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DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - SKIN AND BONE Baolin Qiu

(813267) Siavish Malek + Group 3

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Measured Drawings PLAN

The umbrella measured by tape for its straight distances between two points such as edge length, hand shank height and length of bones.

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SECTION

The angle that betweent the hand shank and umbrella’s top surface were measured by paper that fold paper until the angle ďŹ t the space.

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ELEVATION

The curve on umbrella fabric measured by tracing the curve on photo of umbrella elevation.

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Analysis Bone and Skin Umbrella is a portable stuff that composed of metal/ aluminum as its bone and waterproof fabric as its skin to offer people a function of screening sunlight and rain.

The function is working while the bone and skin are combined, without one of them the umbrella is useless. It is light in weight and small in volume while closed. However, the aluminum elements combine into the bone structure which is strength enough for support the skin and afford wind. Also, waterproof material sepread and cover the surface on the bones, so the area that coverd by the umbrella will not get wet. The fan which we observed in tutorial has the same characters that bamboo bones compose with paper skin.

To conclude, the bone and skin can combined into a thing with variable size, light weight, portable volume and complete functions. Materials will affect the thing as well.

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DETAIL

This graph is showing the connections and joints under the umbrella cover, the central element links all eight mainbones, so when people push this one up, the umbrella open with the support from bones.

Hinge joints and fixed joint can be found at the conner of an opend up umbrella, they make the volume of umbrella can minimise when people do not need it and support the waterproff fabric when people open up it.

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Digital Model

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IN CLASS ACTIVITY

Using a timber-connected structure as bone and cover it with cloth as skin to build a personal room which against invasions.

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Sketch Model

Unfolded (top view) Standed up

Idea of this model comes from using least material, simplest structure and lightest weight to creat maximum room with shelter.

Closed

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The materials of it are transparent membrane and metal wire.

Sketch Design #1 Friendly, soft, breathing room, bubbles What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]

Plan Elevation

How does this respond to your personal space?

Creat a personal space but not harmful and pointed to others, friendly for communication. Bubbles charge large room without angles, cloth are soft but isolate from touch by others.

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Sketch Design #2 Lignt top, transparent, female What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]

Plan How does this respond to your personal space?

Lateral view

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This flower shape object designed to wear on head like hat which is light, transparent and pretty specially for lady. It may expand more if need, or narrow down.

Sketch Design #3 Expand, hard boundaries, against invasions What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]

Elevation

Plan

How does this respond to your personal space?

Detail: thin, clear lines between bonesto creat a surface

This model provide a strong, hard and pointed frame and expand out to against spatial invansions and make people feel protected and comfortable in their own space.

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