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DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - YOUR PROJECT TITLE Jiachen Chen 743021 Lyer group 7

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Measured Drawings

This is the front view of the paper lantern, using ruler to measure the height of it is 40 cm.

40CM

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Covering paper (stick with the steel wire) Using ruler to measure the width of the lantern form get the same number of height which is 40cm as well. When the lantern is fully expansioned, using ruler as weel, to find the gap bettwen each steel circle is around 2.2cm.

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Analysis

The original folded form of paper lantern.

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Very gradual movement of expansion in paper lantern, it is obvious to see that without the force acting on the both sides of it, it is very hard to keep the shape of expansi9on form which means the importance of the expander.

Completely expansion of paper lantern

Skin and bones: the steel wire is the bones and the papaer is the skin

Tension force

Tension force is the main force that acting on the paper lantern to support it to expand Tension force

Tension force

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Digital Model

The original sphere of the

Shading mode

paper lantern

Using the instruct of the inter curve on surface to creates the wireframe which including the steel wire and expander of the lantern.

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Completed hawed model

The final degital objects of the paper lantern

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Sketch Model

These are singal panel sections which is the original form before cutting and assembling.

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Sketch Design #1 The idea of the design: 1: basic concept: skin and bones 2: singel panels are skin while the steel wire is bone 3: through the two-piece constructio assures volume.

SKETCH YOUR IDEA IN THIS SPACE USE PLAN, ELEVATION OR ISOMETRIC DRAWING TO HELP YOU EXPLAIN YOUR IDEA. REMEMBER: THERE IS NO BAD IDEA JUST POORLY EXECUTED ONES. YOU CAN INCLUDE ONE INSPIRATION IMAGE - THIS CAN BE YOUR PROTOTYPE/S OR CHOOSE FROM THE LIST OF PRECEDENT STUDIES ON THE LMS 10

How does this respond to your personal space?

The size of the central plank is designed for the place foer people lying down

Sketch Design #2

How does this respond to your personal space?

The size of the central plank is designed for the place foer people lying down

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Sketch Design #3 What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words] The idea of the design: 1: basic concept: skin and bones 2: a folding form as the 3: flexible movement: the placement of the object can be moved (move towards teh sun or escape from it) and quadrangle panel can be both open and close, according to the motion of the user.

Big volume provided by the design, which composed by

How does this respond to your personal space?

A solid and stable and suitablel volume for users to have plenty space to sleeping here

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Appendix

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