RESEARCH DATE: SPRING 2012
URBAN
CARPET
Aluminum
Team: Aisha Alsager Wes Bassett Matthew Celmer Jason Hill
FLATTENED GEOMETRY
SINGLE CELL OF 13 COMPONENTS
FOUR CELL PANEL SECTION
CELLULAR PANEL INSTANTIATED ONTO SURFACE
CELLULAR PANEL ASSEMBLY DIAGRAMS
Columbia GSAPP | Beyond Prototype | Spring 2012 | Aisha Alsager, Wes Bassett, Matthew Celmer, Jason Hill
STUDY MODEL PROCESS: The initial analogue studies focused on the creation of a rigid three dimensional cell formed from a single sheet of paper. Each cell is a folded brick which contains a parametrically controlled aperture that is surrounded by a triangulated mesh used to connect with adjacent cells. DIGITAL GENERATION: The folded mesh is generated by several parametric definitions in Grasshopper to map the rigid cellular geometry onto a free form surface. With an aperture at its center, each cell is composed of two folded panels that are mirrored about their center axis and joined by gusset plates. The center aperture is calibrated to receive organic inserts of
CELLULAR PANEL ASSEMBLY
various sizes.
ASSEMBLY PROCESS: CNC Contour Cutting And Bending 1/8� Aluminum Sheet Stock.
The
Urban
Carpet
is
envisioned
as
a
multifaceted system that is able to gracefully transition between shelter and walking surface. The lower portion provides a smooth surface tessellation for sitting or climbing while the upper portion becomes a wall and a sheltering canopy with apertures of variable size and depth. These apertures provide a container for organic plant life that can emerge from within the wall and cover the outer surface by using the cellular mesh as an armature. Each unit within this system is fabricated from two panels of 1/8� aluminum sheet stock that form a rigid structure from the intricate, triangulated folds of the connective geometry between cells.
SURFACE GENERATION
URBAN CARPET AS FLOOR , WALL AND ROOF
PARAMETRICALLY INSTANTIATED MODULES
CELLULAR MESH
URBAN CARPET WITH GRASS INSERTS