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Foundations of Design: Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE David Weiss Siavash

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WEEK 6 READING: SURFACES THAT CAN BE BUILT FROM PAPER IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY

PANELLING 2D PATTERN

Question 1: What are the three elementary types of developable surfaces? Provide a brief description.

(Maximum 100 words) Cylinders, cones and tangent surfaces of space curves are the three basic types of developable surfaces.

The surface of a cylinder is formed from parrallel lines. These lines are at right angles to one another. The curve that lies perpindicular to these dictates the diameter and radius of the cylinder and therefore also influences its surface.

Left: ‘wave’ 2D panelling pattern

Cones can contain either a circular or ellipsoid base. If the base is a circle the point of the cone is centred above the base. If a cone has an ellipsoid base its point is offset from the centre of the base in a certain direction. The surface is altered depending on the size and type of the base amongst other things.

Question 2: Why is the understanding of developable surface critical in the understanding of architectural geometry? Choose one precedent from Research/Precedents tab on LMS as an example for your discussion. (Maximum 100 words) Understanding what surfaces are developable and what maye be challenging or undevelopable influence the type of designs explored.

Cost, materials and construction methods can be considered during the design phase of a surface to varying degrees depending on knowledge of developable surface. Valuable time can be saved if one has an understanding of surfaces and the way they can be constructed.

Left: ‘triangular box’ 2D pattern

In the example of Pierre Huyghe ‘pupet theatre’ we see how knowledge of developable surface was integral to the design and completion of the project. As a non-perminent structure, the use of interlocking triangular panelling is cleaver as it means it can be contructed and decontructed easily. Furthermore the triangular panelling allows for multidirectional sloping of the surface which is visually interesting.

Left: ‘Diamond’ 2D panelling pattern

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VARIABLE 2D PATTERN

3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Left: Custom 2D panel number one

Left: custom 2D panel number two

Above: six unrolled panels of first design

Above: top view of custom 2D panel design

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Above: initial design of panelling for landscape

Above: customised panels used for initial design

Left: custom 2D pattern number three

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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION

EXPLORING 3D PANELLING

Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words) Digital fabrication is the end stage of the digital design process. As the term suggests, digital fabircation involves the use of computerised data that directs a machine in contructing or fabricating an object.

Digital fabrication of 3 dimensional objects relies on 3 dimensional digital design. Digital fabrication can limit the process inbetween the design and construction phases. Due to this increased efficiency, 3D digital design has increased. This means that the use of 2D representation has become less relevant in some areas. Inturn it may be proposed the understanding 2D representation may have diminished due to reduced use in the design process.

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) Folding is commonly used as a method to design a surface as it makes surfaces visually interesting. It can be used to increase the rgidity of an object and thus allows larger objects to be constructed.

Above: final panel design incorporating both 2D and 3D panelling

Above: 3D panel variations used for panel design experimentation

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FINAL TEMPLATE UNROLLED

PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Right: Close up example of unrolled planels ready for printing.

Above: Close up of constructed final panel design Above: constructed final panel design

Above: Final panels were unrolled and placed on A0 size layout for printing

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APPENDIX Left: 50% of rolled out pannels complete.

Above: glueing rows of panels together

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Above: close up of finished panels.

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