RHIANNON RUSSELL MODULE 2 Prototypes
READING RESPONSE In Lost in Parameter Space by Scheurer and Stehling, abstraction and reduction were explored. Abstraction: the development of a model with as little information as possible, while still describing the properties of an object without ambiguity. Reduction: finding another way of representing data to achieve optimal use of resources such as memory and disk space. Abstraction permanently removes redundancies, while reduction temporarily removes redundancies. The Rhino model produced in module 1 is an example of abstraction and reduction. When first drawing the 3D model, abstraction takes place, and to refine the model, reduction must occur. Kandisky’s 3 stages of analytical drawings is the analogue version of abstraction and reduction in 3D modelling.
Thomas Heatherwick is an architect that spoke about on his designs in a TED talk. The Seed Cathedral is a particularly good example of how Heatherwick uses design to create a spatial effect. The building was made up of “optical hairs”, which enabled the whole building to move with the wind.
During last week’s lecture, Dr Alex Selenitsch identified different types of composition methods: single gesture, assemblage, interference patterns and resolution. The most relevant composition stragegies in regards to designing my lantern are the single gesture and assemblage approach. The single gesture strategy aims to just have one outcome. Similarly, the process of designing the lantern may have many different formations; however, there will only be one final design. Another composition strategy that is implemented in my design is the assemblage strategy. It is the collaboration of many disparate parts with a mixed scale and medium. From the analytical drawings, paper model and clay model, an extraction of all the ideas and forms must be made in order to produce the final lantern design.
PHYSICAL MODEL
ORTHOGRAPHIC CONTOURS
DIGITALISED MODEL
North East View
North West View
South East View
South West View
PANEL DEVELOPMENT
2D Panelling: TriBasic
2D Panelling: Diamond
PANEL DEVELOPMENT
2D Panelling - AngleBox
2D Panelling - Brick
PANEL DEVELOPMENT
2D Panelling - Wave
3D Panelling - Box