Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Johann Garimort
(916192) Nina Tory-Henderson, Studio 8
1
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; cylinders, cones and tangent surfaces of space curves. These three elements share similar properties in that a tangent exists along an entire ruling on their surface and not just at a single point, allowing these surfaces to be developable. These elementary shapes also share vanishing Gaussian curvature because their Gaussian spherical image is a curve.
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. By understanding developable surfaces it allows an understanding of architectural geometry and what can be physically constructed with panelling. Looking at the Greenhouse development by Plasma Studio they have utilised triangular panels in various sizes to develop paneling that can be used to develop a flat surface for the construction of the greenhouse. Larger triangular sections are filled with smaller triangular panels to develop flat surfaces which are placed together at various angles to construct the larger overall Greenhouse construction.
2
PANELLING 2D PATTERN
2d Panelling Pattern: Triangular
2d Panelling Pattern: Diamond
2d Panelling Pattern: Wave
3
VARIABLE 2D PATTERN
Custom 2D Panelling: Use of Circle and square panels
Custom 2D Panelling: Use of Hexagon panels
Custom 2D Panelling: Use of Pentagon Panelssquare panels
4
3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE
3D Panel Prototype: Square based, four sided pyramid, with angled opening. 3D Image above with panel arrangement below.
3D Panel Prototype: Construction of the prototype using thinner paper then final construction.
5
READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION
Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? Digital fabrication is the use of computer aided drawings and design to digitally develop and construct physical products, such as models or components used for construction. Digital fabrication can quickly and accurately represent concepts and ideas born from two dimensional drawings in both an electronic and physical environment. This allows models to be developed quickly and ideas refined before the digital information of the design is used to develop physical components for final construction. In effect digital fabrication speeds up the process from design to construction and creates a more efficient opportunity for Architects to explore concepts prior to development.
Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? Introducing folding to previous planar surfaces is used extensively within building design mainly for use in physical construction and building aesthetics. The use of folds in construction allows surfaces to span distance, provide support and stiffness and can be an economic uses of construction resources. Additionally folds are aesthetically pleasing in that they draw on historical craft design, are visually pleasing and allow a uniformity across surfaces within a building that are traditionally unconnected. It is this combination of both from and function that lend folds to use in modern Architectural design.
6
EXPLORING 3D PANELLING
3D Panelling sample: Four differing square based pyramid designs. The tip of these pyramids is off centre, with the cut creating an opening at the top done also at an angle. The top two panels are a mirror of the bottom two creating contrasting angles when used in combination. Unfortunately when unrolling these panels in Rhino they had a tendency to overlap deeming them unsuitable for this exercise.
3D Surface sample: Both the left and rear edges were used to develop a variable height of panelling rising from the back left corner to the lowest point at the front right. The four panels shown to the left were used to develop this surface.
7
TEMPLATE USED FOR FINAL MODEL
3D Surface Detail: Utilising the natural curve of the surface running downwards to the front right, differing heights were introduced to the panels, with the highest panels running from the back and left sides becoming shorter moving to the front and right side showcasing the natural shape of the terrain.
3D Panel Detail: All five of the 3D panels used in construction are based on the four sided pyramid shape to the left. This base shape was cut four times at different heights from the central point to create four open and one closed panel. Five panels were chosen so that two would be used in each row across the ten by ten panel surface. 3D Panels: Use of red linage indicates the fold lines and blue lines used to show cut marks for the panels. The image aboveshowcases the panels used for the construction of the 3D components.
8
PANELISED LANDSCAPE
Front view of surface
Aerial View of panelised surface
Close up of panel details
9
10
APPENDIX
Rhino software was used to explore patterns for combining both 2D and 3D panels.
Using Rhino, groups of panels were joined to develop larger panel groups for printing on 160GSM paper, which were then cut out for assembly.
Once panels were assembled, glue and bulldog clips were used to join panel sections together to create the larger final surface.
Each panel section was assembled and then laid out in their correct positions for final assembly together.
11