EDGE CONNECTIONS JANESSA JOHNSON SEMINAR IN DIGITAL FABRICATION DECEMBER 13, 2013 PROFESSOR MARY POLITES
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..................1 EXPLORATIONS..................2 COMPONENT 1...................3 COMPONENT 1 ISSUES............4 REVISION 1....................5 REVISION 1 ISSUES.............6 FINAL COMPONENT...............7 GEOMETRY AND LOAD ANALYSIS....8 ASSEMBLY......................9 WOOD ASSEMBLY 1..............10 WOOD ASSEMBLY 2..............11 WOOD ASSEMBLY 3...........12-13 MATERIAL COSTS...............14 FABRICATION METHODS..........15 RENDERINGS...................16 CASE STUDIES..............A1-A5
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INTRODUCTION
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SEMINAR IS TO INVESTIGATE COMPONENT AGGREGATIONS THROUGH LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL HIERARCHIES. THE COMPONENT IS DESIGNED WITH THE GOAL OF SMALL-SCALE ASSEMBLY WHILE STILL FOCUSING ON CONNECTIONS, STRESSES, AND MATERIALITY. THE COMPONENT EXPOLORATION BEGAN WITH PHYSICAL PAPER MODELS, THEN MOVED TO DIGITAL MODELING IN RHINO. RHINO ALLOWED FOR EASY DIGITAL REPRODUCTION OF THE COMPONENT AT A LARGER SCALE AS WELL AS ERROR CORRECTION BEFORE THE PHYSICAL COMPONENT WAS BUILT. A TEMPLATE WAS DESIGNED FROM THE DIGITAL COMPONENT AND WAS LASER CUT FOR ACCURATE MODELING AND CONNECTIONS. THE AIM OF THE FINAL ASSEMBLY IS TO DESIGN A SYSTEM WITH CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS THAT IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
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EXPLORATIONS
FIG. 2. THE CHOSEN COMPONENT FOR STUDY.
FIG. 1. THE FIRST 6 ATTEMPTS AT DISCOVERING A SUCCESSFUL COMPONENT. MOSTLY ANGULAR SHAPES WERE EXPLORED FOR THEIR CONNECTION QUALITIES, BUT ONE FREE-FLOWING FORM WAS CHOSEN TO BE ABLE TO RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USE IN THE FUTURE.
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INITIAL CONCEPTS WERE DEVELOPED EXPLORING BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPLEX COMPONENTS. A SINGLE STRIP OF PAPER WAS SCORED AND FOLDED TO CREATE THE BASIC SHAPE, THEN THE SHAPE WAS REPEATED TO EXPLORE CONNECTIONS AND AGGREGATIONS. IF THE MODULE DID NOT AGGREGATE IN A CLEAN MANER, THE MODULE WAS FORGOTTEN. TWO TYPES OF CONNECTIONS WERE CONSIDERED: POINT AND EDGE. POINT CONNECTIONS ARE WEAK AND PLIABLE WHERE EDGE CONNECTIONS RESTRICT MOVEMENT AND CREATE RIGIDITY. THE FINAL COMPONENT THAT WAS CHOSEN (FIG. 2.) IS A SERIES OF TRIANGULAR CUTS AND FOLDS THAT TWIST IN ON ITSELF WITH EDGE CONNECTIONS AS IT WAS THE PROMISING MODULE CONSTRUCTED FROM THIS GROUP. THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT WERE CHOSEN AT THIS POINT AND ACTION WAS TAKEN TO SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE THE COMPONENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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COMPONENT 1 FIG. 3. A SINGLE 1:2 TRIANGLE WITH A BASE, AND SIDES
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FIG. 4. ONE SERIES OF TRIANGLES THAT FOLD TO FORM A SINGLE MODULE
FIG. 5. ONE 3D MODULE FROM A SERIES OF 2D TRIANGLES
FIG. 6. TWO MODULES WITH AN EDGE CONNECTION THAT BEGIN TO FORM THE LOCAL COMPONENT
FIG. 7. AS MORE MODULES ARE JOINED AT THE EDGES, THE LOCAL COMPONENT BECOMES VISIBLE AND FORMS STRONG CONNECTIONS (PURPLE) IN THE Y AXIS
FIG. 8. THE COMPLETED LOCAL COMPONENT. THE LOCAL COMPONENT WILL BE REPEATED WITH THE SAME EDGE CONNECTION TO FORM AN UNDULATING, ARCH PAVILLION
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FIG. 10. paper model of local module
FIG. 9. THE PATTERN USED TO CREATE A CONNECTING LOCAL COMPONENT USING MULTIPLE TRIANGLE SETS. RED DASHED LINES INDICATE FOLD AND BLACK LINES INDICATE CUTS
THE MODULE WAS REACHED WITH A SIMPLE PATTERN OF TRIANGLES FOLDED AND CUT TO MAKE MULTIPLE MODULES THAT TWIST AND FOLD WITH CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS. THE LOCAL COMPONENT TWISTS DEPENDING ON THE PLACEMENT OF ONE SET OF TRIANGLES RELATIVE TO THE NEXT. THE BOTTOM EDGE CREATES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SINGLE MODULES, WHILE THE SIDE EDGES FOLD AND CONNECT WITHIN EACH SINGLE MODULE TO CREATE THE THREE DIMENSIONAL ELEMENT. 3
COMPONENT 1 ISSUES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF TRIANGLES IN THE PATTERN, (FIG. 9.), THE UNIT IS ALLOWED TO TWIST AND BEND UNTIL THE DESIRED EFFECT IS REACHED. COMPONENTS WERE ADDED UNTIL THE UNIT CREATED A CLOSED SYSTEM. THE USE OF BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY WEIGHT PAPER WAS EXPLORED AT A SMALL SCALE, AS WELL AS THE USE OF 1/32” CHIPBOARD AT A LARGER SCALE. WHILE THE HEAVY WEIGHT PAPER HELD STRONG AT A SMALL SCALE, IT BECAME WEAK WHEN THE MODULE WAS SCALED UP. THE CHIPBOARD SOLVED THE ISSUE OF LOST RIGIDITY, BUT WAS ALMOST TOO STIFF CAUSING THE FOLDS TO PEEL AND CRACK WITH MORE TWISTS AND BENDS. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM. CHIPBOARD CAN BE USED IF THE COMPONENTS ARE CUT INDIVIDUALLY THEN CONNECTED TOGETHER RATHER THAN SCORED AND FOLDED.
FIG. 12. THE FOLD LINES WITHIN EACH MODULE PEEL WHEN CHIPBOARD IS USED AS A MATERIAL.
FIG. 13. THE CONNECTIONS AT THE EDGES OF EACH MODULE WERE NOT CLEAN GOING AGAINST THE SET GOALS AND MAKING THE LOCAL COMPONENT LOOK SLOPPY. CHIPBOARD MAY WORK AS A MATERIAL IF THE TRIANGLES ARE ASSEMBLED OUT OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES RATHER THAN SCORED AND FOLDED.
FIG. 11. COMPONENTS CONNECTING TO CREATE A CLOSED SYSTEM.
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REVISION 1 THE PATTERN IN FIGURE 9 BECAME AN ISSUE AT THE REGIONAL SCALE BECAUSE THE COMPLETED LOCAL COMPONENT (FIG. 8.) DOES NOT FORM A SYMMETRICAL UNIT. THE ASYMMETRY CAUSES CONNECTION ISSUES WHICH DEFIES THE AIM OF CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS.
FIG. 15. THE ORIGINAL 4-FOLD TRIANGLE PATTERN AND MODULE
FIG. 16. THE COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED AT THE EDGES, BUT RATHER THAN ONLY HAVING ONE CONNECTION AT AN EDGE, NOW THERE ARE
FIG. 20. LASER CUT TEMPLATE ON 18x24in. PAPER
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FIG. 17. TWO MODULES ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER TO BEGIN TO FORM THE REGIONAL MODULE. FIG. 14. regional components with edge connections
THE PATTERN WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE SINGLE COMPONENT WAS STUDIED. WHEN THREE COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED AT THE EDGES, ANOTHER ASYMMETRICAL UNIT FORMS, BUT IT IS EASY TO MULTIPLY AND CONNECT. THE THREE COMPONENTS CONNECT TO FORM THE LOCAL MODULE. THREE LOCAL MODULES CONNECT AT A CENTER EDGE TO CREATE THE REGIONAL MODULE. SIX OF THE REGIONAL MODULES CONNECT TO FORM THE GLOBAL MODULE. JANESSA JOHNSON ARCH 491 - DIG. FAB.
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FIG. 18. THREE MODULES CONNECT TO FORM THE REGIONAL MODULE WHICH CAN BE REPEATED TO GET CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS AT THE GLOBAL SCALE.
FIG. 19. THE MODULES REPEATED AT A GLOBAL SCALE WITH CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS. FIG. 21. MODELS OF THE 2ND ATTEMPT AT A GLOBAL SCALE.
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FIG. 22. OLD MODEL: BLACK BRISTOL BOARD AT A LARGE SCALE. THE LARGER SCALE MODELS NEEDED BRACING TO KEEP THEIR SHAPE BUT ARE STILL FLIMSY AWHEN THE BRACING IS REMOVED.
THE COMPONENTS CONNECTED AT A SMALL SCALE USING BRISTOL PAPER, BUT THERE WAS SOME TENSION AND TORQUE AT THE JOINTS. THE SOLUTION WAS TO ADD 90 DEGREE SUPPORTS BETWEEN THE LOCAL COMPONENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONNECTIONS WOULD BE CLEAN AND NOT FORCED. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONNECT FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX REGIONAL UNITS TOGETHER TO FORM A GLOBAL UNIT, BUT THE MODULES STOP CONNECTING AT A CERTAIN POINT. JOINTS BEGIN TO TORQUE AND BECOME FORCED LOSING THE CONCEPT OF CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS AGAIN. ANOTHER ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE SUPPORTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE MODULES THAT DID FIT TOGETHER. INSTEAD OF REMAINING RIGID LIKE AT THE SMALL SCALE, THE GLOBAL UNIT BEGAN SAGGING AND WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY STABLE. THE UNIT COLLAPSED UNDER ANY FORCE ACTING ON IT. THIS IS PARTIALLY DUE TO THE MATERIAL AND SCALE, BUT ALSO AN EFFECT FROM THE JOINT SYSTEM. THE EDGES ARE CONNECTED WITH TACKY GLUE, WHICH CREATES A SEMI-PLIABLE JOINT. IF THE COMPONENTS WERE MADE OF A STIFF PLASTIC OR WOOD THERE WOULD NOT BE AS MUCH GIVE WHEN FORCES ARE APPLIED EVEN IF TACKY GLUE IS STILL USED. INTRICATE JOINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE USED TO GET A COMPLETELY STIFF CONNECTION. SINCE THE REQUIRED MATERIAL IS STILL PAPER, THE SCALE RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL SMALL SCALE AND THE LAYOUT OF MODULES CHANGED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF UNITS THAT DIDN’T CONNECT.
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FIG. 23. SAME TRIANGULAR COMPONENT WITH EDGE CONNECTIONS.
FIG. 24. NEW LAYOUT OF COMPONENTS TO ACHIEVE ENCLOSED FORM.
FIG. 25. COMPONENT FOLDING IN ON ITSELF FORMING PYRAMIDS, WHICH GIVE THE STRUCTURE STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY.
KEEPING THE SAME LOCAL COMPONENT BUT ARRANGING THE CONNECTIONS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER LED TO THE FINAL COMPONENT. FIVE LOCAL UNITS WERE CONNECTED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN TO ENSURE THAT A FULL ENCLOSURE WITH CLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS WAS POSSIBLE AT A REGIONAL SCALE. THE ENCLOSURE WAS THEN BROKEN AND THE ENDS FOLDED INWARD IN A FIGURE 25. THIS GAVE A SERIES OF TRIANGULAR SHAPES THAT ARE VERY STRONG IN BOTH TENSION AND COMPRESSION.
FIG. 27. THE NEW GLOBAL COMPONENT
FIG. 28. THE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL COMPONENTS OUT OF BRISTOL BOARD, SMALL SCALE.
MULTIPLE REGIONAL MODULES CONNECT WITH CLEAN EDGES TO FORM A GLOBAL MODULE THAT STILL MEETS THE INTENDED REQUIREMENTS. THE RIGIDITY IN THE JOINTS WILL ALLOW THE END STRUCTURE TO BE SELF-SUPPORTIVE EVEN AT A LARGE SCALE.
FIG. 26. COMPRESSED COMPONENT WITH PYRAMID STRUCTURES.
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FIG. 29. THE GEOMETRY OF THE COMPONENT
THE ABSTRACTED GEOMETRY OF THE COMPONENT IS A PYRAMID WITH THE POINTS CUT OFF, THE PYRAMIDS CONNECT AT THE NEW EDGES AND CREATE A STRONG STRUCTURE. FOUR PYRAMIDS JOIN TO FORM ANOTHER PYRAMID CREATING A REPEATING PATTERN AND A STABLE, RIGID END FORM. FIG. 31. THE PYRAMID AND TRIANGULAR STRUCTURES HELP ABSORB SOME OF THE LOADS APPLIED TO THE MODULE. EACH JOINT IS BRACED BY ANOTHER PYRAMID OR TRIANGULAR FORM.
FIG. 30 THE NEW GLOBAL COMPONENT TAKING ON LOADS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
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THE MATERIAL REMAINED BRISTOL PAPER WITH A TACKY GLUE JOINT, BUT SINCE THE COMPONENT HAS BRACING IN EVERY DIRECTION, THERE IS NO HINGE AS WAS CREATED IN PREVIOUS MODELS. THERE IS NO FORCING OF JOINTS EITHER AVIODING TORQUE AND UNCLEAN EDGE CONNECTIONS.
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FIG. 32. THE AGGREGATED GLOBAL MODEL.
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WOOD ASSEMBLY 1 THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PAPER MODEL WAS EASY BECUASE THE PAPER COULD BE FOLDED AND THERE WAS NO WORRY ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE MATERIAL. THE THICKNESS OF THE WOOD MODEL PRESENTED AN ISSUE AT THE EDGE CONNECTIONS. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THIS WAS BY USING A THICK CANVAS MATERIA, GLUING IT TO THE WOOD, AND FOLDING THE PIECES OVER TO CREATE A JOINT. THIS FAILED THOUGH BECAUSE THE WOOD PULLED THE FABRIC APART AND DESTROYED THE CONCEPT OF A STIFF EDGE CONNECTION.
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WOOD ASSEMBLY 2 THE NEXT SOLUTION WAS AN ANGLE BRACKET OR TWO BENT AT 42 DEGREES THAT SCREWED INTO THE SIDE OF EACH TRIANGLE. THIS FAILED AS WELL FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE 42 DEGREE ANGLE THAT THE PIECES NEED TO BE AT MADE ATTACHING THE MODULES TOGETHER WITHA SCREW EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. A SCREW WITH A HEX HEAD AND A HEX WRENCH WAS NECESSARY TO FIRMLY ATTACH THE PIECES, WHICH WERE TWO THINGS THAT WERE NOT ON HAND AT TH TIME. SECOND, THE THICKNESS OF THE WOOD PLUS THE THICKNESS OF THE METAL ANGLE WERE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR AND ENDED UP TAKING UP SO MUCH ROOM THAT ONLY FOUR MODULES COULD FIT TOGETHER INSTEAD OF THE NECESSARY FIVE.
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FIG. 36 EITHER ONE BRACKET (BLACK) OR TWO BRACKETS (RED) AT VARYING HEIGHTS.
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WOOD ASSEMBLY 3 TO SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE THICKNESS OF THE WOOD, THE EDGES WERE MIGHTERED TO CREATE A CLEAN CENTER CONNECTION. THEN TWO NEW CONNECTORS WERE INTRODUCED TO CREATE A RIGID CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO COMPONENT PIECES.
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FIG.37 CONNECTOR FOR THE 42 DEGREE ANGLES MADE OF MUSEUM BOARD
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FIG.38 CONNECTOR FOR THE 90 DEGREE ANGLES MADE OF MUSEUM BOARD
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EACH COMPONENT IS HELD TOGETHER BY TWO CONNECTORS. THIS ALLOWS FOR MAXIMUM STABILITY AND RIGIDITY THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. TACKY GLUE IS USED TO HELP THE WINGS ON THE CONNECTORS STAY IN PLACE ON THE INSIDE OF THE UNITS. FIG.39 WOOD MODEL WITH CONNECTORS
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MATERIAL cOSTS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PIECES NEEDED: 1800 BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD: AMAZON.COM SIZE: 1/8” THICK x 20” x 30” COMES IN PACKS OF 12 SHEETS COST: $59.00 COST PER SHEET: $4.91
1800 PIECES/22PIECES = 82 SHEETS 82 SHEETS/12 SHEETS PER PACK = 7 PACKS 7 PACKS x $59.00 = $413
22 PIECES WILL FIT ON ONE SHEET http://www.amazon.com/Baltic-Birch-Plywood-Pack-Sheets/dp/B0007STEKW
SHEET METAL: LOWES SIZE: 1/8” THICK x 24” x 36” SINGLE SHEETS COST: $9.34 PER SHEET
1800 PIECES/36PIECES = 50 SHEETS 50 SHEETS x $9.34 = $467
36 PIECES WILL FIT ON ONE SHEET
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POLYPROPYLENE PLASTIC SHEETS: MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. SIZE: 1/8” THICK x 24” x 24” SINGLE SHEETS COST: $13.29 PER SHEET
1800 PIECES/22PIECES = 82 SHEETS 82 SHEETS x $13.29 = $1090
22 PIECES WILL FIT ON ONE SHEET
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ESTIMATED BUDGET PER MATERIAL
BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD THE PLYWOOD WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT EITHER WITH A LASER CUTTER OR A SAW, THEN THE EDGES WOULD HAVE TO BE SANDED DOWN TO GET A CLEAN CONNECTION. THE COMPONENTS WOULD BE CONNECTED WITH A WOOD JOINT AS IN FIGS. 37&38.
1800 PIECES/22PIECES = 82 SHEETS 82 SHEETS/12 SHEETS PER PACK = 7 PACKS 7 PACKS x $59.00 = $413 + 1 PACK FOR CONNECTORS 8 x $59.00 = $472
SHEET METAL THE METAL PIECES WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT IN THE METAL SHOP AND THEN WELDED TOGETHER TO FORM THE COMPONENT AND THEN AGAIN TO FORM THE LOCAL UNIT.
1800 PIECES/36PIECES = 50 SHEETS 50 SHEETS x $9.34 = $467
POLYPROPYLENE PLASTIC SHEETS THE PLASTIC SHEETS COULD BE CUT WITH THE LASER CUTTER, THEN THE EDGES WOULD HAVE TO BE SANDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE THICKNESS. THE COMPONENTS COULD BE CONNECTED WITH THE SAME PIECES THAT THE WOOD MODEL USES EXCEPT MADE OF PLASTIC.
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1800 PIECES/22PIECES = 82 SHEETS 82 SHEETS x $13.29 = $1090 +2 SHEETS FOR CONNECTORS 84 x $13.29 = $1117
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CASE STUDY #1: BLU DOT; REAL GOOD CHAIR
DESCRIPTION: THE REAL GOOD CHAIR IS LASER CUT PANELS WITH PERFORATED FOLD LINES TO CREATE THE ANGLES. THE CHAIR IS PACKAGED FLAT AND THEN IS BENT TO THE CORRECT ANGLES UPON ASSEMBLY. IF THE ANGLES ARE NOT BENT CORRECTLY, THE CHAIR DOES NOT ASSEMBLE WELL AND BECOMES FLIMSY AT THE FOLD LINES. MATERIALS: STEEL FRAME AND LEGS POWDER COATED STEEL SEAT AND BACK CONNECTIONS: BOLTED
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CASE STUDY #2: GYEONGGI-DO JEONGOK, PREHISTORY MUSEUM - EASTON+COMBS
DESCRIPTION: THE PREHISTORIC MUSEUM CONTAINS A SERIES OF SUSPENDED GALLERIES CUT DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE BUILDING. ONE SET WAS MEANT TO CAPTURE NATURAL LIGHT WHILE THE OTHER WAS MEANT TO SHOWCASE THE ARTIFACTS. DESIGNED BY LONN COMBS + ROAN EASTON 3RD PLACE WINNING COMPETITION PROPOSAL http://www.eastoncombs.com/portfolio/gyeonggi-do-jeongok-prehistory-museum-south-korea/ JANESSA JOHNSON ARCH 491 - DIG. FAB.
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MATERIALS: UNKNOWN - PROBABLY PLASTIC CONNECTIONS: EDGE TO EDGE
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CASE STUDY #3: LAVA’S DIGITAL ORAGAMI
DESCRIPTION: LAVA DESIGNED A WINDOW INSTALLATION IN MILAN THAT REPRESENTS A CORAL REEF. THE INSTALLATION SHOWS HOW A PARTICULAR MODULE, COPIED FROM NATURE CAN GENERATE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AND HOW THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE SMALLEST UNIT DICTATES THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
MATERIALS: 1500 RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE CARDBOARD MOLECULES CONNECTIONS: SURFACE CONNECTIONS IN A CHAIN FORMATION
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CASE STUDY #4: ARANDA/LASCH DESCRIPTION: ARANDA/LASCH FOCUSES ON MATERIALS AND PROCESSES IN NATURE AND NATURAL FORMS,THEN TRIES TO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL STATE AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT. THE PAVILION TO THE RIGHT IS MADE OF A SERIES OF MATHEMATICALLY GENERATED “BOULDERS” BY USING CELL STRUCTURE ALGORITHMS PACKED TOGETHER IN A NON SYMMETRICAL WAY.
CONNECTIONS: EDGE AND SURFACE MATERIALS & METHODS: 3D PRINTING - SMALLER INSTALLATIONS HAND CASTED/BUILT FURNITURE
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