OF THE WAFFLE GRIDS PROPOSED TO THE PAWS OF THE POSSUM
THE FINAL ALTERATION, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE SIZING OF THE POSSUMS PAW FOR CLIMBING IN WHICH WE CHANGE THE GRID DISTANCE WHICH PROVIDES STEPS FOR THE POSSUMS.
PROTOTYPE
REAL LIFE PRODUCTION
FABRICATION METHOD : LASER CUT
FABRICATION METHOD : CNC - MILL
MATERIAL: LUAN PLYWOOD
MATERIAL: TIMBER
MATERIAL SIZE : 2.7MM 900X600, $6.90 EACH
MATERIAL SIZE : 12MM 200X1361, $32 EACH
TOTAL MATERIAL COST : $21
TOTAL MATERIAL COST : $224
FABRICATION TIME : 1 HOUR
FABRICATION TIME : 22 HOUR
TOTAL ESTIMATION COST : $73/DEN
TOTAL ESTIMATION COST : $800/DEN
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C4. LEARNING OUTCOMES Objective 1. “interrogat[ing] a brief” AFTER SPENDING THE WHOLE SEMESTER WITH THE STUDIO BRIEF, NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGNING HAS BEEN OPEN UP TO US. IN PART A AND PART B, WE HAVE STUDIED NEW METHODS OF DESIGNING WITH TECHNOLOGIES AND WHAT IT HAS BROUGHT UPON TO THE WORLD. WE HAVE LOOK IN DEEPER IN THE CONSEQUENCES DESIGNING OBTAINS. DESIGNING IS EXPOSED IN THIS SUBJECT TO BE BIGGER THAN CREATIVITY WHICH INCLUDES IMPACT OF IT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE COST OF MANUFACTURING TO THE RESTRICTIONS OF CONSTRUCTIONS. THE SUBJECT TAUGHT US ON HOW TO MANAGE THOSE IMPACTS WITH DESIGNING BY USING THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PRESENT TODAY. Objective 2. “an ability to generate a variety of design possibilities for a given situation” THE STUDIO HAS TAUGHT US NEW TECHNIQUES OF DESIGNING WITH THE EXPLORATION OF VARIOUS DIGITAL PROGRAMS WHICH USES ALGORITHMIC DESIGN, PARAMETRIC MODELLING AND VISUAL PROGRAMMING. WITH THE OPTIONEERING METHOD DESIGNING ASSOCIATED IN THE STUDIO, CONSTRAINTS ARE GIVEN IN THE DESIGN AND WITH THAT WE ARE PUSH TO EXPLORE FURTHER THESE TECHNIQUES AND NEW ONES WHICH PROVIDES US BETTER CONTROL OF DESIGNING WITH THESE DIGITAL DESIGNING METHODS. Objective 3. developing “skills in various three- dimensional media” THE BRIEF HAS REQUIRED US TO DESIGN WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIA MAINLY IN TERMS OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNING. THIS METHOD IS USED IN FORM FINDING, PARAMETRIC MODELLING, ANALYZING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS DIGITAL FABRICATION. AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THESE PROCESS, WE HAVE DEVELOP SKILLS TO DESIGN WITH VERSATILITY. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PROCESSES ALWAYS REFERS BACK TO ONE ANOTHER THEREFORE WE NEEDED TO ALWAYS OBTAIN BETTER CONTROL ON OUR COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN. THIS IS SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS ADAPTABLE WHENEVER FACING CRISIS AND CONSTRAINTS. Objective 4. “an understanding of relationships between architecture and air” WE WERE ALSO EXPOSED TO THE REALITY OF DESIGNING. THE BRIEF HAS REQUIRED US TO FABRICATE OUR IDEAS AND PRESENT THEM. THIS HAS GIVEN NEW EYES IN DESIGNING THAT A CONCEPT SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A BASIS AND THAT A THOUGHT OUT CONCEPT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. NOT ALL PROPOSALS
CAN BE BROUGHT TO REALITY (FABRICATE). HOWEVER, AFTER FACING REJECTIONS (OUR GROUP’S DESIGN WAS REJECTED IN FABRICATION FOR 8 TIMES STRAIGHT WITH DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS) WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP BUT INSTEAD TRY TO ADAPT AND FIND A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY TO EXPLORE AND NOT BE AFRAID OF CHANGE OF IDEAS. Objective 5. “the ability to make a case for proposals” THE BRIEF AT FIRST PUZZLED US AS FOR THE FIRST PROPOSAL, WE DID NOT CATCH A GREAT UNDERSTANDING ON THE CASE WE WERE GIVEN. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ARGUE ON OUR PROPOSALS AND OUR OUTCOME ON THE CASE WAS UNSATISFYING. WE THEN RETHINK ABOUT THE CASE AND HAVE RESEARCH DEEP IN THE MANNER. WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP OUR PROPOSALS WITH CONCRETE STUDIES AND UNDERSTANDING. THIS WAS ALSO POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE TOOK IN THE INITIATIVE TO THINK CREATIVELY AND THINK FURTHER WITH FEEDBACKS GIVEN TO US. Objective 6. conceptual, technical and design analyses of contemporary architectural projects; IN OUR EFFORT TO TACKLE THE DESIGN BRIEF, WE HAVE OPEN UP TO VARIOUS METHODS AND CONCEPTS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS. WE WERE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE PROS AND CONS OF SEVERAL CONTEMPORARY IDEAS IN WHICH WE TOOK INITIATIVE TO ASSOCIATE IN OUR DESIGN. WE WERE NEVER EXPOSED TO CONCEPTS SUCH AS MINIMAL SURFACE AND WAFFLE GRID BEFORE THIS BUT THROUGH THIS STUDIO WE MANAGED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND FUNCTIONALITY OF IT. Objective 7. foundational understandings of computational geometry, data structures and types of programming; ALL IN ALL FROM THIS STUDIO, WE WERE ABLE TO GRASP ON THE FOUNDATION OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN. WE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND USE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY, DATA STRUCTURES AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLUG-INS AND SOFTWARES. MAINLY IN THIS FINAL PROPOSAL, WE EXPLORE GREATLY ON MESH CONTROLS FROM THE USAGE OF WEAVERBIRD AND KANGAROO TO CONTROLLING THE PROPERTY WITHIN A MESH INPUTS. Objective 8. begin developing a personalised repertoire of computational techniques substantiated by the understanding of their advantages, disadvantages and areas of application. THROUGHOUT THE MULTIPLE DESIGN PROCESS THAT WE HAVE WENT THROUGH THIS STUDIO, WE ALL HAVE DEVELOP OUR OWN STYLE OF DESIGNING THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN. FROM THAT WE HAVE OBTAINED OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING WHICH ALLOW US TO HAVE BETTER CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAMS.
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