Design Studio Air - Part B

PARTB CRITERIA DESIGN MATTHEW GREENWOOD

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RESEARCH FEILDS

STRIPS & FOLDING

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THE PAVILION REACHES OUT WITH STRIPS LIKE A LIVING ORGANISM MESONIC FABRICS BY BIOTHING The Mesonic Fabrics algorithm looks at magnetic fields to compute the direction of the structure. The structure appears to be composed of simple linear components that sprawl out from central focus points and avoid crossing paths with one an other. Initially it may appear to seem like it would be simple to construct however I believe no two of the arms would the be same length or shape meaning each one would have to individual cast/ cut. There is no immediately apparent repetitive element in the design. The aesthetics of the pavilion however are very appealing, the openings play with the direction of light and shadow and it has a very biomemetic feel to it like am organism stretching out with many feelers or some sort of flora branching out to cover an area.

Image: Biothing.org, (2014). Biothing. [online] Available at: http://www.biothing.org/ [Accessed 3 May. 2014]

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Line charge square grid

Line charge

Line charge pframes

Line charge rectangle

Bezier Grid

Conic Graph

Freeform Pipe

Freeform Sweep

Pop’Geom Plane

Pop’Geom 3D

Pop’Geom 3D 2

5 Divisions

Circles Radius

Length of Lines

Height Manipulation

Positive Height Changes

Low Divisions

Different Curve Points

Curves Arrayed

Sweep & Piped Curves

Circle Radius Changes

Sweep, Pipe and Raised Graph

Piped Circles with Spin Force

Higher Vector Force

Extruded Curves

Pipes and Graph Change

Loft between curves

Vector Spin with Boxes

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CASE STUDY 1.0

EXTRAPOLATION OF OUTCOMES

The two outcomes above were quite interesting as they played with changing the surface area with something other than just piping the curve. The experiment on the top right is also very interesting as it plays with the different effects of spin forces and it has a lot of movement to it. The experiment below I thought was interesting however I was focusing too much to soon on trying to make a structure for the site instead of exploring the algorithm and discovering something new. I was designing with the final intent in mind rather than designing the algorithm.

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CASE STUDY 2.0

REVERSE ENGINEERING PAVILION BY BIOTHING

PROCESS

Image: Biothing.org, (2014). Biothing. [online] Available at: http://www.biothing.org/ [Accessed 3 May. 2014]

After playing around with the Biothing pavilion in the first case study we decided to use it again in the reverse engineering stage of Part B. This time we created the algorith from scratch without using the original algorith as a reference. As you can see from the 5 steps pictured below the attempt we feel was succesfull. Even though it doesnt have the exact form of the originall pavilion pictured above, it still retains that look of tendrils extening from points along a curve. It still incorporated the major elements of using Field Lines, Charges and Interpolated Curves.

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TECHNIQUE: DEVELOPMENT

SELECTION CRITERIA SURFACE AREA FOR SOLAR EXPOSURE Does the surface allow ample solar exposure? Larger surface areas on the “top” and “exterior”.

VISUAL INTRIGUE Does the design create a visual experience? Does it draw attention and provoke exploration?

HUMAN INTERACTION Does the design faciltate human interaction, can you explore and dicover the structure?

STARTING ITERATION Below is the final itteration from our Biothing Reverse Engineering task. We really like the form which was created and decided to base out criteria research on this form.

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Number of Points on Curve #1

Number of Points on Curve #2

Number of Points on Curve #3

Number of Divides on Curve #1

Number of Divides on Curve #2

Number of Divides on Curve #3

Number of Divides on Curve #4

Number of Divides on Curve #5

Number of Steps on Curve #1

Number of Steps on Curve #2

Graph Changes Conic

Graph Changes Conic

Conic Graph Piped

Surface Variables Delaunay

Surface Variables Piped

Pipe Variables

Surface Sweep

Surface Sweep Reduced Numbers

Surface Cones

Circle Radius

Graph Parameters

Extrusions

Original Curve Changes #1

Original Curve Changes #

Original Curve Changes #

Original Curve Changes #

Original Curve Changes #

Original Curve Changes #

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Piped Curves as Circles #1

Curve Numbers #1

Curve Numbers #2

Curve Numbers #3

Extruded Curves

Exruded Curves with Intersecting Planes #1

Exruded Curves with Intersecting Planes #2

Exruded Curves with Intersecting Planes #3

Offset Curves

Piped Spin Curves

Piped Spin Curves Graph Changes

Surface Experimentations

Surface Experimentations

Surface Experimentations

Surface Experimentations

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

Spin Force Experiments

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TECHNIQUES: DEVELOPMENT

SUCCESSFUL ITERATIONS

ITERATION 1

ITERATION 2

ITERATION 3

ITERATION 4

NOTES ON THE FOUR SUCCESSFUL ITERATIONS. Iteration 1: This explores the use of a more geometric surface that from initial observation would seem easier to fabricate if we decide to use card.

Iteration 2: We really liked the form that appeared in this iteration, it looks like a structure with interesting spaces, its intriguing and there is the potential for interesting fabrication techinques using perspex and card. However we were deterred from this form as it may appear to be a simple shelter form and wasnt as �Unique� as some of our piped forms.

We also wanted a challenging form for our technology of dye solar, something that wasnt a typical flat surface.

Iteration 3: The perpendicular surfaces of iteration 3 create interesting spaces and play on light. The joints between the curves and the planes also seem quite practical to fabricate.

Iteration 4: This is one of our earliest forms however it is the one the like the most. Its complex and tangled yet this provides a really interesting visual experience.

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TECHNIQUE: PROTOTYPES

PROTOTYPES

We decided to prototype several ideas so that we could explore the constructablilty of multiple designs. Below is my experimentation with Iteration 1.

ITERATION 1 The look of iteration 1 can be achived through the replication of one single element. By isolation one ‘arm’ of the model I was able to generate a developable surface through the use of the paneing tools plug in for Rhino.

The end result was not as successful as hoped. The time it would take to craft enough “arms” to achieve the same effect would be impractical and the joints between pieces was an issue.

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FURTHER PROTOTYPING PROTOTYPING

The top two prototypes were experiments in using ink and perspex to represent the dye solar technology. They are the result of thinking about other ways to fabricate the structures such as slicing and stacking elements.

The photo to the left shows experimentation with resin to create the tubular arms of the model. The experiment wasnt as sucessful as it could have been however the molds were made of plasticine which wasnt the best material so any future attempts at creating resin casting would be with 3D printed molds to create elements that could then be repeated and joined.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES FEEDBACK FROM INTERIM PRESENTATION

The interim presentation was a good chance to receive feedback on our work as there had been no classes for a few weeks and it was good to be able to present our work before the Part B submission date.

One of the main critisisms of our works was the models constructed and the method of fabrications. Some more work will need to go into making components and joints and fabricating these directly from our digital model. After the class we looked at how we could achieve this and we are considering researching two avenues, either slicing the model and constructing it from planes using a desigined joint or creating a mold in which to cast the model as a monolithic structure. To aid in the research of casting our model we downloaded and installed 3D coat which we will experment with over the coming weeks.

The second critisism of our work was the intergration of the dye solar cells and their angle and placement to the sun paths. In order to explore this we are looking at programs such as ARCSIM and Ladybug.

PART B

CRITERIA DESIGN group 5: lucy, steph, matt

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ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

WEEK 4 “CACTUS” The idea of this weeks algorithmic sketch was to arrange objects on a lofted surface. After that I created a base for the object using lofts and intersects.

WEEK 5 “BIOTHING EXPERIMENTATION” This is my extrapolation of the biothing task. We were asked to recreate the biothing and take it further. I lofted different curves and added intersects to create a frame.

My intention was to create something that may appear like a habitable structure.

REFERENCES Biothing.org, (2014). Biothing. [online] Available at: http://www.biothing.org/ [Accessed 3 May. 2014]

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