Morphology: Schwarz Surface

Dr. Haresh Lalvani and Prof. John Gulliford Collaboration with Khadeeja Boriywala, Safa Mehrjui, SeokYoung Jung, Celine Lee, Diyang Shen, and Huaiben Yang

Schwarz surface with 3d printed connections, wired edges, and stretched fabric for rapid assembly. This was a group project where I took on a project manager roll. I coordinated between the professors and my team to best understand the project needs, deliverables, and schedule. Once we decided on this minimal surface to develop as a prototype with minimal support frame, I created the digital model using rhino and grasshopper. I coordinated between my teammates to assign further developments of the connection nodes that were to be 3D printed and assemblage of other materials such as wire and fabric. This project really taught me the value of teamwork as it was a success only as a result of great coordination between all my peers.

TECHNICS

Prof. Michael Chen Collaboration with Sierra Octaviana Soegianto

By studying the relationship of two body positions and observing the space between them, we developed a structure that supported the two bodies. We designed an organic form that attached and conformed to all the body positions from the starting stance till the final resting position. We drew inspiration from 3D print in fashion and nature.