Digital Design + Fabrication M1 ideation (week 1)

DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2015 M1 JOURNAL - IDEATION JEANNE ANG

691939 Michelle James - Seminar (1)

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Measured Drawings

To produce accurate measured drawings of the lantern, I used a scale ruler to obtain the following

LANTERN: Plan, Section and Elevations

measurements.

130mm

240mm

Laying the scale ruler on the lantern itself was the most effective way to do this. We also made photocopies of the lantern and measured the 1:1 scanned image to confirm its dimensions.

FRONT ELEVATION

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SIDE ELEVATION

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PLAN

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When one of the component is removed, the lantern has a different look. Without the vertical support system which holds up the lantern, it becomes seemingly compressed.

Therefore I have included the plan and elevation views of the lantern in a compressed form.

SECTION AA

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PLAN (COMPRESSED VIEW)

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SIDE ELEVATION (COMPRESSED

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Analysis MATERIAL SYSTEM: ‘Skin and Bone’ The lantern adopts a ‘Skin and Bone’ system. The blue fabric acts as the exterior layer (skin), and the metal and timber frames are the vertical and horizontal supports respectively (bones).

FABRIC (x4)

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METAL FRAME (x1)

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TIMBER FRAME (x1)

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LANTERN ASSEMBLY: Putting the materials together

The fabric wraps around the timber frame.

Each of the frame’s edge measures 130mm but each fabric’s width measures 140mm, allowing the extra 10mm for overlay. This is how the four pieces are joined.

10mm to allow for overlaying.

The metal frame, under tensive and compressive forces, is able to bend to its maximum degree. It then pushes against the timber frame and creates a sturdy vertical support.

The timber frame is made out of a continuos assembly of sticks which spirals inro a cuboid. The top and bottom edges have an additional layer of metal sticks for reinforcement.

ISOMETRIC VIEW

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