MANUEL JIMÉNEZ GARCÍA AND GILLES RETSIN
DISCRETE METHODS
Statement about the Research Content and Process Description
Methodology
Discrete Design v1.0 and v2.0 is discrete aggregation software developed specifically for large-scale 3D printing. The software aggregates thousands of instantiated fragments into a continuous line. Two fullscale prototypes – VoxelChair v1.0 and the Ogonori chaise longue – were created to test the software and its various iterations.
1. Iterative coding and scriptwriting for new software development;
Questions
4. Reviews, lectures and seminars to ensure continuous peer feedback and knowledge exchange.
2. Iterative digital prototyping of line fragments; 3. Iterative physical testing using robotically 3D-printed prototypes to serialise and anticipate errors;
1. How can robotic 3D printing scale-up to produce architectural structures? 2. How can the 3D-printing process be accelerated and efficiently optimised to reduce the amount of material used? How can possible errors be anticipated?
Dissemination
Discrete Design v1.0 and v2.0 and the 3D-printed prototypes have featured in four exhibitions and seven invited talks, lectures and conference presentations internationally. The authors have written about the project in seven chapters and have published two related edited volumes, one for Detail and one for Architectural Design. VoxelChair v1.0 has been positively reviewed in print (Wired) and on numerous online platforms like 3D Printing.
3. How can a design method accommodate local variations of material density in the prefabrication of 3D-printed objects, while also ensure their structural stability?
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