Foundation of Design: Representation - M3 Journal

Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Chandavinel Ath (Dave)

(900333) Carl Areskoug + 4

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WEEK 6 READING: SURFACES THAT CAN BE BUILT FROM PAPER IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY Question 1: What are the three elementary types of developable surfaces? Provide a brief description.

The three elementary types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and tangent surfaces of space curves. Developable surfaces are surfaces that are ruled, with compositions that contain tangent lines to the ruled surfaces.

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.

Le Corbusier’s “Carpenter Center” was created with 500 white polycarbonate panels, bolted together to create a rigid, diamond shaped structure that are considered vto be three-dimentional. The shape contains developable surfaces that can be easily disassembled and reassembled. These surfaces also provides the options of creating 2D surfaces when unrolled and can also be rolled into a 3D surfaces as well.

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PANELLING PATTERN

2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular

3D Panelling, Pattern: Pyramid1

3D Panelling, Pattern: Partition

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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN

Command changes: base_u: 9, shift_v: 4

Command changes: base_u: 5

Command changes: base_v: 5

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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Unrolled surfaces of some shapes without tabs

Unrolled surfaces, folded into geometrical shapes that represent three-dimensional views

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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation?

Digital Fabrication is a medium used in computerized design, quite like traditional drawing, which enables changes that affect perceptual, spatial and formal elements to appear in a two dimentional representation.

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design?

One reason is that folding allows structures to be experimentally constructed into more complex shapes by using the fundamental basic geometry. Another reason is it is considered one of the best ways to transform a 2D surface into a three-dimensional one.

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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING

Here is the panelling of my final landscape, using the 3D Custom Panelling tools by typing into the command box: “ptPanel3DCustom” or selecting it through the Panelling toolbar.

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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL

unrolled template of the 5 shapes that made up my final model

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PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Photo of my final landscape, joined together

Close-up shot of the landscape patterns

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APPENDIX

Materials used for this assignment: Gluestick, scissors, knife, liquid glue, bullnose clips (not pictured and Ivory cards (not pictured)

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My landscape design is loosely inspired by the Holocause Memorial in Germany, and this 1912’s abstract painting called “Windows Open Simultaneously”by Robert Delaunay. The differences in elevations of the memorial stone pillars inspired me to include trapeziums in the landscape, while also trying to recreate a difference in elevations for my own landscape. The painting by Robert Delaunay pushed me to try and experiment with geometrical shapes like squares and triangles, while simultaenously trying to create an overlapping of these basic shapes to create more complex ones.

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Here is one of the very first designs that I experimented with by using pyramids and changing its height and direction to create a sense of patterns and circulation. However, I felt like the landscape became very predictable and the overloading sharpness of the pyramids were not pleasant for the naked eyes.

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First few experimental shapes that I wanted to put into my landscape, created by using geometries like squares, trianges and trapeziums.

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The five basic shapes that I ended up using to construct my model.

Here are the unrolled, flat cutouts of the unrolled, digital drawings of the shapes.

Numbers are used to label each shape in order for me to memorize the order of patterns when it came to glueing and assembling the model altogether.

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Here are some photographs, showing the typography and elevation of the final landscape

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