Architecture Portfolio - Ram Nayak

RAM NAYAK

SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOLLEYBALL MARIBYRNONG SPORTS ACADEMY

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

PERSONAL INFO tirthnayak6698@gmail.com

EDUCATION MARIBYRNONG SECONDARY COLLEGE & SPOTS ACADEMY

GRADUATION 2016

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED ARCHITEC-TURE OF CATALONIA (IAAC)

DIPLOMA 2018

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

BACHELOR OF DESIGN 2019

SKILLS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Communication Hand Drawing

INSTUTE OF ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE OF CATALONIA (IAAC)

Illustrator CC

TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP FESTA NEW ZEALAND 2018

InDesign CC

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Photoshop CC

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rhinoceros

STEFFEN WELSCH ARCHITECTS - 2017

Grasshopper

VOLUNTEER - BUILDING PHYSICAL MODELS FOR A RANGE OF PROJECTS. DESIGNING DIGITAL CONCEPTUAL MODELS.

AURECON/SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY - 2018

INTERN - PROPOSING DESIGN SOLUTIONS, PROTOTYPING AND DOCUMENTING FOR PRESENTATION. MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION SOURCING AND QUOTING.

FESTA NEW ZEALAND - 2018

LEAD DESIGNER - PROJECT MANAGER DESIGNING AND DOCUMENTING FOR CLEARENCE. MATERIAL SOURCING AND DISPOSAL FOR THE EVENT. RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY ON TIME.

Sketchup AutoCAD Revit Microsoft Office Google Mac OS X Physical Modeling

CONTEXT STRANGE BEDFELLOW RETROFIT NEW WAVE FESTA LOTUS

.1 .2 .3 .4 .5

STRANGE BEDFELLOW

THE ANIMAL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT

ANATOMY

- Size: The head-body length in adults is 10-18 in (25.4-45.7 cm).

- Weight: They weigh around 3.3-4.4 lb (1.5-2 kg).

- Tail Length: The tail length for Indian giant squirrels is 2 ft (61 cm).

- Color: Variable from a brown to dark red, undersides have white fur.

- Lifespan: The maximum a captive Indian giant squirrel had lived was for 16 years, life expectancy in the wild is much shorter.

- Life-cycle: Young are born without fur and eyesight. The latter is achieved after 22-26 days. They come out of the nest after 30 days and are eventually weaned at 6 months. They reach sexual matu rity at 2 years of age.

- Diet: They are omnivorous, feeding on flowers, fruits, bark, seeds, nuts, bird eggs, and insects.

SKETCHES

MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

SQUIRREL’S MOVEMENT WAS CAPTURED AND TRANSLATED INTO DIFFERENT GRAPHICAL AIDS. THE GRAPHICS WERE CREATED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND ANY PATTERN IN A SQUIRRELS MOVEMENT.

ABSTRACT DEVELOPMENT

MOVEMENT CAPTURE

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL

THE GRAPHICS WERE TURNED INTO A TOPOGRAPHIC SEQUENCE. 1:10 SCALED MODEL FOR SQUIRREL WAS BUILT FROM THE INFORMATION. THE LAYERS WERE NOT CONNECTED TO ACHIEVE MOVEMENT IN STRUCTURE PRODUCING VARIOUS ITERATIONS.

ITERATIONS

ITERATIONS WER E CREATED USING THE FLEXIBILITY AND MOVEMENT OF THE LAYERS,. DUE TO ITS BUILD SQUIRREL CAN TWIST, TURN, BEND, SQUEEZE AND LEAP. HENCE A SPACE WITH UNEVEN SURFACE COULD SUIT AND ACT AS ITS NATURAL HABITAT.

CASE STUDY

FINAL WOODEN HOUSE - SOU FUJIMOTO

TECH DRAWINGS WEST ELEVATION @ 1:50

NORTH ELEVATION @ 1:50

ROOF PLAN @ 1:50

N

ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS

LINEAR ANALYSIS

A

VOID ANALYSIS A

Section A-A @ 1:50

PHYSICAL PROTOTYPE

NORTH ELEVATION 1:10 SCALED MODEL OF THE NORTH ELEVATION

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

SPATIAL USE SECTION

Section A-A @ 1:50

W

C BA

ES T

H RT O N

Section B-B @ 1:50 A

B

THE ORIENTATION INDICATED THROUGH THE ALPHABETS ARE TO BE USED WHEN REFERENCING THE SECTION CUTS.

BUILDING USAGE BATH/WASHING AREA LIVING AREA

BEDROOM/STORAGE

TOILET

LIVING AREA

KITCHEN/DINNING AREA

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

BEDROOM/RESTROOM

LIVING AREA/STORAGE

SECOND FLOOR

OBLIQUE PROJECTION

CONCEPTUAL PROTOTYPE

FINAL DRAWINGS

West elevation @ 1:50

North elevation @ 1:50

SECTIONAL DRAWINGS

SOUTH SECTION @ 1:50

EAST SECTION @ 1:50

DETAILED SECTION

400

400

400

01 02

400

05

400

400

400

06 07 08

400

09 10

400

4400

400

400

03 04

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

4400

DETAILED SECTION SHOWING THE CONSTRUCTION AND DIMENSIONS OF THE ARCHITECTURE.

FINAL PHYSICAL MODEL

NORTH

EAST

SOUTH

WEST

ANIMAL INTERACTION

task A THE TASK REQUIRES TO COLLECT QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA OF IS BUILDING LOCATED ON HENRY STREET. THE BUILDING HAS TO BE SURVEYED DURING DIFFERENT DAYS AND COLLECT DATA DURING DIFFERENT TIME OF THE DAY. THE DATA IS TO BE COLLECTED USING ONE OF THE MEASURING EQUIPMENTS TO LATER COMPARE WITH THE SET STANDARDS.

DATA REPRESENTATION 11:30 - 12:15 PM MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, 2018

308

170

228

280 80

03:00 - 04:00PM THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 2018

200

415

197

300

400

500

600

773

480 672

200

860

395

574

356

100

300

700

800

900

1000

742

1100

660

650

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

570

540

1100

OBSERVATION AND CONCLUSION THE LIGHT CONDITION IN THE BUILDING WAS VERY AVERAGE, A REASON FOR THAT IS THE USE OF THE BUILDING BEING FOR PHOTO-MEDIA. THE LIGHTS IN THE BUILDING WERE MOSTLY ARTIFICIAL AND CONTROLLED. THE SOURCE OF THE NATURAL LIGHT WAS BLOCKED BY ECHO-PANELS AND BLINDS. THE AMBIENT INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS FELT TO BE MUCH COOLER THAN THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE DURING ALL THE VISITS. THE LACK OF EXPOSURE TO NORTHERN SUNLIGHT HAS RESULTED INTO NATURAL HEAT GAIN. THE BUILDING PERFORMED PRETTY WELL ACOUSTICALLY. THE THICK MASONRY WALLS AND THE INTERIOR WALL ECHO-PANEL CLADDING ELIMINATES THE NOISE ENTERING. THE BUILDING ALSO LACKED OPENINGS AND THUS THERE WASN’T AN EFFICIENT AIR CIRCULATION. THE BUILDING DIDN’T HAVE ANY ARTIFICIAL SOLUTIONS SUCH AS VETS.

task B

THE NEXT TASK WAS TO REFURBISH IS BUILDING AND RE-PURPOSE IT FOR ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE USE. THE BUILDING NEEDS TO SERVE WITH:- 2 X WC -1 X OFFICE -KITCHENETTE -2 X OPEN WORKSHOP BAY -3 X STUDIO SPACES W/OPENING PARTITION -LOBBY/ FOYER SPACE WITH MODEL DISPLAY & PIN-UP SPACES.

THE REFURBISHMENT PLAN SHOULD PROPOSE DESIGN THAT SUSTAINS NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY. THE DESIGN SHOULD UTILIZE NATURAL LIGHT, IMPLEMENT A NATURAL, VERY SUFFICIENT AIR CIRCULATION AND USE MATERIALS WHICH ARE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY. THERE SHOULD BE A DESIRABLE VIEW FROM THE STUDIOS AND THE REST OF THE SPACES.

PROPOSED REFURBISHMENT PLAN 23855 6071

2355 6500

3771

6500

2000

591 1101 1144

3500

office

STUDIO 1

STUDIO 2

w/c

3607

storage 2263

STUDIO 3

central courtyard/ green space

w/c

open workshop bay

6952

1100

854 500

kitchenette

2000

8587 29049

3500

2263

3779

10886

5350

open workshop bay

2839

9056

N

MATERIALS DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS WITH 10 MM GLASS

INTERIOR FACE OF THE STUDIO WALL TO BE FIXED WITH ECHOPANEL/ACOUSTIC PANEL

open workshop bay INTERIOR WALL WINDOW (FIXED) SINGLE GLAZED @10MM

WOODEN DOOR @2040X750X50

STUDIO 1

SLIDING WINDOW WITH 10MM GLASS

STUDIO 2

FOLDABLE ECHOPANEL /SOUND PANELS

office

GLASS DOOR @2040X1000X50 w/c storage

central courtyard/ green space

STUDIO 3

w/c

NEW INTERIOR WALLS TO BE BUILD OUT OF BRICKS

SINGLE GLAZED FOLDABLE WALL GLASS@10MM

open workshop bay

kitchenette

TINTED GLASS LOUVRES @10MM GLASS

EXISTING MASONRY WALL TO BE SUSTAIN

ICP (INSULATED CONCRETE PANEL) @350MM PANELS

N

ELEVATIONS

WEST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

SECTION A-A

SC

LOBBY

A1

SC A3

OPEN WORKSHOP BAY

OFFICE

CENTRAL COURTYARD

SC A2

STUDIO 1

OPEN WORKSHOP BAY

SC

OPEN WORKSHOP BAY

STORAGE

KITCHENETTE

STUDIO 2

LOBY

A4

LOBBY

open workshop bay office

SC A5

LOBBY

STUDIO 1

STUDIO 2

STUDIO 3 w/c

STUDIO 3

central courtyard/ green space

storage w/c

open workshop bay

kitchenette

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

SECTION B-B

OFFICE

OPEN WORKING BAY

SC

STUDIO 1

STUDIO 2

B1

W/C TOILET

LOBBY

STUDIO 3

SC B2

W/C TOILET

LOBBY

STORAGE

CENTRAL COURTYARD

LOBBY

LOBBY

STUDIO 3

SC B3

open workshop bay SC B1

SC B4

OPEN WORKING BAY

KITCHENETTE

SC B2

SC

office

STUDIO 1

w/c storage

STUDIO 2

STUDIO 3

central courtyard/ green space

w/c

B3

SC B4

open workshop bay

kitchenette

PERSPECTIVE RENDERS

BUILDING PERFORMANCE THE WINDOWS ARE DESIGNED ON THE NORTH FACE OF THE BUILDING TO ACCESS SUNLIGHT IN WINTER FOR THE BUILDING TO HEAT UP DURING DAY. THE WARM AIR RISES DURING EVENING AND WARMS UP THE SPACE AVOIDING APPLIANCE USAGE. THE ICP (INSULATED CONCRETE PANEL) EXTERIOR WALL HELPS BALANCE THE HEAT GAIN AND LOSS. THE DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS ALLOWS THE SUNLIGHT, HOWEVER IT DOESN’T ALLOW THE HEAT LOSS

BUILDING ELEMENTS PERFORMANCE

LOUVRE WINDOWS

FOLDING GLASS

UNFOLDED/CLOSED THE WINDOWS IN THE SOUTH HAVE LOUVRE SYSTEM AND IS TINTED WITH A DARK FILM LAYER. THE MECHANISM ALLOWS THE WINDOW TO OPEN IN 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO ALLOW AIR FLOW THROUGH THEM AND NOT ALLOW MUCH SUNLIGHT IN SOUTH. THE LOUVRE SYSTEM IS SEASONALLY BENEFICIAL. DURING SUMMER THE WINDOWS ALLOWS WIND FLOW AND IN WINTER THE SUNLIGHT COULD HELP GAIN HEAT.

FOLDED/OPENED

THE FOLDING DOORS IN THE CENTRAL COURTYARD IS INTENDED TO HAVE GLASS, FOR IT ALLOW SUNLIGHT AND A PLEASANT VIEWS TO THE BUILDING. BECAUSE OF THE OPEN COURTYARD, THERE IS AN ACCESS OF NORTHERN SUNLIGHT TO THE OPEN WORKSHOP BAY AND KITCHENETTE. THE DOORS CAN BE FOLDED ALL TOGETHER MAKING IT AN OPEN SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO USE AND HELPS THE AIR TO CIRCULATE.

AIR CIRCULATION

N

WIND DIRECTIONS

W

E

S

THE BUILDING ONLY HAS THREE ENTRY POINT FOR THE AIR TO ENTER. THE LOUVRE’S THAT ALLOWS THE WIND TO ENTER ARE PLACED IN CERTAIN ANGLE AND CORNER THAT I DOESN’T ALLOW A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO SUMMER SUN KEEPING IT NICE AND COOL WITH THE WIND FLOWING AND CIRCULATING. THE BUILDING FURTHER COULD GET MORE COOL BREEZE BY OPENING THE FOLD ABLE DOORS. THE SLIDING WINDOWS ALLOWS THE AIR CIRCULATION.

LIGHTING AND HEATING

THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO BE VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT IN WINTER. THE OVERSIZED DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS ALLOW THE SUNLIGHT DURING DAY AND AT NIGHT THE TWO LAYERS OF GLASS STOPS THE HEAT LOSS. THE COURTYARD GLASS DOOR ALSO ALLOWS THE SUNLIGHT TO THE WORKSHOP BAY MAKING IT A COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO WORK.

NEWWAVE

PRECEDENT 1

Timber weaving can be achieved in architecture through woven sets of seamless patterns. One of the most prominent pattern used on timber is the kagome weave. This type of weave has equal strength in every direction due to the intersections that form equilateral triangles, which provides great resistance to tear and shear.

Shigeru Ban has implemented this pattern on a couple of his projects - Centre Pompidou Metz and Nine Bridges Country Club. The form of his weave usually acts as a grid shell for a roof/ceiling and usually takes a fluid non-rectangular shape. A great difficulty results from this due to the timber being doubly curved which makes manufacturing very difficult and slow which in turn makes a project very expensive.

Other patterns can be used in timber weaving the most common one is the regular square lattice grid which was used in The Jerwood Gridshell Space, Japan Pavillion Hanover Expo 2000 and many others. In history the square lattice pattern can be found in mongolian architecture. They used this technology to create the structural skeleton of the ‘yurts’ that they live in.

PRECEDENT 2

To solve the doubly curved problem, building a waffle structure can be a solution. It has a simple construction process which makes manufacturing easier and can achieve similar patterns to woven patterns.

The faculty and students of IAAC has created a waffle structure from the triaxial pattern mentioned before, combining the strength of the equilateral triangles in the triaxial pattern with the elementary construction process of waffle structures.

PATTERN STUDY

The idea then was to create a mathematical, geometrical pattern based on grid that can be created in Grasshopper.

The rule is to create lines with a start and an end point on a grid using a number as a sequence. For example the image on the right is on a sequence of 3’s on a 3 x 3 grid.

A line would be drawn from point 1 -> 4 -> 7 -> 10 -> 1 and 2 -> 5 -> 8 ->11 -> 2.

P L

We used these patterns as tiles to plot on meshes with square grids.

P L

0

P L

1

2

3

11

4

10

5

P L P = POLY-LINE

L = LINE

9

8

7

6

PATTERN ITERATIONS

FORM DEVELOPMENT

WAFFLE DESIGN

SURFACE

MESH

PROJECTION

SOLID DIFFERENCE

WAFFLE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE

D

C

B

A

In order to achieve weave and waffle construction, a sequence was to be created. Each layer had to be color coded according to its chronology. In each layer the strips were labeled with the Layer alphabet and a number to assemble easily. The layers were numbered on chronology and the sequence o assembly.

PHYSICAL PROTOTYPE THE INITIAL IDEA WAS TO CREATE THE PRESENTATION MODEL USING 1MM BAMBOO PLYWOOD WHICH WAS FLEXIBLE AND WOULD ACHIEVE THE CURVES IN THE STRUCTURE BY BENDING. HOWEVER DUE TO LACK OF CONSIDERATION OF THE FABRICATION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BAMBOO PLY WOULD HAVE UNEVEN SURFACE ON THE LASER CUTTING BED. THIS LED TO UNEVEN CUTTING WIDTH AND SOME NOT CUNNING THROUGH. HENCE AS AN ALTERNATIVE WE CHOOSE TO GO WITH 200GSM CARDBOARD. THE CARDBOARD WAS FABRICATED WITH ULTIMATE ACCURACY. HOWEVER WHEN REMOVING THE STRIPS, SOME OF THEM BROKE DUE TO LACK OF STRENGTH. THE ULTIMATE FAILURE WAS IN ASSEMBLING EACH AND EVERY STRIPS. THE WAFFLE STRUCTURE IS CONSTRUCTED BY INSERTING LAYERS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND SINCE WE DIDN’T CONSIDERED THE SUPPORT FOR EACH LAYER, THE ASSEMBLY COULDN’T BE PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY.

A BASIC FLAT PROTOTYPE WAS THE FIRST APPROACH IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE QUALITY AND MATERIALITY OF TIMBER PLYWOOD. IN THE MATERIAL USED WAS 3MM PLYWOOD WHICH WAS VERY FLEXIBLE. THE PROCESS OF CREATING SLITS MANUALLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INACCURATE FORCE APPLIED TO ELIMINATE THE PLYWOOD PIECE LET TO CREATING A CRACK NEAR THE SLIT. THE REASONING AFTER WAS JUSTIFIED AS BEING THIN MATERIAL. ALSO DURING THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLY, THE STRIPS BROKE. THE STRIP HAD TO BE BENT IN ORDER FOR IT TO SIT INTO ANOTHER SLIT, AND THIS REQUIRED BENDING IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIRECTION BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE TWISTING CREATED TENSION NEAR SLITS AND LED IT TO BREAK.

POST PRESENTATION

STICKING TO OUR PREVIOUS DESIGN PRINCIPLES, WE WANTED TO CREATE A PAVILION WITH A FLUID FORM AND REPETITIVE MOTIF. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO CREATE A DESIGN THAT CAN ALSO BE MADE EASILY IN REAL LIFE. UNLIKE OUR PREVIOUS WAFFLE DESIGN WHICH REQUIRED A METICULOUS CONSTRUCTION METHOD, WE DECIDED TO SIMPLIFY OUR CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND SCRAP THE WAFFLE CONSTRUCTION METHOD. WE HYPOTHESIZED USING A SINGLE BENDING JIG FOR EVERY PIECE OF TIMBER IN THE STRUCTURE WOULD GREATLY REDUCE PRODUCTION TIME AND DIFFICULTY AND DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THAT TO OUR DESIGN.

PROTOTYPING

3MM PLYWOOD WAS USED IN CONSTRUCTION AS IT WAS LESS DENSE, FLEXIBLE, AND EASY TO CUT. STRIPS OF 50MM X 650 MM WERE CUT FOR CONSTRUCTION. ON ONE END OF THE STRIPS A 8MM DIAMETER HOLE WAS DRILLED TO HOLD THE STRIPS AND LINE THEM UP. PVA WOOD ADHESIVE WAS APPLIED TO INDIVIDUAL STRIPS.

In order to achieve accuracy, screws were used to experiment. Screws have the tendency to hold objects in its place as it has Threads that helps it to do that. the experiment was partially successful as the screw did its job and held the strips to the jig whilst sustaining its form. The Screws had to be inserted into certain proximity as the void in jig did not have any volume underneath it.

Even though the screws pulled the strips to the jig there were some parts where there was gap generated. Clamps were used to apply force at certain places where the gap was generated.

The outcome for this experiment was much better.

The form was much accurate and the only problem was the screw holes in the outcome form.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

NO ADJUSTMENT

WE DECIDED TO KEEP OUR INITIAL FORM AND SIMPLIFY OUR CURRENT PATTERN. THE PATTERN WE HAD BEFORE WAS TOO IRREGULAR AND COULD NOT BE MADE WITH A SINGLE BENDING JIG. TO DO SO, WE HAD TO LOOK AT THE PATTERN WITHIN OUR PATTERN AND TRY AND FIND A SIMPLER ALTERNATIVE. WE GENERATED PARAMETRIC VARIATIONS OF OUR DESIGN BY MANIPULATING OUR PATTERN THROUGH 2 VARIABLES:

VARIATION 1

CURVE BENDING

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A DOUBLY CURVED SURFACE, CURVED STRIP WERE DESIGNED TO BE FABRICATED AND AS A PRODUCT OF DRY-BENDING DOUBLY CURVED SURFACE WOULD BE ACHIEVED. FOR THIS PROTOTYPE TO BE SUCCESSFUL SCREWS WERE INSERTED IN THE CURVED PIECES PUSHING IT IN TO THE JIG. STRONGER AND LARGER CLAMPS WERE USED TO GENERATE COMPRESSION BETWEEN THE JIG. THE DOUBLE CURVE WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED. THE CURVED PIECES WERE THEN CONNECTED USING SHEET METAL AND SCREWS. A SLIT WAS GENERATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE END FACE AND ON AN ANGLE SO THAT THE PIECES WOULD LINE UP AND BE SMOOTH. USING STATIC DRILL WE CREATED HOLE LINING UP SO A SCREW COULD BE INSERTED TO HOLD THE PIECES. THE 2 PIECES WERE THEN USED TO HELP AND ANALYSES THE DESIGN SO THAT THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FINAL COULD BE EASY AND EFFICIENT. THE BENDING RADIUS AND THE CURVE RADIUS WAS THEN DECIDED ANALYZING THE WEAVE IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE. SOME OF THE FACTOR CONSIDERED IN THE DESIGN FROM THE EXPERIMENT WAS THE TYPE OF JOINT THAT WOULD BE DESIGNED TO CONNECT THE TWO PIECES, HOW IT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED USING ONLY ONE JIG AND HOW TO ACHIEVE ACCURACY.

DESIGN PROGRESSION

ORIGINAL WAFFLE STRUCTURE

NEW PAVILION NO WEAVE

NEW PAVILION WITH WEAVE

FINAL PROPOSED PAVILION WE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE FOOTING OF OUR PAVILION WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE WEAVE ASPECT TO OUR DESIGN. THERE WOULD BE LOOSE, ‘FLOATING’ PIECES IN THE FOOTING AND WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD WEAKEN THE STRUCTURE.

ORIGINAL WAFFLE STRUCTURE

NEW PAVILION NO WEAVE

NEW PAVILION WITH WEAVE

FINAL PROPOSED PAVILION

WHEN PROJECTED THE WEAVE ON MESH AND EXTRUDING IT, SOME OF THE WEAVE WERE DOUBLY CURVED AND NOT A DEVELOP-ABLE SURFACE, AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE DIAGRAMS. WE SOLVED IT BY MAKING THE BOTTOM OF THE WEAVE WAFFLED AND BY DOING SO THE ISSUE OF DOUBLY CURVED SURFACE WAS SOLVED.

FINAL DESIGN

FINAL PROTOTYPE

THE TECHNIQUE FOR CONSTRUCTING EACH PART WAS A SIMILAR PROCESS. ONCE APPLIED ADHESIVE, THE STRIPS WOULD BE INSERTED IN THE DOWEL AND SET TO BE PRESSED. TO ACHIEVE ACCURACY IN ALL THE PARTS, REFERENCE LINE WERE CREATED DURING FABRICATION. THE REFERENCE LINES WOULD BE PARALLEL WITH THE EDGE OF THE JIG SO ALL THE STRIPS WOULD BE LINED UP. TABLE-BASED SCREW TYPE CLAMPS WERE USED TO APPLY COMPRESSION FORCE. THE STRIPS HAD TO BE CHECKED FOR ANY SLIDING AFTER INTERVALS OF TIME. THE STRIPS WERE ALSO REFERENCED TO AVOID CONFUSION AND FOR SYSTEMATIC ASSEMBLY.

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

FINAL PHYSICAL MODEL

FESTA 2018

FOOD & ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH

THE TASK FOR THIS RESEARCH WAS TO UNDERSTAND AN ASPECT AROUND FOOD CONSUMPTION. THE ASPECT OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND SPATIAL RELATION WAS STUDIED USING 4 SITES. A PLAN OF THE EXISTING SITTING ARRANGEMENT WAS CREATED TO PLACE THE PEOPLE EATING. THIS PEOPLE WERE FURTHER SET INTO GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATION TO OTHERS. OTHER BODY PARTS WERE ALSO DRAFTED TO ANALISE ITS DIRECTIONS AND MOVEMENTS.

DISTRIBUTION STRENGTH - SITE 2

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION -SITE1

STRONG

TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

DISPLACED CHAIR

SPATIAL RELATION CHAIR PATH

SPATIAL STRENGTH

TABLE AND CHAIR

GROUPS

EYE ORIENTATION

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE IN THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT IS SCATTERED. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GROUPS IN THE ARRANGEMENT IS CLUSTERED IN THE CORNERS OF THE ARRANGEMENT.

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

DISPLACED CHAIR

SPATIAL RELATION CHAIR PATH

SPATIAL RELATION NEW SPATIAL RELATION

SPATIAL STRENGTH NEW PEOPLE

NEW PEOPLES PATH NEW SPATIAL STRENGTH

THIS PARTICULAR DIAGRAM TRIES TO COMMUNICATE THE INDIRECT SILENT LANGUAGE THAT IS CREATED THROUGH RAPPORT, EYE CONTACT, BODY MOVEMENT AND SMELL. THE CIRCLE WITH SMALLER AREA HAS STRONGER RELATION TO THE PEOPLE NEIGHBORING.

NEW PEOPLES DISTRIBUTION - SITE 2

DISTRIBUTION STRENGTH - SITE1

TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE GROUPS

WEAK

SPATIAL STRENGTH GROUPS

STRONG

WEAK

TABLE AND CHAIR EYE ORIENTATION

THE DIAGRAM INDICATES THE STRENGTH OF THE DISTRIBUTION USING GRADIENT FILLED CIRCLES. THE SMALLER THE CIRCLE THE STRONGER SPATIAL CONNECTION THAT PERSON HAS TO HIS SURROUNDING PEOPLE.

PEOPLE GROUPS

SPATIAL RELATION NEW SPATIAL RELATION

SPATIAL STRENGTH NEW PEOPLE

NEW PEOPLES PATH NEW SPATIAL STRENGTH

THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW PEOPLE IS IN A SCATTERED PATTERN. THERE IS A SIMILARITY IN THEIR DECISIONS CHOOSING THEIR SEATS IN THE LAST TWO ROWS AND AVOIDING THE FIRST. THEY ALSO CHOOSE TO SIT AT THE CORNERS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.

SPATIAL RELATION - SITE 3

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION - SITE 4

TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

ARM PLACEMENT

SPATIAL RELATION

SPATIAL STRENGTH

ARM MOVEMENT

GROUPS

THE SPATIAL RELATION AS SEEN IS TIGHT BETWEEN THE GROUPS DISTRIBUTION. HOWEVER ON THE OTHER HAND THE RELATION BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IS VERY LOOSE.

TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

DISPLACED CHAIR

SPATIAL RELATION CHAIR PATH

SPATIAL STRENGTH GROUPS

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE IN THIS PARTICULAR ARRANGEMENT IS QUITE EVENLY SPREAD. THE GROUPS FORMED AND INDIVIDUALS ARE DISTRIBUTED ALL AROUND THE ARRANGEMENT AND NOT TOWARDS CORNERS.

DISTRIBUTION STRENGTH - SITE 4

DISTRIBUTION STRENGTH - SITE 3

STRONG

WEAK

TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

ARM PLACEMENT

SPATIAL RELATION

SPATIAL STRENGTH

ARM MOVEMENT

GROUPS

THERE IS A VERY STRONG RELATION WITHIN MOST OF THE GROUPS AS THE SPATIAL STRENGTH CIRCLE HAVE SMALLER ARE AND ARE INTERSECTING WITH OTHERS SUGGESTING UNIONS AMONGST GROUPS. THE INDIVIDUAL BUBBLES ON OTHER HAND HAVE LESS INTERSECTION AND FURTHER SUGGESTING LACKING INTERACTION.

STRONG TABLE AND CHAIR

PEOPLE

EYE ORIENTATION

DISPLACED CHAIR

WEAK SPATIAL RELATION CHAIR PATH

SPATIAL STRENGTH GROUPS

THIS DISTRIBUTION ALSO SUGGESTS A VERY STRONG SPATIAL STRENGTH. THE CIRCULAR AREA OF EACH CIRCLE IS VERY STEADY WITH NARROWER RADIUS RANGE. THE CIRCLES ALSO INTERSECTS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SUGGESTING INTERACTION POSSIBILITY.

HYPOTHESIS

TO INCREASE THE INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION AMONGST THE ATTENDEES AT AN EVENT, THE ARRANGEMENT FOR TABLE AND SITTING AREA NEEDS TO BE MODULAR AND COMPACTLY POSITIONED WITH TABLES FIXED TO THE TOPOGRAPHY AND CHAIRS ADJUSTABLE. BECAUSE OF TIGHTLY ARRANGED, COMPACT SETTING OF THE FIXED TABLES, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LESS OPTIONS TO REARRANGE THE TABLES AND WOULD CREATE A STRONG SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS AMONGST DIFFERENT DYNAMICS.

IDEATION

ONE OF THE MATERIALS WE DECIDED TO USE WAS PALLET. SWINBURNE WAS PROMISED 50-60 PALLETS FROM THE ORGANIZER AND SO IT WAS THE FIRST PRIORITY AS MATERIAL. THE DESIGN WAS HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY LACK OF REAL ALLOCATED SITE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF DIFFERENT REUSABLE MATERIALS. AS A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE OF LACK OF SITE THE DESIGN APPROACH WAS TO CREATE A MODULAR PALLET STRUCTURE THAT CAN BE ARRANGED ON ANY SITE.

PALLET TOWER

PALLET STUDS

THE TOWER IS MADE UP OF A PALLET AND A STUD LAYER. THE STUD LAYER WOULD BE SCREWED IN TO THE BOTTOM PALLET AND THEN THE NEXT PALLET SCREWED ONTO THE STUD. THIS PROCESS REPEATS TO SUSTAIN THE STRENGTH AND ELIMINATE MOVEMENT FROM THE STRUCTURE.

SEATING AND EATING

THE PICNIC SEATS ARE MADE OUT OF A SIMPLE 6 PALLET ARRANGEMENT. THERE ARE 4 PALLETS AT THE BOTTOM WHICH WORKS AS SEATS AND THE TOP TWO PALLETS SLIDED 40% OUTWARDS. THE CANTILEVER LIKE PALLET ARRANGEMENT IS A TABLE FOR PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR FOOD WHERE AS THE OTHER SIDE IS BACK SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE TO LEAN. THIS STRUCTURE LIKE THE TOWER IS SCREWED ALL TOGETHER FOR SAFETY AND MODULAR SO CAN BE ARRANGED ON THE SITE ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENT.

THIS IS A STAND AND EAT MODULAR SETTING COMPRISING OF 8 PALLETS OF WHICH THE TOP PALLET SLIDES OUT 25% MAKING IT CANTILEVER WHERE PEOPLE CAN PUT THEIR FOOD AND EAT STANDING. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOP PALLET CAN ALSO BE USED AS TABLE FOR SUPPORT. THE HEIGHT OF THE PALLETS ALL TOGETHER IS 12OO MM. THERE WERE SOME PALLETS STACKED SO THAT PEOPLE IF CHOOSE CAN LAY DOWN AND BE MORE RELAXED. THIS STACKED PALLETS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE LOW AND CLOSE TO THE STAGE.

CONCEPT APPROVAL

THE TEAM HAD TO WORK ON A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE TO MEET UP WITH THE ORGANIZERS PLAN IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH DUE DATES AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THE ENGINEERS. TO DO THIS WE DECIDED TO SET THE STAGE IN CENTRE AND ARRANGE THE INSTALLATION ACCORDINGLY. SITTING MODULES, STANDING MODULES AND TOWERS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN A PATTERN THAT HELPS ACHIEVE SYMMETRY. THE ORIENTATION OF THE SEATS AND THE STANDING TABLE WERE TOWARDS THE STAGE SO THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT WHILE EATING. THE ARRANGEMENT WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED CONSIDERING THE OTHER TWO GROUPS INSTALLATIONS. THE SEATS WERE DESIGNED CONSIDERING THE HYPOTHESIS AND THE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN IN THE FIRST TASK.

ENGINEERS REFLECTION

review overall stability on-site with engineer allow to install sand bag ballast as required

pallet stacks:

ORGANIZERS COMMENTS/FEEDBACK Pallets to be installed in a way that means they do not fall over if someone sits on the overhanging edge.

Khye project managed an installation where pallet stacks are 14 pallets high, and there are 250 in the installation; it took a team of 10 volunteers and 3 skilled technicians with impact drivers 3 days to put all of this into place. Suggest doing some time based testing to see how long it takes you to build each component. Pallets typically weight about 30-35kg. They are a two person lift. It’s totally possible, but worth practicing with your materials.

We have between 70-100 pallets available at this point - if you need more you will need to find your own.

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS

THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT TO LEWIS BRADFORD & ASSOCIATES CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS ON SITE REFER TO ARCHITECT'S DRAWING FOR ALL SETOUTS

review connections and assembly on-site with CityCare carpenters ensure pallets and timber packers are overlapped to achieve well screwed off fixings each end through solid timber framing with minimum 10g wood screws review overall stability on-site with engineer allow to install sand bag ballast as required

install on level ground on minimum 150mm compacted hardfill if not over landscaping paving

GENERAL NOTE: final review of installations to be completed by Engineer and City Care Site Supervisor on site PROJECT:

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OLD TOWER WITH LAYERS OF STUDS

2100 MM

2330 MM

DESIGN REFINEMENT

NEW TOWER WITH ALL LAYERS OF PALLETS

THE NEW TOWER IS CREATED WITH ALL THE LAYERS BEING PALLETS. THE OLD TOWER DESIGN HAD LAYERS OF STUD WHICH WAS QUITE UNSTABLE AND NOT STRONG WHEN TRIED TO PROTOTYPE. THE NEW TOWER IS MADE OF PALLETS AND SINCE THE PALLETS HAVE LARGER SURFACE AREA THE TOWER SEEMED MUCH MORE STRONGER. THE NEW TOWER WAS ALSO MADE SHORTER TO STILL SUSTAIN ITS AESTHETIC VALUES AND MAKING IT MUCH SAFER TO CONSTRUCT.

1:1 CONSTRUCTION

WE DECIDED TO TRY EACH AND EVERY MODULE ON A GRAVEL SITE LIKE IN CHRISTCHURCH AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW LONG DOES IT TAKES TO CONSTRUCT THEM. WHILE DOING THIS WE ASSESSED THE PHYSICALITY OF THE MATERIAL AND ADAPTED THE DESIGN. FOR EXAMPLE WHILE MAKING 1-1 MODEL OF THE TOWER WE REALIZED THAT IF WE ROTATED THE PALLET MORE THAN A CERTAIN DISTANCE THE DESIRED SPIRAL FORM CAN’T BE ACHIEVED. CONSISTENCY CAN BE ACHIEVED

BY CONTROLLED ROTATION. THE TABLE TOP WAS DECIDED TO BE COVERED WITH CORFLUTE SHEET. THERE WERE SOME ITERATIONS EXPERIMENTED, IF WE COULD ACCESS MORE PALLETS. AND DECISION TO PUT LOW STACKED PALLET AS A SOLUTION TO LACK OF PALLETS WAS ALSO TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION.

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Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

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POST EVENT REFLECTION

THE SPACE WAS USED AS EXPECTED. PEOPLE WERE QUITE COMFORTABLE USING SITTING ON THE CARPET SEATS AND THE LOW CARPET BED. THE CARPET FINISH ON THE PALLET INVITES THE PEOPLE TO COME AND SIT AND BE COMFORTABLY OPEN UP. PEOPLE WERE SEEN SITTING LIKE THEY WOULD AT HOME. THE PORTABILITY OF THE SEATS MADE FROM THE CRATES SEEMED A VERY SMART SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE STAGE AS SEEN ABOVE. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER CONSIDERATION ON THE FRONT SEAT FOR THE CANTILEVERED TABLE, THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A BARRIER IN THE VIEW OF THE PEOPLE SEATING BEHIND THEM. THE HANGER COMPONENT WRAPPED WITH THE FAIRY LIGHT SERVED AS A VERY SUCCESSFUL LAMP THAT INVITED PEOPLE TO GATHER AROUND THE TABLE.

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