UNDULATIONS | Hybrid Fabrication and Spatial Configuration

UNDULATIONS DIG ITAL D ES IG N AN D FA BR IC AT I ON B en jam in Ch on g I N idh i He gde

CONCEPT U ndu l at i o n s a i m s to cre ate a dynam ic , t hree dim ens io nal sp atial co nďŹ guratio n wit h a s in gu l a r u nit. The curvat ure o f t he ge o m etr y m ake s it fee l like it is alm ost owi n g w ith co nsiste nt rise and fall.

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ITERATIONS

Thi nne r pro ďŹ le al lows fo r more pe r mea ble st r uc tu re, bu t may c ra ck eas il y alo ng ar ms

Thi cke r pro ďŹ le i s st ru ct ura lly st ro ng er, b ut t he m u lt ip le leve ls o f laye r s a re n ot v i si ble

Thi cke r co re w it h tap er in g a rm s al lows for a ro bust st r uct ure w i th ou t com pro misi ng sp ati al qu ali ty

PROCESS

3D p rin ted geo m etr y

Casting silicone r ubb e r with g eo m etr y inside to create neg at ive mo uld

Ne gative m o uld is left to fully cure

Ca sti n g po sit ive us ing pl a ste r to o btain a si n gle m o dule

Rem oving plaste r fro m m o uld

P laster cast is m icrowaved to fully d ry

RESULT 3D P R IN T P r in t ti m e : 2.5 ho ur s

SILICONE M O UL D C asti ng t ime : 20 min ute s C ur ing t ime : 24 h ou rs M o uld m ass : 3 80 g pe r mo ul d

PL AST E R CAST C asti ng t ime : 5 m inu tes D ry in g t i m e: 5 -7 m inu te s C ur ing t ime ( M ic rowave) : 7 m inu tes pe r batch Averag e ca st mass: 11 3 g p er u nit

7.76 cm

8 .74 cm

3. 85 cm

Vo lu me: 74 .6 cm 3

PERMEABILITY L igh t fil ter s th ro ugh t he po cket s o f space created by the inte rs ect io ns o f m od ules .

This cre ate s d iffe rent s patial q ualit ies wit h d ire ct and ind irect light ing.

MODULARITY U nits of the s a me g e om e tr y c an be repeate dly ar rang ed fo r inďŹ nite scalability.

This si n gl e u ni t c an b e ro t ated to explo re m ult iple conďŹ gurat io ns.

SCALABILITY The m o du l e ca n be e nvis io ned at a d ifferent m agnit ude of scale s, ch a ngi n g t he user exper ie nce o f t he sculpt ure.

PERMUTATIONS A s ingle unit can fo r m different per mut ati o ns o f spat ial confi gu rat i on s .