DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M2 JOURNAL – SLEEPING POD Yuqian SHEN 722611, Chiyau CHENG 723265 Michelle James
Sketch Design Development
MAIN IDEA: COMFORT: Provide a comfortable sleeping environment when people is sleeping on the desk. Taking lighting and ventilation into consideration. ROUND CURVE: Using round curves instead of sharp triangular structures for not being defensive to others. PRIVACY: Providing a private space and giving the user a sense of security. IMPROVEMENT: -Portable/Fordable -Flexible Analysing different sleeping post: 1. with one arm stretching out --- requirement in the length 2. with two arms under the head---requirement in width 3. with one's head propped on the hands --- requirement in height
Refined Sketch Model Design the structure as a series of different sizes of half circle with different laying density. The circles above the head will be larger and lied in a more denser way. The circles at the front are smaller which aims to provide ventilation and lighting. The skin may be the fabric which is good in tension and The structure is improved by exceeding the shoulders to the back which protects the personal space and block lights from the back as well. The structure can be dragged both vertically and horizontally to fit different sizes of users and sleeping posts. When the structure is fully closed, it is only 150mm in length, 200mm in height and 400mm in width but can be dragged to maximum 800mm high and 600mm long and 800mm wide.
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It can be seen in the figure that it is like a roll after folding the structure which is more easy for carrying.
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Side view of the transformation of the structure.
To make the structure portable, we design to fold the whole structure 3 times to make it Âź size of the original structure.
Perspective view of the transformation of the structure.
2nd Skin proposed design V.1 PROCESS:
Creating curves according to the plan
Adding and extruding the base lines
Adding and extruding the ribs
Creating the skin with 'loft' command
2nd Skin proposed design V.2
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