DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - PINEAPPLE Cassandra Seow Yie Fang 759925 Michelle James , Tutorial 11
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Measured Drawings
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I placed the pineapple directly on paper and traced around it, to get the outer shape and rough measurements. To make it more accurate, I have used tape measure to measure it. For the top view, the pineapple was photographed from the top and drew on paper with tape measure’s measurements.
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Analysis
For the analysis, I have decided to core the pineapple and remove all the filling inside, just to have the flat skin laying on the surface. After observing, the hexagonal pattern swirls around the pineapple and the flaps on it fold, which makes it look spikey.
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This zoomed in image shows the hexagonal shapes with triangular flaps on the top that creates a curved line surrounding the whole pineapple that is kind of symmetrical but irregular in shape at the same time.
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Digital Model
Elevation
Perspective Plan
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Digital Model Process
A 3D sphere is created and then transformed to a more oval shape using gumball, adjusting its size based on the pineapple.
With the help of panelling tool, a panelling grid is created using surface domain number. Then, the a 6-sided truncated pyramid is made to form the hexagonal patterns of the pineapple.
Using grid utility, offset points is chosen to aid with the the custom panel grid 3D, which is to add the hexagonal shape all around.
The distance between each hexagonal shapes are then adjusted to make it as close as possible but still showing the green base, like how a real pineapple does.
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Sketch Model
Panel and Fold - Overlapping hexagonal shapes that creates a textured skin
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For my reconfigured object, I have created a 3 dimensional skin which incorpo-
rates both panel and folding. Panel being the hexagonal shapes of different sizes
and folding being that they are folded at different angles which creates different
volumes. This 3D skin will cover all around the sleeping pod and gives it a edgy look.
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Sketch Design #1
Spikey, awareness, protection
What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? Using triangular and hexagonal shapes, the 3D skin covers whole of the sleeping pod and the spikes send a message of “Do not come near me� which lets the sleeper to have their personal space. Also, the glass covering the sleeper is a one way glass so people would not be able to see in. The sleeper would have their own private space when they still know whats happening around them.
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Sketch Design #2 Social but private, secluded
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How does this respond to your personal space? This sleeping pod can be used for one person or two people. For people who knows each other, they can rest together. For strangers, there’s a panel in between of them to provide personal privacy. The reason of the difference in height between the head and legs part are because people tend to feel more at ease when they have a larger breathing space. It would not feel too claustraphobic. Again, the panel and fold texture would be present as the base of the sleeping pod.
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Sketch Design #3
Closing the gap towards the outside world
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How does this respond to your personal space? For this design, it slightly differs from the 2 before as for this, I want the sleeper to be completely cut off from the outside world. It is more sleek looking and futuristic. Panel and fold is shown as how the panel on top of the head is folded across, covering the whole body up. The sliding panel can be left closed or open depends on the sleeper’s liking.
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