/ Discuss about digital fabrication and tensigrity system. NCKU, Forth Year Optional Studio Instructor: Kane Yanagawa Group Work, cooperated with Chih Yu Ou, Mokra Slama Site: London, UK Type: Architecture Design / Installation My Work: Concept Design, Drawings (unless specific) Spring, 2015
Playvilion The design mainly discussed how tools affect our ways to design. In nowadays, with so many tools and the more information we have about fabrication, should we still use the traditional way constructing architecture? From hand drawing blueprint to CAD, or hand making models to 3D models in the computer, what will be the next step of our design? First stage of the design is about creating new tools. We built our own vacuum former, 3D printer, and also 2D drill machine which can be controlled by computer. We expected that all of our design methods and components can fully use and made by these tools. In the second stage, we use these tools as a form finding method to help our design. Insert tensegrity systems that will affect by vacuum pressure, vacuum former help us find the minimum surface of the form. With computer-controlled drill machine, we can customized all of the components of the design. And also all of the joints in this design can be 3D printed. The full design can be made through digital fabrication and easily installed by our own.
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