RESEARCH DATE: SPRING 2007
PENTAGONAL
WALL
SYSTEM
Green Tinted Acrylic Hex Bolt Fasteners
Team: Jason Ivaliotis Nicholas Kothari
CNC CONTOUR MILLING DIAGRAM
CATALOGUE OF COMPONENTS AND BEND ANGLES AT EACH FOLDED EDGE
STUDY MODEL PROCESS: Connection details are based on the initial study of primary and secondary geometric
A
components
where
one cell type remains static while the other dynamically adjusts its
A
angles to form a flexible connective
B
C
geometry.
C
DIGITAL GENERATION:
C
The overall form of the mesh system B
is determined by the triangular grid.
A A
A B
A
A: Cellular Unit B: Gusset Face Plate C. Gusset Joint Plate
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM FOR DOUBLE SKIN SYSTEM
Points are strategically pushed and pulled to create an S-shaped base and a curved section which promotes structural
stability
and
proper
balance of the system. The triangles are subdivided and transformed into pentagonal cells for rigidity.
ASSEMBLY PROCESS: An Adjustable Triangle Acts As An “Adjustable Jig� For Creating All The Unique Bends In The 18 Cell Wall System
Maintaining coplanar geometry in nontriangulated surfaces is one of the many challenges modelling
the a
students
face
fabrication-ready
when system.
Triangulated faces are a common solution to achieving co-planarity, however this limits the patterns and forms that can be developed. The major innovation in this project is the subdivision of giant triangular planes into three pentagons.
Each
pentagonal cell has a unique bent flap detail which allows for easy and adjustable edge-to-edge connections.
DOUBLE SKIN SYSTEM
PE thari
GSAPP Visual Studies Spring 2008
ADJUSTABLE EDGE FLAPS: SECONDARY CONNECTIVE GEOMETRY FINAL ASSEMBLY: 18 Cell Component System
Form FORMGeneration GENERATIONProcess: PROCESS
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CELL Co-planar triangle grid
Forming surface irregularities by adjusting point locations
Sub-divide each triangle into 3 quadrangles
Omitting corner connections and keeping all edge connections this creates pentagons and voids.
New arrangement of parts
Extrude face and taper
Omit creat Add