Minimal Surface

This form was modeled in Rhinoceros and Grasshopper. In Grasshopper we made the strips from the 3D model's surface and then unrolled the strips. In the fabrication process, we encountered some challenges, to overcome them we used some experimental methods. One of the challenges was that we weren't able to have a boundary, therefore having anchor points for the strips was impossible. So we decided to divide the surface into 8 parts and make each part separately, then joined the separated parts of the surface together.

In the final method, we used rivets as connectors for the strips. Furthermore, the chosen material was cork, it is flexible, elastic, and strong enough in case of internal forces. in another hand, it can be cut by CNC machines easily.

Video clip of this project is available in this link.

Digital Fabrication

Swarm intelligence

In this university course, at first, it was attempted to create a creative form using swarm intelligence algorithms by means of Colebra plugin in Grasshopper. Following it, putting the fabricated strategy into action was the biggest issue. The purpose of this construction challenge was to develop a technique to produce a model using the casting and molding technique so that the molds are not discarded after execution and can be reused.