Pentaglo Installation (Nuit Blanche Proposal)

pentaglo an interactive installation

pentaglo

From the womb of the Architectural Science Building (ARC), To trekking the campus grounds of Ryerson University;

how it works

Pentaglo has invasive plans.

The sky’s the limit, with this team.

where

the minds

Starting with a dream, we made goals. In no time, there was a game-plan.

design process Development Tesselation structure Component Electrical circuits Virtual realm

the 4 levels of interacting with pentaglo

Assemblage wires, acrylics and lots of coffee: how it’s put together

Like us, PentaGlo exists in multiple realms:

Implementation

Physical realm

schedule for a full-scale execution

Cost

virtual realm

how the $$ is managed

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contact us info.pentaglo@gmail.com www.pentaglo.com Department of Architectural Science Ryerson University 325 Church Street Toronto, Canada

ryerson university ‘s

pursuit of an integrated multi-media educational platform, manifests in

pentaglo's

creative execution

is an interactive installation that sustains off of real and virtual interventions by people.

What follows, is a proposal for a constructed event that urges social participation through virtual media of communication. At present, there is a constant pursuit of information, and an immediate need to share it. There is also an incredible range of methods to facilitate this exchange, yet the observed phenomenon is the type of information being passed-on. Most are nothing more than just an endless stream of re-links, and regardless it is devoured mercilessly.

Pentaglo’s approach to the exploration of informational exchange begins at the source, where it is generated. A stage is set that allows participants to physically influence the landscape, and then encouraged to virtually share their concoction. And so despite the same trivial nature of the information being shared, it comes from a primary source (the user’s own design). Once in the virtual realm of the installation, the participants can see other messages that originated around them within the same time period. Essentially, it becomes a virtual time-map of raw data that seamlessly flowed from its physical origin.

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how it works

Share your mark in time

In the physical realm, this is what you’ll need *optional

Human body

the 4 levels of interacting with pentaglo

Social Media

Phone with QR scanner

After successfully posting your message onto pentaglo’s central website, you will be redirected to a confirmation page. On this page, you will be given a link that starts your live footage at your time of involvement.

A creative mind

So if you’ve configured something for that special someone, send that link to them via facebook, twitter, SMS or email.

You see those brightly-coloured, fluffly prism components? Pick them up and move them around to configure a creative landscape.

Go ahead and do whatever you want, but expect some of your peices to go missing. You aren’t the only one configuring...

arrange your components

post

a message and recieve a time stamp

Share your arrangement.

This is the QR code generated to lead the participants to the next level of interaction posting a message.

sample configurations Once you’re happy with your configuration, tag it onto the virtual realm. If you have a smart phone with a QR scanner, scan the QR code we’ve generated. This will direct you to a page where you can post your message - along with all the other wonderful strangers.

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After arranging their territory in the physical, they are encouraged to leave their mark in the virtual.

observe Visit

www.pentaglo.com to see your recorded live footage and read messages from others around you

In the virtual, you’ve just joined a community Remember that time and link we gave you when you posted your message?

Connect to that link and watch the live footage at the time you posted.

Underneath the live video, scroll down and see how the frequency of messages changed over time. Hover over the neon-coloured icons and a message posted by someone else will pop up. See if you can find your own.

Our testing grounds within the Architecture Building (ARC), procured positive responses

*in progress

South-east corner of the ARC building at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

Floorplan N

but we envision something a bit larger...

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where

parts

development: circuits

The big picture and its parts Once the conceptual idea was solidified, design development commenced in parts. These parts ran in tangent with each other, and is basically what makes up the entire PentaGlo installation.

tesselation frame

component

website

Materials used 600 V, 14 GAGE standard Materials used Materials used ¾” MDF

(TOP BASE)

½” MDF

(INNER STRUCTURE)

¼” acrylic

(WIRE)

13 W, 120 V, 800 lumens (BULBS)

(STRUCTURE)

½” polyester padding (FILLING)

250 W, 125 V (BULB HOLDER)

250 W, 125 V (SWITCH)

100% nylon (COVERING)

12 paths junction

¼” MDF

(SPLITTER BOX)

(OUTER STRUCTURE)

600 V, 18 GAGE

¼” acrylic

(MALE PLUG TERMINAL)

(CAPS)

1800 W, 400 V, 15 A, 7 plug (POWER BAR)

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Materials used HTML (CODE)

Java

(CODE)

CSS

(CODE)

development:

structure

Tesellating the structure

Material adaptions

cell supports

circuit wiring

acrylic tops the “cairo� tesselation Next came realizing the idea, how will it be constructed and fully implemented on a 1:1 scale? We researched various tesselation patterns to keep component shapes and sizes congruent, and to essentially ease our manufacturing and assemblage processes.

The factors in play were the number of sides, angle range, and simplicity of pattern duplication (minimal reflections, based on transitions instead of reflections).

top frame ontop of cell supports

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component

development:

is it a chair? is it a table? no, it's pentaglo 188 cm (5’-11”)

75 cm (2’-6”) (table height) 60 cm (2’-0”) (arm rest height) 45 cm (0’-17”) (seat height)

diagram of different component heights

The component pieces will most likely form the most intimate connection with the users during the installation event. And so, much consideration was put into its scale to faciliate an intuitive reaction.

acrylic structure

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padding

nylon covering

component sample

development:

circuits

Since the installation incorporates light as a form of response, the logics behind the circuits needed to be figured out and tested well in advance.

We settled on a micro switch attached in a series connection. This will allow the users to trigger the light switch once a component is placed down in its groove.

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bulbs, wires, switches

tesselated circuits

lighting one cell

Some play with fire, we play with electrons.

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schematic circuit diagram of a 5-bulb series connection

development:

website

live recording

website

how it works

www. pentaglo .com

where? design process

time-stamp

the minds

your time is:

contact us

1:45:03 EST

live footage

information

message post

start human

messages

post

arrange

flowchart of virtual processes

QR code

Emily D. human

PentaGlo mobile page

share

physical

virtual 7

Meet Emily, our coder, our saviour; enough said.

assemblage Wires, acrylic and coffee: how it’s assembled Our primary materials

Assembly phases 1. Base Structure

a. table saw cell supports from MDF b. CNC tesselation frame from MDF c. paint the interiors of the cells white, and the tesellation frame black

2. Electrical Circuits

¼” acrylic

¾” MDF

½” polyester padding

100% nylon fabric

wires, bulbs switches

Main machinery used

a. feed wire through each cell b. attach bulb heads and micro switch

3. Component

a. laser cut coloured acrlyic base b. laser cut and mitre clear acrylic perimeter structure c. laser cut clear acrylic tops d. assemble acrylic structures e. wrap in polyster padding f. cloth in fabric sleeves

cnc router MDF tesselation structure

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laser cutter acrylic components tops acrylic component supports

table saw MDF cell supports all mitre work

humans all fabric and padding work electrical circuits paint jobs adhesive jobs

implementation BASE_TOP

02

01

CNC_ROUTER [x5] - 4’x8’ sheets of 3/4” MDF

01

02

CNC

03

04

05

CNC ROUTED BASE - SECTION 01

CNC ROUTED BASE - SECTION 02

CNC ROUTED BASE - SECTION 03

CNC ROUTED BASE - SECTION 04

CNC ROUTED BASE - SECTION 05

[x 1] - 43" MDF - 8'x 4' sheet

[x 1] - 43" MDF - 8'x 4' sheet

[x 1] - 43" MDF - 8'x 4' sheet

[x 1] - 43" MDF - 8'x 4' sheet

[x 1] - 43" MDF - 4'x 4' sheet

03 05 04

BASE_PERIMETER SUPPORT

01

tesselation structure

24 02

[x24] - 5 1/4” height, 3/4” MDF

component

03 23

table saw

04

22

05

21

06 20

07

19 18 17

16

CELL_COVERS

COMPONENT_COVERS

[x 65] - cells 4mm acrylic

[up to 65] - cells 6mm acrylic

laser cut

laser cut

15

14

08

13

12

11 10 09

CELL_SUPPORT

LASER CUTBASE COVERS 1200mm x 900mm SHEETS

[x 65] - cells 5 1/4” height, 3/4” MDF

table saw

1A

1B

45°

27°

245

02

45°

32° 2A

2B

03 3A

220 32°

LASER CUTCOMPONENT TOPS 1200mm x 900mm SHEETS

BASE CELL SUPPORT

246

01

32°

9

[1 cell]: [x 2] - type 1 support -43" MDF [x 2] - type 2 support -43" MDF [x 1] - type 3 support -43" MDF [65 cells total]: [x 130] - type 1 support -43" MDF [x 130] - type 2 support -43" MDF [x 65] - type 3 support -43" MDF

[x 29, 5 sheets] - clear acrylic - 4mm [x 18, 3 sheets] - magenta acrylic - 4mm [x 18, 3 sheets] - green acrylic - 4mm

[up to 65] - clear acrylic - 6mm @46% total coverage:[x 30, 5 sheets] 30 Cap Components @55% total coverage:[x 36, 6 sheets] 36 Cap Components @65% total coverage:[x 42, 7 sheets] 42 Cap Components

implementation

wo/man hours

structure

component upholstering

COMPONENT_450mm SUPPORT

COMPONENT_650mm SUPPORT COMPONENT_750mm SUPPORT

Base Construction MDF cells Sawing Tooling Assembly

Hours # of Persons

4 4

2 2

COMPONENT_450 COMPONENT_650 COMPONENT_750 Footrest Component - 25% of covered area Seating Component - 60% of covered area Table Component - 25% of covered area clear acrylic - 6mm clear acrylic - 6mm clear acrylic - 6mm

Base Cap CNC routing

5

2

laser cut

Electrics Wiring Testing Bulb mount

5 1 6

1 1 1

4 4 4 12

2 2 2 2

@46% total coverage: 7 Footrest Components

laser cut

1A

[x 14] - type 1 support [x 14] - type 2 support [x 07] - type 3 support

@46% total coverage: 16 Seating Components

1B

2A

1A

@46% total coverage: 7 Table Components

1B

1A

1B

2A

[x 32] - type 1 support [x 32] - type 2 support [x 16] - type 3 support

2B

laser cut

2A

[x 14] - type 1 support [x 14] - type 2 support [x 07] - type 3 support

2B 3A

2B 3A

Components

3A

@55% total coverage: 20 Footrest Components

[x 18] - type 1 support [x 18] - type 2 support [x 09] - type 3 support

[x 48] - type 1 support [x 48] - type 2 support [x 24] - type 3 support

208

45°

32°

239 45°

229

27°

32°

208

45°

32°

32°

32°

@65% total coverage: 9 Table Components [x 18] - type 1 support [x 18] - type 2 support [x 09] - type 3 support

10

900

32°

900

@65% total coverage: 24 Footrest Components

229

27°

Sawing Tooling Assembly Sewing

3

2

1

900

239

45°

32° 32°

600

208

45°

300

32°

[x 16] - type 1 support [x 16] - type 2 support [x 08] - type 3 support

3

2

1

600

229

27°

300

@65% total coverage: 9 Footrest Components

239

45°

[x 40] - type 1 support [x 40] - type 2 support [x 20] - type 3 support

3

2

1

300

[x 16] - type 1 support [x 16] - type 2 support [x 08] - type 3 support

@55% total coverage: 8 Table Components

600

@55% total coverage: 8 Footrest Components

TOTAL

49 hrs

cost original

reduced plastic

Scenario A

Scenario B

dimension quantity price (unit/$) TOTAL COST unit cost

dimension quantity price (unit/$) TOTAL COST unit cost

Base Materials MDF coloured acrylic white paint black paint

Components

clear acrylic nylon fabric polyester padding perforated MDF

Electrical

bulbs bulb holders wire switches splitters powerbars plugs

4’ x 8’ x 0.5” 4’ x 8’ x ¼” 4’ x 8’ x ¼”

6 2 2 2 gallon 1 gallon

40 240 120 60 35

240 480 240 60 35

4’ x 8’ x 0.5” 4’ x 8’ x ¼” 4’ x 8’ x ¼”

6 2 2 2 gallon 1 gallon

40 240 120 60 35

240 480 240 60 35

4’ x 8’ x ¼” 13m x 1.5m 17m x 1.5m -

12 1 1 -

140 7.99/m 16/m -

1440 156 420

4’ x 8’ x ¼” 13m x 1.5m 17m x 1.5m 4’ x 8’ x ¼”

12 1 1 10

120 7.99/m 16/m 15

240 156 420 150

-

65 65 600’ 65 13 2 13

1.6 1.5 15c/ft 1.5 2.95 22 3

-

65 65 600’ 65 13 2 13

1.6 1.5 15c/ft 1.5 2.95 22 3

104 97.5 90 97.5 38.35 44 39

TOTAL

104 97.5 90 97.5 38.35 44 39 3581.35

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55

TOTAL

2531.35

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the minds

pentaglo Betty V.

Jason R.

Alberto C.

Miles R-S.

Scottie T.

Dadin D.

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Ivan V.

As graduating students from the Architectural Science Undergraduate Program at Ryerson University, PentaGlo was initially concieved for a final year course called Digital Tools, taught by Vincent Hui.

pentaglo www.pentaglo.com

Š 2011