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Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2018 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Lan Yang (Lanna) 961113 Tony Yu 03

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WEEK 6 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.

(Maximum 100 words) Developable surface refers to the combination of panels that can be mapped isometrically into the plane. Three elementary types of it are: cylonders, cones, and surfaces of space curves.

The cylinder is the collection of prisms which are formed by parallel lines toward a smooth curve.

Cones are all the lines connecting a profile curve and a vertex point.

The tangent surfaces of space curves are the union of polyhedral surfaces created by the lines that are tangent to a three-dimensional 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. (Maximum 100 words) The understanding of developable surface can help to create the surface through curves. For example, it can connect two surfaces which are perpendicular to each other. what’s more, those developable surfaces are able to product in volume. Finally , the understanding of developable surface can help us with texting actualization of architecture.

Take Greenhouse by plasma studio as an example. It looks like something growing up from the ground because it connected the underground surface and curved landscape together by developable surfaces. Therefor, with the help of transparent materials like glass, it created a natural three-dimensional circulation of interior and external space.

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PANELLING PATTERN

3D Panelling 1

3D Panelling 2

2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular

3D Panelling 3

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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN

Curve attractive offset points with three types of panels

Curve attractive offset points withs pyramids in different forms

Curve attractive for both the points and the way to place the panels

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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Unrolled templets of six samples

Sample modles corresponding to the unrolled surfaces

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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words) Techniques that use certain materials to show creative ideas which are innovated by digital design process. It helps to narrow the gap between the two dimensional representation and actual work. This is a process which brings the ideas into reality and allows designers to view it thoroughly in all angles.

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) Folding is an efficient way to turn a flat surface into a 3-D one. The first advantage is that it cam simply create a self-supporting structure which is materially economical. It emerges new spaces without losing the native characteristics. Secondly, from it’s appearance, folding panels are usually visually appealing. It’s mainly thanks to the way it expands, the surface grows naturally by producing deformation and inflection but still follow the consistency.

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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING

Final randered view of the surface.

100 panels are flowing along the terrain gradually, from simple to complex and from low to high panels.

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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL

Unroll template of my final modles Some surfaces are unrolled separately to aviod overlaping

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PANELISED LANDSCAPE

The overall surface from a plan view

Detailed view of adding surfaces gradually

The overall surface from an isometric view

Detailed view of sufaces with triangles cut off

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APPENDIX

Terrian given as the base of all panels

Model making process and the tools used.

Unrolling process

The process of joining those strings together

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