Digital Design & Fabrication M2

DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL

Catherine Kho - Liao Zicheng (Cloris) - Li Zixuan (Lauren) Joshua Russo #9 + Panel & Fold 3

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Concept & Personal space analysis The concept behind this design is to create something for people who are used to be bestfriends, got into problem which makes them awkward with each other. Years later, they meet again in a situation where they have to communicate to each other face-to-face. Both parties are fine as the problem happened years ago, however, it cannot be denied that everything had changed and they are not close anymore...

Head is the most sensitive part of human’s body because people can see, smell and feel. When people walk in the street, the first thing they can notice is other people’s face.

In order to fit our concept, we try to design a place that can obstruct the eye contact and provide a comfortable surrouding for the person who feel awkward with his friend. Therefore, our design is mainly cover the head and neck, which can prevent staring from other people and feel less awkward.

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Area near reproductory organs require more private areas, however to our concept it is not the priority, so we will not focus on this.

Sketch Design Development

This design is from M1, it is made from folded triangle panel which covers head. We choose head because it is the most sensitive part of human’s body because people can see, smell and feel. This design provide a private area for the face, it can easily prevent getting to close in the communication situation, therefore, people can feel comfortable. This will be the starter design of the refined sketch.

Considering the feedback from M1, our group thinking to use the diamond shape of the paper lantern which is the most obvious characteristic to create the form of the personal space. In order to fit our concept, we choose the last design to create a comfortable and protected space for people to stay inside

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Refined Sketch Model

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Using Paper

Using PVC Plastic Sheet

We wanted to create something from a piece of material and folded in a triangular shapes. Initially we are just using paper.

We tried it in the material that we desire, which is a transparent material, and this time we are using PVC plastic. However, the result is rather disappointing. It is really diffcult to manipulate the shape of it. It is also aethetically unpleasing due to the messy edges and scratches due to the sheet is rubbing against cutting mat which makes the clean transparency that we desire

Using thin cardboard

Exploring how panel and fold works, using diamond shape of the lantern as the base to create this sketch model. First, I cut out a smaller diamond shape in the cardboard to create a 2d shape. Then folding the corner of the geometry, 3d shape was formed and it become a standing volume.

2nd Skin proposed design V.1 The first proposal is to use the transparent materials to create a personal space for people’s head. The concept of our design is for the friends who feel awkward while they meeting each other, so we cover the head part to obstruct the eye contact to each other. And this can let them feel not so awkward and can provide them a comfortable private space.

The shape of the design is using the diamond shape from the lantern, one diamond shape folding and become two small triangle. Several triangle combine together to create this personal space for head.

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Initialy we wanted to use clear perspex as our materials and use laser cuts, however, while we were experimenting with the materials, we realise it cannot be bend and meanwhile using glue makes the model looks messy as it is transparent.

So we try experimenting with other clear materials and try to use PVC Plastic Sheet, which offers flexibility so we can bend it to create the model.

However, it does not gives the clear clean tranparency that we desire.

PROS: -

PROS: Easy, works with most materials

PROS: Easy, cheap as there is no addtional material added

CONS: Costly, require a precision to create the hole but may use laser cut, so need some experience in laser cut

CONS: Aesthetically unpleasing as the material is clear, so the glues are visible

CONS: Do not work with all materials as some material tend to break when it is bend, e.g.

Perspex, not much air circulation as there is no gap

We try use cardboard instead and make a holes into. This method consist of the advantages from 3 different folding methods, and get away from the disadvantages of the previous 3 methods. It for people to be able to see things and not suffocated. It’s easy, cheap, lightweight and the only cons we found is it is not waterproof, which should not be a problem. So we decide using the tab method.

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Using tab to connect one component to other

2nd Skin proposed design V.2

PLAN

ISOMETRIC

FRONT ELEVATION

This proposed design is did not change a lot in term of its shape. The nature of the design changed due to failure in terms of materiality. The material we proposed previously did not works with the model proposed, so after experimenting with materials, we intended to use cardboard with holes cut and tab to fabricate the design.

It did not gives the reflective quality of a clear plastic, however this gives a nice shadows to the person who wear it, which creates a space for the person to hide but interacting with other people at the same time.

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PERSPECTIVE FROM PEOPLE WHO WEAR IT

PERSPECTIVE FROM PEOPLE WHO SEE IT

A person personal space’s may threaten to be invaded not only physically, but through eye contact. In this case, these persons who used to be very close now is very awkward with each other. With a direct eye contact, it will make both parties feels uncomfortable. With this design, it allows a distraction through eye contact as it hides people who wear them and also the way shadows hits the face also hides the person. As the Sommer’s Personal Space (1969) stated, when there is an ‘obstruction’, it create a sense of relief and makes the person be more confident.

Shadows hides the eyes of the person

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Precedent Research Shadows // Light // Manipulation // Aesthetic

Clear // Folding // Internal Space

Triangle roof frame // Light // Skylight

Polygons have been contributing to human architecture since the great pyramids days. They are used in modern architecture and design nowadays. Polygons can give the architecture and design an aesthetically pleasing. They can also manipulate light in some creative ways to augment the interiors and exteriors of any structure. So we use polygon shapes to create an elegant and useful design for personal space.

This design uses clear material to create a kind of coast with hat to create a personal space. It uses “folding� to fold the sheet to a large member of triangular shapes to create internal space, which also inspires us to use the similar idea to create personal space with clear materials.However, when we use perspex sheet, It is too hard to fold it.

A member of triangular skylights are set into the roof witch used stainless-steel to get the daylight directly into the reading room. Skylights on the roof truncated pyramidal sections fill the internal space with soft and diffused north light. This skylights design give us an idea of using clear material in our design to let light come in to offer people a field of vision.

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Precedent applied to design

This sketch shows the section of the roof of the library. Our group try to draw this section to discover how the light comes into the internal space through the skylights.

Skylight Hole -- inspired us to make hole on our models to allows light come through

Plan of the roof which formed by series of triangular shapes

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For the next 2 design we decide to experiment with one design consist of cut triangle, and the other one with some triangle sheet that are cut and is not.

Design development - Version #1 ISOMETRIC

PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

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The idea behind this design is from analysing human personal space. Most private are for human are head, chest (especially women) and near hips.

From this understanding of human private space, we create something to cover head and chest, but not hips area due to our concept is to a ex-best friend, not to a stranger, therefore we think that covering the hips is not the priority.

Limit shoulder joint’s movement so the idea of hugging

We wanted to create something that will evoke sense of safeness and comfort to the wearer. This not only via eye contact, but through possible body contact. When person who are very closed might greet each other buy hugging each other. With this design, it somehow restricting the movement of the joint in the shoulder, so the idea of hugging other people is less likely to happen. It prevent any action that may cause discomfort, rather than ‘chasing’ other people which has a more negative conotation.

other people is less likely because while hugging the joints are being moved halfway, compare to hand shake which only require quarter move.

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This design idea is align with Sommer’s Personal Space (1969), where people wanted to be close with someone to obtain warmth, but not too close which may cause discomfort. In this case, wanted to be able to interact comfortably but within certain boundaries.

Design development - Version #2 This design is influenced by the precedent research and the previous design we have made. We keep the basic form of the triangle but we make it smaller to get a more interesting visual effect.

Besides, we still keep the design to cover the head, shoulder and arms in order to show our concept. Some parts of the head is hollow because we want to let people have connection with others. At the same time they can prevent staring by other people and feel comfortable.

This design use different size of triangle, the triangles in the shoulder part is bigger because we want to keep the distance for people while they stand together.

Front Elevation

Left Elevation

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PLAN

ISOMETRIC

FRONT ELEVATION

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BACK ELEVATION

Prototype We decide to try to fabricate some part of the design, which the head part. We choose to use laser cut and using ivory card 290 GSM and using tab to join all parts like we did during experimenting with the joint. Using rhino and laser cut is definitely helps to make the process faster, because its using machine and we use command ptTab to create the tab, rather than doing it one-by-one.

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Testing Effects It creates shadow to the person face, which is what we expect to have.

It also create a visual barrier which also what we expect.

Front Elevation

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Left Elevation

Back Elevation

Appendix Sommer, R. (1969). Personal space : the behavioral basis of design / Robert Sommer. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1969.

Figures References Page 9 (from left to right) Polygon in Archictecure. Retrived on 27 March 2017 from http://www.flachware.de/juditpschiblg/

Flachware. halsschmuck detail. Retrived on 27 March 2017 from http://www.flachware.de/juditpschibl/

Griffiths, A. Metallic polygonal roof tops La Madeleine library by Tank Architectes. Retrieved on 27 March 2017 from https://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/14/metallic-polygonal-roof-stainless-

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