BOI HUYNH (DAVID)
Arch 102 Portfolio | Fall 2021 | CCSF | George Lin
CONTENTS
INSPIRATION Page 5
CONCEPT Page 9
PROTOTYPE Page 15
JOINTS Page 17
SKINS AND STRINGS Page 21
FIRST-GENERATION MODEL Page 23
SECOND-GENERATION MODEL Page 27
FINAL MODEL Page 31
Project: The Kite The Kite is an amazing project that allowed me to explore all aspects to design my kite with the concept that comes from nature.
INSPIRATION Nature - “Butterfly-shaped gland.” Bio - “Biomimicry of butterfly wings.”
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Modernist Architecture - The Butterfly residence by 314 architecture studio.
The Butterfly residence shows the beauty of deconstruction in modernist architecture with the shape of the butterfly with wings extends outwards. It’s a pretty modernist, dynamic, and creative design because we could imagine the building that is like being able to fly -“freedom,” and the space could acquire close to nature’s life - “butterfly-shaped.”
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Modernist Architecture Butterfly - Winged Wuxi Grand Theatre by PES Architects
Butterfly - Winged Wuxi Grand Theatre is an amazing structure in China, presenting like a butterfly landing on the edge of a lake, and it features a series of 8 wing-shaped overhanging roofs to protect it from the sun.
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Butterfly House is a dramatic architectural sculpture with the concept of the lifecycle of a butterfly.
Modernist Architecture Butterfly House by Laurie Chetwood
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Iteration 1
CONCEPT
BIG IDEA: Surrounding the Nature and Biology
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Materials: Wooden skewer sticks Printing papers Sewing strings
The first model is designed very simply by using the four sticks tied with strings, one stick is center to support three other sticks with strings. Papers are used for creating bending wings with biomimicry butterfly’s wing form. One stick is passed to two wings connecting by the holes. Three pairs of wings on different levels create the whole shape of a butterfly.
Strength:
Flexibility, dynamism and wildness.
Weakness:
Symmetry, thin and soft in paper material.
Opportunities:
Expanding more joints and layers, changing paper material.
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Iteration 2 Materials: Wooden skewer sticks Chipboards Sewing strings
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The second model is made of sticks and chipboard to form kites with the half-butterfly wing structure. Six single wings corresponding to six layers overlap together with different levels. The frame structure is formed from the vertical and horizontal lines. The strings are arranged level by level for creating the linkage show relationship between the wing to wing.
Strength:
Hard chipboards; unique and elegant.
Weakness:
Multiple rhythms, and repetition, base for support.
Opportunities:
Changing the frame structure.
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Iteration 3 Materials: Wooden skewer sticks Chipboards Sewing strings
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The third model is designed by the triangle shapes with butterfly’s wing form includes a pair of small wings at the first level and a pair of large wings at the second level. The frame structure also is formed from the vertical and horizontal lines. The strings are arranged level by level for creating the linkage show relationship between the wing to wing.
Strength:
Very wild and unique.
Weakness:
Symmetry and too big with holes.
Opportunities:
Changing the form of layers.
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PROTOTYPE
This prototype kite carries so many unique characteristics such as flexibility, elegance, and wildness design, like being able to fly - “freedom” and live in nature – “butterfly” with the biological of the wing form. It’s easy to bend in layers. The three bending wings are 3.5 in length and the other three wings are 4.0 in length in which are made from white card papers.
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JOINTS 17
The original model has applied the sewing thread as strings to tied all sticks comes together. The first tie was on the cross frame with two sticks. The second tie added a stick making the first diagonal frame. The third tie added another stick making the second diagonal frame. The final tie was tied up all four sticks for being stronger. It’s pretty hard to tie all come together yet it must require dexterity in every step of tying, and avoiding the situation of the rope loosen.
Thought about applying the white foam board. Cutting it into cube octagon form, then taking eight sticks to join at every single side. It’s pretty easy to connect every single stick but the strength of this material is so poor, easy to crack, and even broken when using the strings stretching the sticks for supporting the whole structure.
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Thought about the wooden stick square. Cutting into a long cube octagon form 1.5 inches tall and drilling the holes on its three sides. It is joined by the three sticks 8 inches long that go through two sides by holes. Moreover, in the upper part, one stick is connected into the hole with a mini screw for tying. Doing similarly for the other one below part. the wooden joint method is applied well which provides a very efficient way of connecting the units in making the final kite’s frame structure is more stable and durable.
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Skins and Strings 21
Much like plants, people, or animals, the skin of a building is really important for the surface. The skins have a responsibility to protect the contents in structure or making the unique pose or cover. Here, the skin structure of the kite is created with white card papers by bending wings with irregular sizes and following the diagram IN (Open) and OUT (Close) of holes on the skins. It means that there are opened the bending wings with more holes in biomimicry form for inside layers in order to catch the light, wind, and air come in and out. Unlike the inside layer, the outside of the bending wings is closed with fewer small holes in biomimicry form covered surrounding both levels.
Every single sewing strings play roles as a cable component for locking and supporting the structure stable by tension. The interesting technique is “skillful” to tie every point.
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FIRST-GENERATION MODEL
Exploded Axon
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Frame
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Skin (inside and outside)
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Connection
Strength:
Flexibility, dynamic and wild.
Weakness:
Repetition with the size of the wing big holes, too simple.
Opportunities:
Expanding more joints and changing the size of layers.
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SECOND-GENERATION MODEL
Exploded Axon
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Frame 1
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1st layer of skin (inside)
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1st layer of skin (outside)
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Connection 1
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Frame 2
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2st layer of up and down skin (inside)
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2 st layer of skin (outside)
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Connection 2
Strength:
Elegant and unique with irregular sizes for wings.
Weakness:
Developing in the limitation range.
Opportunities:
Exploring more skin for covering whole structure.
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FINAL MODEL
The final model is shown every single series of organic curves shapes the unique and wild kite structure complex with the method wooden joint frame structure. All components highlight the concept with combined well nature and biology as well as some characteristics of Modernism. I would say that this model could be a pretty dynamic and flexible design, like being able to fly - “freedom” and space can acquire close to nature’s life – “butterfly” with the biological of the butterfly’s wing shape. The inside of the kite is more open by creating more hole forms on the wings. Unlike the inside of the kite, the outside is more cover with designing fewer hole forms on the wings.
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Plan
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Section
Elevation
Exploded Axon 2st layer of skin (outside)
2st layer of skin (inside)
1st layer of skin (outside)
1st layer of skin (inside)
Strength:
Frame
Magnificent and elegant with white irregular curved skins, lightweight. Strings
Weakness:
Based on the strings.
Opportunities:
Using other supporting tools instead of strings.
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The final model is 11 inches high and 10.5 inches wide.
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The strings also perform the important task of tactfully stretching and a part supporting the frame for stability as well as locking the bending wings without slip out.
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The skin design achieves the purpose of the shadow comes and catching the light, wind, and air in and out by the holes of the biomimicry form on the wings.
The exterior of the skin is based on curves in vertical lines and white to show the great elegance with very natural and modern.
Its interior has many intricate layers that are superimposed by levels that reflecting well light and shadow.
Very unique with tiny biomimicry form holes as being the small windows for the surface of the kite.
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