DPM
II
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
Eric
Wong
WSA BSc
Y2
1.
FORM FINDING
2.
DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
3.
TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION
4.
DIGITAL FABRICATION
5.
HOUSING PROJECT
1.
FORM
FINDING
EXPLORING SPIDER-FIBRE
The representation of a spider fibre show that the hard β- pleated sheets are discontinuous and the tension members (amino acid matrix) form a continuous network. Hence, the nano-structure of the spider fibre is a Tensegrity structure. β- pleated sheet (discontinuous) Amino acid matric (continuous)
Nature’s endorsement of Tensegrity structures in the form of spider fibre is the strongest natural fibre. Similarly if Tensegrity is nature’s preferred building architecture, then the same incredible efficiency possessed by natural systems can be transferred to manmade systems too.
A tensegrity system is established when a set of discontinuous compressive components interacts with a set of continuous tensile components to defince a stable volume.
1. T-Prism Construction: Triangular Prism Stage
3. T-Prism Construction: Cartesian Coordinates System
2. T-Prism Construction: Cylindrical Coordinates System
4. T-Prism Construction: Simplest Tensegrity Structure
2.
DIGITAL
IMAGE
PROCESSING
Early conceptual image processing
3.
TECHNICAL
TENSEGRITY TOWERS PRAXIS
ILLUSTRATION
1. Discontinuous tower with potentially continous cables
2. Breaking up the tower in to three different functions
3. Simplest tensegrity structure in perfect balance of compression and tension
4. Translating these tensegrity towers and rationalising its position for a housing project
TENSEGRITY TOWERS ANALYSIS FUNCTION Housing Observatory tower Retail
Determining the functions of each tower and making it site specific
VIEWS
Position of housing and observatory ramp offer good views past the railway through to the bay and in to the Taff river
SUNLIGHT
Position of towers offer good southfacing sun to the housing and retail
CIRCULATION
Raised structure offer permeable routes and free flowing circulation
4.
DIGITAL
FABRICATION
MASSING A TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE: EXPLORATION THROUGH 3D MODELLING AND FABRICATION
Distorting the cube and translation the lines in to a 4-point tensegrity structure
4-point tensegrity structure in perfect compression and tension
MODELLING IN 3DS MAX
Start by creating a cube
Apply the ‘twist’ option to torsion the cube recreating a 4-point tensegrity structure
Explortaion of mass in a tensegrity structure and potentially fabricating it to rationalise a construction process
123D MAKE:
Using this program and the ‘stacked slices’ construction technique to generate a 3D model with the laser-cutting machine
FABRICATED CUTS
FINAL OUTCOME
5.
HOUSING
TENSEGRITY MASTERPLAN
PROJECT
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B
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A
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C
SECTIONS
Section AA
Section BB
Section CC
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SCHEME ON SITE