PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE
M.Arch University of Pennsylvania B.Arch Carnegie Mellon University diego.taccioli@gmail.com 339.225.0471
diego.taccioli@gmail.com www.diegotaccioli.com 630 Mason St. Apt 1001 San Francisco, CA 94108 339 / 225 / 0471
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DESIGNER
SUMMARY
Tenacious, growth-focused leader with success in creating design package proposals, advanced digital modeling and interior/exterior design work. Key contributor to a variety of projects consisting of complex building cladding, landscape design, interior installations for a broad range of programs, design build structures, as well as mixed use campus master plans. Thrive most particularly when working closely with team members on deadline intensive projects with various phases of design. History of assuming a multitude of responsibilities and earning formal recognition for outstanding performance. Fluent in Spanish as well as an intermediate proficiency in Italian. Digital to physical mock-ups Strong concept-based design
EXPERIENCE
KMD ARCHITECTS / San Francisco, CA
Complex parametric modeling Concise explanatory diagrams
Experimental fabrication Research-based design Senior Designer / 2010 -
Present
King Faisal University Medical Colleges Complex / 130,000 sqm / Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia University campus comprising of four separate medical colleges. Each college includes academic buildings housing classrooms, lecture halls and faculty offices. Developed the design concept from principles of wind erosion. Used wind flow analysis to shape the exterior form. Generated a parametric undulating metal panel roof system in Grasshopper and implemented into Revit for a DD submittal. Shanghai Minhang Maqiao / 176,693 sqm / Shanghai, China Schematic design of a masterplan development including offices and a regional commercial center to be integrated into a high-end residential community and pedestrian oriented open spaces. Changfeng Auto Center / 430,000 sqm / Shanghai, China Schematic design for a retail Automobile super center for SOG and SAIC. Developed an envelope concept synonymous to the exterior form of a car to focused the clientele on automobile themed sales, services and retail outlets. Parametric design within Rhino was established personify the a hierarchy in perforations on the exterior which would reflect the interior program. Zappos Corporate Headquarters / 305,000 sqft / Las Vegas, NV Tenant improvement design within the existing Las Vegas City Hall for Zappos headquarters. The unique fast moving company social environment was heavily studied and researched to be the sole driver of experiential design within the ever changing interior spaces. Worked on all phases of design/constructions: Concept Design, Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents. America’s Cup Event Planning / 190,000 sqft / San Francisco, CA Site planning and vendor layout design for the event including locations at Marina Green Pier 27 and Pier 29. Designed and produced shop drawings for an 1,800 sqft Kaiser Permanent sponsored temporary medical clinic used to service the live events.
SLICE LAB / San Francisco, CA
Founder / 2012 - Present Founded a think tank design company which takes inspiration from existing architecture, international fashion, sculpture and organic forms. Specializing in advanced fabrication and parametric modeling for clientele looking for general to specific envisioning of design. Slice Lab conducts experimental digital design and researched on all physical and digital scales. [ www.slicelab.net ]
UDBS / Pittsburgh, PA
Designer + Builder / 2009 Collaborated with fellow students to complete a full set of Construction Documents for a community pavilion. Designed custom plasma cut steel fasteners. Took on a managerial constructor role for all on-site assembly duties and off site fabrication mock ups.
BROAD AIR / Changsha, China Head Designer / 2008 Designed two retail interiors and two portable kiosks. Partnered with a team of structural engineers in conducting load testing on a custom stair case and small scale structures. Prepared shop drawings for full-scale mock-up. Produced final Construction Documents PARSONS / Boston, MA
Summer Intern / 2006,07,08 Produced construction details for atrium lobby for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc in Hamilton, Ohio. Created presentation boards for client meetings. Calculated material quantities for existing projects.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA / Philadelphia, PA SCHOOL OF DESIGN - PENNDESIGN
Master of Architecture
/ 2011
Fabrication Lab Manager - Operated and managed 3 laser cutters, file troubleshooting, material research & experimentation
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY / Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Architecture / 2010
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Awarded Cornerstones Scholarship, Institutional Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, and Dean’s List Honors Wood Shop Manager - Supervised operations, instructed students, machine maintenance, preformed advanced carpentry
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY / Florence, Italy CORNELL UNIVERSITY / Ithaca, NY
ACADEMIA
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY / San Francisco, CA
Study Abroad / 2009 Summer College of Architecture / 2004
Graduate Instructor / 2015 - Present
Instructed an introductory course to 3D modeling, scanning, preparing digital files with optimization for 3D printing. Lectured on material research for 3D printing, various printing processes, and post-processing techniques. Students are expected to preform rapid prototyping for wearable designs. Conceptual thinking and design is stressed in this course to ultimately result in a thesis project.
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE / San Francisco, CA
Guest Lecturer / 2015
Lectured on topics of advanced design fabrication and process using 3D printing technologies and parametric design software.
RESEARCH
AUTODESK - San Francisco, CA
Artist in Residence / 2015
Participated in a residency at Pier 9 as a sponsorship for Slice Lab geared toward testing out the first hardware produced by Autodesk. Primary focused on testing the capabilities of the DLP SLA Ember 3D printer and the online Spark platform. Material research preformed while operating a large range of rapid prototyping machines. The Design explorations took inspiration from the suspended weightlessness found in marine life. Analyses delicate underwater creatures such as jellyfish in an attempt to understand their body structures and movement patterns. Generative software was used to mimic and interpret these such observations. Using wax infused UP polymer resins, 3D printed design models were directly used in the lost wax casting method to create innovative unparalleled jewelry.
PUBLICATIONS
2012
Contemporary Digital Architecture l Edition 2. February
2012
AsiaSur magazine (Peru) / Edition no. 106 pgs. 94 - 98 / February
2012
Monthly Review of Architecture and Culture / Korea / pgs. 68-75 / August
2011
eVolo Skyscrapers Limited Edition Book
2011
eVolo Architecture Magazine / July
2011
Urukia Architecture & Design Magazine
2011
Fahrenheit° Art and Lifestyle Magazine
AWARDS
2014
1st Place: Artworth Products Lamp Design Competition
2011
Chair Competition: Selected for display at NY Chelsea Art Museum
2010
Collaborative Practice Award with Urban Build Design Studio
2007
1st Place: National Concrete Masonry Association Design Competition
2005
Merit Award in Visual Arts Recognition and Talent Search [ARTS]
2004
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
References readily available upon request
SOFTWARE Rhinoceros Grasshopper Adobe CS Revit Sketch Up Auto CAD Fusion 360 Maya ZBrush Meshmixer Lumion Maxwell Twinmotion Showcase Viray
FABRICATION 3D Printing Carpentry Laser Cutting CNC Milling Vacuum Forming Mold Casting
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PRESS 2012 Contemporary Digital Architecture l Edition 2. February 2012 AsiaSur magazine (Peru) / Edition no. 106 pgs. 94 - 98 / February 2012 Monthly Review of Architecture and Culture / Korea / pgs. 68-75 / August 2011 eVolo Skyscrapers Limited Edition Book 2011 eVolo Architecture Magazine / July 2011 Urukia Architecture & Design Magazine 2011 Fahrenheit Art and Lifestyle Magazine
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SAIC Motor Center Auto super mall + office complex
Shanghai, China // 430,000 sqm
Affiliation: KMD Architects
Schematic design for a retail Auto super center for SOG Role: Exterior Skin Design, Site Planning + Landscape and SAIC. The project objective was to promote and leverrendering age the influence of the automobile as an icon of modern society and its ability to draw a large audience to the retail. Intended to provide the city of Shanghai with a civic asset and public realm that will be a catalyst to further development of the Putuo District as well as a benchmark for mixed-use real estate projects at the local, regional and national level. Provides flexibility and lease/sale options for the office space. Twin office towers anchor the East and West wings of the retail complex.
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The West Tower can be parceled as a separate financial entity while the East Tower is integrated with the mall. The central ‘cluster’ of office towers anchors the entire complex with ever-changing ‘urban vistas’, that open up as one drives or walks around the complex. A gently sloping ‘green plaza’ connects the Green Belt bordering the south property line with the B1 retail level, extending and integrating landscape and greenery into the complex. The envelope concept is synonymous to the exterior form of a car to focus the clientele on automobile themed sales, services and retail outlets. The design gives a distinctive formal expression to the originality and innovative nature of aerodynamic automotive design. The geometry is fluid and dynamic, recalling the formal qualities of a flowing contours of a car shell. Parametric design was used to personify the a hierarchy in perforations on the exterior to reflect the interior program. main skin system elevation site form finding diagrams design concept diagrams
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Al Baraha
National hospital campus upgrade
Dubai, United Arab Emirates // 319,000 sqm Schematic Design proposal for the expansion of the existing Dubai hospital campus. The design has been developed to allow for connectivity while maintaining individual identities for the diverse programmatic elements of this master plan. Curved landscape gestures nest between the buildings and above the parking central spine with an elevated shaded green park. The central spine is punctured by pedestrian cores that act as uniting nodes throughout the campus. Cross walks and bridges open up view corridors for the outdoor spaces in between. The undulating concrete is strategically segmented through parametric design to allow for ample lighting into the parking space below. The design intent of the dynamic forms is to carve out social spaces and liven the feel of the campus. Additionally it is intended to help cross pollinate the inhabitants within the different adjacent programs.
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Santo Tomas
Women’s & children’s sustainable hospital Affiliation: KMD Architects
Balboa, Panama // 430,000 sqm
The organization and the massing are driven by the require- Role: Exterior skin design + Landscape concept ment to provide separate identities for each the Women’s and Children’s hospital while accommodating the desired functional programs. There is a strong relationship which exists between the services provided in each hospital. Optimal orientation of thin bar bed tower provides the solar and vista conditions. The existing park space immediately adjacent to the site was used as a driver of a sprawling landscape planning which takes over the site, into the lobby spaces as while also climbing up along the facade. The wavy exterior rendering pays homage to this region that straddles two oceans. 12 pm 3 pm
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Hall of Justice Court house
Dublin, California // 150,000 sqft
Affiliation: KMD Architects
This architectural civic symbol in Alameda County shares Role: Exterior Skin Detailing + Development the site with a two-story county building. The new Courts and County facility provides a dignified civic identity where none now exists. The five-story gleaming glass and metal facade, oriented in the solar optimal east-west direction yet shaded from undue solar gain introduces a strong presence, reflecting the stability of the Court system, its accessibility and transparency. The building will achieve a LEED Silver certification at minimum in 2017 when constructions is scheduled to be finished. The repetitive louver patterning in combination with varied glass types create a provocative yet subtile ever changing glazing effect as one moves around the site.
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King Faisal University Medical colleges complex
Affiliation: KMD Architects
Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia // 130,000 sqm
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ZAPPOS HQ City hall tenant improvements
Affiliation: KMD Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada // 305,000 sqft
Tenant Improvements within the previous used Las Vegas Role: Environment Design, Fabrication, Landscape City Hall building for Zappos headquarters. The unique, fast moving company environment was heavily studied and researched to be the sole driver of experiential design within the ever changing work environment. The interior ceiling and conduit systems were left exposed to encourage customization of work spaces. Beginning with Concept Design the new headquarters was taken through all phases: SD, DD, CD for the Base Building and the Interior package. The existing building conditions presented many challenging design elements which called for many custom fabricated pieces such as free standing conference rooms, ceiling racks, roof decks and seating modules.
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Kaiser Permanente America’s Cup - medical pavilion Affiliation: KMD Architects
San Francisco, California // 190,000 sqft This temporary medical pavilion sponsored by Kaiser Peranente was built within Pier 29. The 1,800 sqft clinic was used to service the 23rd annual America’s Cup race events and concerts throughout the summer of 2013. Using traditional and custom connections to the existing rafters of the warehouse, the pavilion stands strong enough to house the most cumbersome of medical equipment. A custom fabricated LED filled panel wall was tailored to the desired curved form. The tight project schedule also included all shop drawings which were developed along side a constantly evolving event space. Various field verification adjustments were made accordingly. With KMD’s recently constructed Cruise Ship terminal at Pier 27, all site planning and vendor layouts were overlooked and reviewed for the events including all event locations at Marina Green, Pier 27 and Pier 29.
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UDBS Pavilion Outdoor community pavilion Wilkinsburg, PA // 1,190 sqft
Affiliation: UDBS
This project and team’s success is featured in the ArchiRole: Fabrication Designer + Construction Manger tectural Record and was awarded the 2010 Collaborative Practice Award. Designed by the Urban Design Build Studio in Carnegie Mellon University. The selected site was an abandoned home in Wilkinsburg, PA. After thoughtful community feedback, students proposed an outdoor community pavilion. Taking into account that this area as a well-known socially strong culture of front porches occupancy, this idea was pushed to mimic that existing diversity of ever-changing angled roofs found around the neighborhood. Overall framing strategies were among the largest of challenges for the designed roof system, thus calling for custom fabricated joints. These were realized with plasma cut steel and later heavily galvanized to take on harsh weather conditions. On-site mock ups and structural loads were preformed which lead to many discoveries and adjustments in design and construction methods (fig 1). Final CDs were approved by the city of Pittsburgh. Fig .1
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Folium Villa 3D printed residence
Affiliation: Slice Lab In collaboration with Arthur Azoulai
Chattanooga, Tennessee // 777 sqft
Chattanooga is home to a sprawling landscape which con- Role: Concept Design and Planning tains one of the nations most densely populated vegetation. With revolutions in rapid prototyping, we envision architecture such as this design taking on construction principles of growth rather than simple assembly. Pulling inspiration from the first signs of growth found in a small sprouting plant, we formulated our concept of having architecture spring up and outward from a central point. rendering
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The majority of the design elements all stem from a central core. Creating an emerging wall from the center of the space allows one to fully experience the single volume while still incorporating strategic partitions for privacy. The utilities and all add on fixers are also tied back into this spine. We also found inspiration by referencing a simple leaf section and established the basis to our structural form. The arced wing like flanges of the leaf structure can take on the ability to span large unsupported spaces. The embedded beam like spines also allow for longer cantilevered shading areas along the perimeter.
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Traditional means of construction call for multiple components that are aggregated together, however, this all in one design approach we implemented in the Folium Villa is meant to encapsulate all these elements into a seamless construction and experience. Using Cellular Fabrication™ allows virtually unlimited design freedom using economical construction materials. With an intent to create a warmer feel within and alongside the concrete interior, reclaimed Southern Red Oak was chosen as complementary material. The obvious contrast pays homage to this highly populated red oak region in Tennessee and would be a realistic locally sourced material consideration.
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Graft Tower
Eco-hotel & vertical farm residence Affiliation: PennDesign In collaboration with Sizhe Chen and Tyler Wallace
San Juan, Puerto Rico // 38 story tower
The Graft Tower is a net plus resources building that pro- Role: All phases of concept, design and production vides water, food, and energy for the neighborhood. The program on the ground levels is an epicenter of commercial activity and services to support the light rail hub. The tower harbors eco-tourism hotel and living units for permanent residents. Construction of the building is unprecedented in its materials and methods. This provides the project with a new language of an interlaced meshwork of structural columns spiraling into the sky with connecting rendering fingers spreading out to the new plazas below. The structure is literally grown by grafting inoculate fibers around the basic skeletal frames of the commercial and housing rendering units. As the organic material spreads upward and around the frames more are brought from off-site and placed by a mobile crane as necessary - the post-fab process. Optimizing the frames design for natural ventilation and cooling creates a twisting tower with each unit’s shape stretching toward the west (as determined by wind dynamics).
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Water is collected at the bottom of each unit and then dispersed throughout the open framework into the vertical farming. The plants grow sporadically throughout the changing building as they are able to find water and sunlight. Living in apartments residents maintain and assist the agriculture of the building. One crucial task is to maintain the hydroponic network which also grows as the building does. This unique multi-purpose meshwork is highlighted in a yellow-green carbon fiber reinforcement. The yellow mesh not only is structural for the skins panels, but distributes water throughout the tower, and manages temperature of the panels themselves (fig 1). Condensation that is a typical problem in the Puerto Rico environment is managed by the yellow “vascular” system. Certain portions of the vascular system also distribute liquid ethanol, a product of the artificial photosynthesis skin panels, which fuels the energy demands of the building. The faceted skin allows a large variation in the electrochromatic vision panels. The stewardship of the building’s structure and
vertical farming is subsidized by the eco-tourism hotel. Residents and visitors access the tower through open vertical and horizontal circulation systems, taking advantage of the islands winds for cooling and not having to mechanically manage this part of the building’s environment (as typically seen in San Juan vernacular). tower level floor plan systems long section rendered elevation
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Collaborative Market Street Market Enhancement
Affiliation: PennDesign In collaboration with Yohei Yamada + Edward Fauston
Port-au-prince, Haiti // 78,000 sqm
Post the 7.0 Mv earthquake of Haiti in 2010, the country Role: Design Straegist / Urban Planner of cooperation and mostly the capital, Port-au-Prince, was reducedexample to nearvendor 1: commodity ly nothing. The market infrastructure especially that was in vendor 2: art place had been forced to joing the street marketplace and vendor 1 vendor 3: fresh vegetable continue with business without the brick and mortar locavendor 4: cloth/shoes tions. Ultimately, we observed that the major urgency to address in the informal Haitian street marketplace was lack of efficient organization. Our proposal introduces a design concept that would accommodate for the sale of commercial goods, facilitate more effective cooperation among Haitian merchants and consumers of the informal market and pull synergies from the order and efficiency of formal market participants through the creation of a hybrid market condition. We believed that by forming a unique intermediary between formal and informal market participants, TYPOLOGY weCOLLABORATION will begin to create an even stronger platform for venvender 2 dors that will enhance their ability to provide services for others. A proposed design was developed for La Marche de Petionville, a two acres site is situated in the center of PetQuaDror market vendor diagram ionville that illustrates the vision behind the intervention. site plan of existing market hub 0+2 : retail extension + art gallery
0+1 : solo vendor
1 + 2 : mixed vendors + cafe
1+1 : mixed vendors + art gallery
1+0 : mixed vendors
3 + 4 : gallery + mixed market
2 + 1 : clothing + book + art gallery
vendor 4
vendor 3
3 + 4 : retail extension + gallery + mixed market
retail retail
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6-9 vendors
4-7 vendors
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13-17 vendors
floor area
70ft
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1 + 2 : mixed vendors + cafe
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3 + 4 : gallary + mixed market
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2retails + 14 vendors
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3 + 4 : gallery + mixed market
2 + 1 : clothing + book + art gallery
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shipping container canopy storage
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art-commodity vendors farmers market / walk through art gallery
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loading zone
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art gallary-mixed vendor
motorbike taxi station
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Gregoi
Portable vendors
Portable vendors
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We envision that our proposal will foster strong collaboration, enhance safety, empower merchants and will begin to create a more cooperative interlaced culture of venders contrasting the counterproductive individualistic armature which currently exists. Using a combination of natural and imported materials, the proposed designs will be comprised of gadua bamboo, sisal and steel. The bamboo would be harvested and produced locally, in an effort to encourage and support local use of materials. 18”
x 12
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existing umbrella markets canopy Hardware + Tires Nylon Canvas dimensional studies exploded modular axon portable on site assembly diagram ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE
Unload Frame
Lift Frame to Vertical
Expand Outward
Lift Canopy Up
Wheelbarrow used to unload concrete braces
Unload Frame Small frame carried to site for deployment
Lift Frame to Vertical
Expand Outward
Drop Down Stand + Secure
Expand toward host structure
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Nineteen XIX Artist in residence - Autodesk
San Francisco, California // Pier 9
Affiliation: Slice Lab In collaboration with Arthur Azoulai
As a company sponsorship of Slice Lab (Cofounder), the Role: Designer and Rapid Prototyper residency program of Autodesk at Pier 9 was geared toward designing four unique jewelry lines with means of 3D printing. These design explorations took inspiration from the suspended weightlessness found in marine life. Analysis of delicate underwater creatures, such as jellyfish, were preformed in attempt to understand the body structures and movement patterns. Generative software was used to mimic and interpret these such observations. As the first piece of hardware to come out of Autodesk, the Ember printer was our primary focus of machinery. Constant material testing was done along side operating large streams of rapid prototyping. With wax molecule infused UV polymer resins, 3D printed design pieces were directly used in the lost wax casting method to create these innovative unparalleled jewelry design series.
NINETEEN Jewelry was established as a separate entity of unique, sculptural jewelry that fuses an organic aesthetic with today’s top 3D printing processes. XIX uses the highest caliber of precious materials and technology through a distinctively evolved approach to contemporary design and wearable objects. The Nexus Collection is XIX’s breakthrough series of earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets inspired by a complex set of precise yet unpredictable lines found in the natural world. Paying homage to these organic elements, XIX simultaneously surpasses them; by designing intricately detailed structures that can only be realized through creative digital innovation.
design process of cuff concept line work of pendant walnut display of four jewelry lines
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Spine Chair 5 1/2
Wooden lounge chair
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Affiliation: PennDesign
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Role: Design and Carpentry
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The inspiration of this chair was derived from the structural principle of a spinal cord and the tectonics of a centipede. After much research on ergonomic seating, sizing and angles of comfort were established and thus a form began to establish itself. The lounge chair is comprised of 19 structural rib pieces of Brazilian Cherry wood and the interstitial linear structure is made from over 250 laser cut pieces of 1/4” Baltic bitch plywood. The entire lounge chair was glulamed into its final form and later shaped. Over 200 hours of grinding and finishing were needed. The chair’s design had been established entirely digitally using Grasshopper / Rhino, which allowed for constant manipulation in design. In accordance to many physical fabrication tests, the construction approach constantly evolved. With carefully calculated planning, the digital to physical transition was seamless in its overall construction. Notably exhibited in a museum display at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City in 2010.
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cut baltic birch ply wood to laser cutter bed size
lazer cut 18 sets of stack ranging from 12-27 pieces
glulam all stacks using 6 clams at minemum
sand vertabra down for smooth finish x 12
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prepare rough sawn cherry wood for clean cutting
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lazer cut 19 cardboard rib stencils
cut all ribs acordingly with bandsaw
sand ribs down for smooth finish
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Stice Cold Wrap Alternative ice pack
Affiliation: PennDesign
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // 4 in - 12 in x 3 1/8”
Common injuries generally call for icing to reduce swell- Role: Industrial Design and Fabrication ing and pain. Swelling occurs immediately after impact or strain. With time being a crucial component, the Stice cold Wrap allows for one to have quick access to cold relief for the 20 minute intervals usually prescribed by physicians. The form was established in consideration of ergonomic properties found within one’s hand. In combination with stringing bandolier concept, this modular design can fit almost any contortion of the body. The rubber housing has three alternative sizes which can be used interchangeable to fit multiple purposes. The rubber strips can flex on all axis and can be stretched in any direction.
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A standard 14 cube ice tray with regular freezer setting takes roughly 3 hours to make a full tray of ice. These ice cubes melt in 1 hour 45 mins in standard 75F room. Stainless Steel has the ability to change temperature almost instantaneously according to its environment. Though the steel does not stay cold very long because of its high heat exchange rate, it can provide ample cold for a limited of time necessary enough to reduce immediate swelling found in impact injuries. Ice bags can be messy as they melt and tend to refreeze in larger blocks of ice. This hassle free method allows for the quickest turn around time for cold relief when applied immediately after impact.
hand measurement diagram plan + elevation dimensions length option diagram injury process diagram
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