CONTINUITY ARC20001 PARISA BAZARGANI ERIC DA SILVA FRASER HOOD MATT COSGROVE
LOCATION SITE THIS TASK AIMS TO DEVELOP A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT ALONGSIDE THE ‘IS’ BUILDING AT THE SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. THE UNIVERSITY DWELLING IS LOCATED AT NUMBER 38 HENRY STREET IN HAWTHORN, VICTORIA. IT IS A ONE LEVEL BUILDING WITH THE PRIMARY USE AS AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE. THE FOLLOWING IMAGES REPRESENT THE SITE TOP VIEW AND EXISTING BUILDING AREAS.
DESIGN COMPLEXITY IDEOLOGY THE PRECEDENT STUDY OF THE ERWIN HAEUR ‘SUTURE’ CURVE PRESENTS A SERIES OF REPETITIONS IN ITS GEOMETRY TO CONFIGURE A PATTERN AS DEMONSTRATED BELOW. THIS POSITIONING, DIRECTS THE MODULES SHADOW CASTING AND LIGHT FILTRATION, ONCE CONFIGURED INTO A SURFACE. WITH AIM TO BUILD UPON THIS IDEOLOGY, THE FINAL DESIGN AIMS TO FORM A MODULATION OF SOLID FLUIDITY BY CREATING AN INTERIOR SPACE WITH FILTERED LIGHT AND AN OVERLAY OF SHADOWS. COMMENCING BY EXAMINING THE EXISTING FLOW OF NATURAL SUNLIGHT WITHIN THE SITE, DATED AT: 02-06-2019.
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THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A CONFIGURABLE PATTERN WITH ITS INCORPORATION AS AN ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING COMPONENT. BY THE RE-PURPOSING OF THREE EXISTING WALLS AS DEMONSTRATED BELOW WITH THE DEVELOPED MODULE, GLASS PANELS POSITIONED TO THE INTERIOR OF ITS FACADE AND FURTHER PLACEMENT EXPLORATION.
CONSTRUCTION SIMPLICITY IDEOLOGY THIS STUDY AIMS TO BUILD UPON THE ERWIN HAEUR IDEOLOGY OF COMPLEX DESIGNS CONSTRUCTED WITH A SIMPLE STRATEGY. THIS DEVELOPS ONE PATTERNED MODULE IN A COMPLEX YET REPETITIVE DESIGN IN WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED WITH ONE MOLD AS A COST EFFECTIVE METHOD. BELOW EXAMINES THE INITIAL IDEATION IN VARYING MODULATIONS.
EACH MODULE IS GEOMETRICALLY CONFIGURED AND CONNECTED A TOP EACH OTHER WITH A STACKING METHOD AND THIN LAYER OF GROUT TO CREATE THE OVERALL SEAMLESS STRUCTURE. THE REPETITION OF ONE MODULE CREATES A VISIBLY INFINITE SURFACE. THESE STRUCTURES ARE LINEAR IN FORM TO ENHANCE THE AESTHETIC COMPONENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES.
DIGITAL DESIGN EXPLORATION IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE TECHNIQUES EXPLORED, THE FORMED CURVES MUST BE CONFIGURABLE IN SMALL SCALE MODULES IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING, CURVATURES IN WHICH MAY BE CONFIGURED REPETITIVELY ARE EXPLORED WITHIN THE GEOMETRY OF A TRIANGLE, SQUARE AND HEXAGONAL SHAPE. VARYING OUTPUTS AND CONTROL POINT DENSITY’S ARE EXPLORED TO CREATE DEPTH TO THE SURFACE.
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UPON THE EXPLORATION OF CURVATURES, VARYING SURFACES ARE DEFINED. FURTHERING THE CURVED PATTERNS, THROUGH ITERATIONS TO DEVELOP A SMOOTH SURFACE. ITS EDGES ARE FLATTENED TO ENABLE THE SEAMLESS STACKING OF PIECES.
CONFIGURATION UPON THE CURVE AND GEOMETRY EXPLORATION, THE OVERALL GRID CONFIGURATION CAN BE ANALYZED THROUGH VARYING SCALES, ROTATIONS AND MAPPING OF THE PATTERN TO AN OVERALL SURFACE. THIS STUDY EXPLORES TILING METHODS IN TRIANGLE AND SQUARE GEOMETRIES. WITH MINIMUM NEGATIVE SPACES BETWEEN EACH MODULE IN ORDER TO CREATE A LOCKED PATTERN IN AN INFINITE CONFIGURATION. THE FINAL CONFIGURATION MAPS THE SURFACE TO THE CORRESPONDING GEOMETRY TO DEVELOP A COMPLEX DESIGN.
PLACEMENT EXPLORATION WITH THE POSITIONING OF THE SURFACES CONFIGURED IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO EXPLORE THE VARYING POSITIONING IN WHICH IT MAY BE PLACED. THIS STUDY MAPS THE PATTERNED CONFIGURATION UPON THE FACADE WALL OF THE ‘IS’ BUILDING IN DEVELOPING AN ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT IN WHICH REFLECTS THE LIGHT AND ENHANCES THE VALUE OF THE EXISTING SITE BUILDING.
THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE PROPOSED PATTERN AS A CEILING REPLACEMENT. WITH AIM TO PROVIDE INSIGHT IN THE LIGHT FILTRATION CAPABILITIES WITHIN THE CURVED GEOMETRIES. THE FINAL CONFIGURATION CASTS A DIFFUSED SHADOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH THE NATURAL SUNLIGHT ENTERING THE BUILDING MAXIMISED. THIS IS HOWEVER A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT IN WHICH PRESENTS TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS DUE TO THE MATERIALITY OF CONCRETE. IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE TWO MOLDS IN ITS CASTING WHICH WILL MAXIMISE COST IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
CURVE ANALYSIS THIS STUDY ANALYZES THE REPETITIVE CURVATURES DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE HEXAGON, BY DIFFERING THE AXIS OF ROTATION. THIS ANALYSIS PROVIDES GREATER INSIGHT IN THE COMPONENTS THAT COMPILE THE LAYERED FORM.
FORM ANALYSIS THIS STUDY FURTHER ANALYZES THE PATTERN WITH ITS FORM ALIGNED WITHIN THE HEXAGONAL SHAPE. THIS MODULE WILL REQUIRE ONE MOLD TO BE RECAST, PROVIDING EFFICIENCY IN CONSTRUCTION. THE FLATTENED EDGES ENABLE THE SEAMLESS COMPONENT CONNECTION AND PROVIDE VARYING STACKING METHODS AND MODULATIONS IN A OVERALL UNIFORMED CONTINUOUS SURFACE.
CONFIGURATION THIS STUDY EXPLORES THE VARYING GEOMETRY OUTCOMES AVAILABLE IN THE CREATION OF A SURFACE FOR THE SELECTED PATTERN. IN THIS STUDY THE TRIANGLE, SQUARE AND HEXAGON SHAPES MAKE A SINGLE PATTERN AND THE HEXAGON SURFACE IS EXPLORED WITH VARYING ROTATIONS. A HORIZONTAL FACING HEXAGONAL SHAPE IS SELECTED AS THE FINAL DESIGN, ENABLING A SIMPLE STACKING PROCESS DURING CONSTRUCTION. FURTHER ITERATING ITS SURFACE CONFIGURATION TO CREATE SMOOTH LINES AND EDGES IN ITS FINAL FORM.
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CONSTRUCTION STUDY THE STRUCTURE OF THE ‘IS’ BUILDING IS PREPARED AT A 1:25 SCALE AND PREPARED FOR THE LASER CUTTING PRINTER. ONCE PRINTED THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING IS ASSEMBLED TO PRESENT ITS OVERALL MASS. THE REPLACEMENT WALLS ARE PRINTED IN 2D WITH THE PROPOSED PATTERN PRINTED IN TWO VARIATIONS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THE ROTATION AND SCALE IS ALTERED TO STUDY THE FILTRATION OF LIGHT AND SHADOW TO THE BUILDINGS INTERIOR SPACES.
THIS INITIAL STUDY PROVIDES INSIGHT IN TO THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND ITS ARCHITECTURAL VALUE TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. IT ALSO PROVIDES INSIGHT IN THE LIGHT FILTRATION OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN COMPONENT.
FORM THIS STUDY ANALYZES THE FINAL MODULE AND A SMALL SCALE PATTERN CONFIGURATION. TWO CORRESPONDING FORMS ARE PREPARED WITHIN RHINO AND TRANSFERRED TO THE UPBOX 3D PRINTER VIA NETFAB FOR THE MATERIAL CASTING. ONCE COMPLETED AND ANALYZED, THE FINAL MODULE AND SMALL SCALE PATTERN CONFIGURATION ARE PRINTED WITHIN THE HP PRINTER. THE SCALED MODULE IS CUT AT A MIDPOINT TO DEMONSTRATE THE INFINITE CONTINUITY OF THE PATTERN. IT IS ALSO AIMED TO DIFFUSE THE VISIBILITY OF A HEXAGON TO ENHANCE ITS UNIFORMED MODULATION.
CASTING THE PRINTED MODULES ARE SET TO CAST IN TWO PINKYSIL SILICONES TO PRODUCE THE MOLDS FOR THE CONCRETE. A CUBE FRAME IS CREATED WITH TIMBER TO HOLD THE SILICONE, WITH AIR CIRCULATION ACCOUNTED FOR TO ALLOW A SMOOTH FINISH FOR THE FINAL MODEL. ONCE SET, THE FIRST MODEL IS REMOVED AND THE CONCRETE IS CAST. GREY CEMENT, WASHED SAND AND BOND CRETE RESIN ADDITIVE ARE INCLUDED TO THE MIXTURE IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN AND REINFORCE ITS PROPERTIES TO MATCH THE SMALL SCALE OF THE MODULE. THE SILICONE IS THEN CUT WITH INCISIONS TO ITS UPPER SURFACE TO REMOVE THE MOLD. HOWEVER THE CONCRETE CAST BREAKS DURING ITS DISMANTLING AT THREE CONNECTING POINTS. THIS STUDY PROVIDED A STRONG DIRECTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
THIS STUDY AIMS TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE BY PLACING PLASTER AND RESIN ADDITIVE WITHIN THE PINKYSIL SILICONE WITH THE ADDITION OF ALUMINUM WIRE TO FURTHER REINFORCE ITS STRUCTURE, THIS IS TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE CAPABILITIES OF CONCRETE BY COMPARISON TO A SIMILAR MATERIAL WITH THE SAME DESIGN. THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT HOWEVER BREAKS AT THE REOCCURRING POINTS WHEN DISMANTLED FROM THE SILICONE MOLD. THIS STUDY PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT IN TO THE SCALE IN WHICH CONCRETE MAY BE CAST, WITH KEY ASPECTS TO CONSIDER WHEN DESIGNING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
THE SECOND PINKYSIL SILICONE IS CUT AT ITS CENTER AND SEPARATED IN TWO PARTS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE WHEN REMOVING THE CAST. THIS ALTERNATIVE ALSO REFINED THE MATERIALS INCLUDED WITH SILICA SAND MESH 200, A MUCH FINER SAND IS MIXED WITH GREY CEMENT TO ITS COMPOSITE IN ORDER TO FURTHER REINFORCE ITS STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. THE GLASS FIBERS INCLUDED IN ITS COMPOSITE IS INCREASED TO TWO SECTIONS WITH METAL WIRE REINFORCING ONE OF ITS SECTIONS. TOGETHER WITH CONCRETE ACCELERATOR, EPOXY ADHESIVE TO STRENGTHEN ITS SURFACE ONCE CAST AND EPOXY PUTTY TO PIECE TOGETHER ITS BROKEN CORNERS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE METAL INCLUDED BROKE DURING DISMANTLING, WHILST THE FIBERS AND COATING REMAINED LARGELY IN TACT.
THIS PROCESS IS REITERATED TO FURTHER CALCULATE THE OUTCOMES WITHIN THE CASTING PROCESS. THE CONCRETE IS FURTHER CAST WITHIN THE SILICONE, THIS TIME WITHOUT THE REINFORCEMENT OF ALUMINUM WIRE. HOWEVER THE CAST BREAKS AT THE REOCCURING THINNEST POINT.
THIS STUDY EXAMINES AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PINKYSIL SILICONE IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE MOLD. THE DIGITAL MODULE IS DEVELOPED IN TWO PARTS AS THE STRUCTURE FOR THE MATERIAL CASTING AND PREPARED WITH THE HP 3D PRINTER. THIS IS THEN CAST WITH THE CONCRETE COMPOSITE OF FINE SILICA SAND, ALUMINUM WIRE, GLASS FIBERS, GREY CEMENT, CONCRETE ACCELERATOR, EPOXY ADHESIVE AND EPOXY PUTTY. SMALL HOLES ARE DRILLED TO ALLOW FOR AIR CIRCULATION AND THE MATERIAL OPENINGS.
THE FINAL CAST IS STRENGTHENED WITH THE EPOXY ADHESIVE AND PUTTY, HOWEVER IT BREAKS AT THE REOCCURING HANDLE. ITS STRUCTURE IS ALSO VISIBILY SHREDDED DURING DISMANTLING. THE PROCESS OF PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING, PROVIDES GREAT INSIGHT IN TO THE CAPABILITIES OF CONCRETE CASTING.
REFLECTION DEVELOPMENT UPON FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL TASKS, DEVELOPMENTS IN BOTH FIELDS ARE EXAMINED. BY INCREASING THE INNER HEXAGON SCALE, OVERALL HEIGHT FACTOR AND DECREASING THE CURVATURE RADIUS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SURFACE IS STRENGTHENED. THIS WILL PROVIDE GREATER REINFORCEMENT TO THE FORM WHEN CAST IN SMALL AND LARGE SCALE CONCRETE.
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THE METHOD OF CONNECTING PIECES THROUGH STEEL PLATES IS ALSO CONSIDERED. THIS OPPOSES THE INITIAL IDEATION OF INFINITE CONTINUITY AND COMPARATIVELY DRAWS FOCUS TO THE JOINING OF PIECES. UPON CONFIGURATION A LARGE SCALE PATTERNED STRUCTURE MAY BE DEVELOPED. THIS MAY ALSO PROVIDE A METHODOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION METHOD WITH FURTHER EXPLORATION IN ITS GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS.
+ • CONCRETE MATERIAL IS HIGHLY DURABLE IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MAY BE PLACED WITHIN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SPACES • THE RECASTING OF A SINGULAR MODULE IS HIGHLY COST EFFECTIVE • THE VARIABLE PROPERTIES IN CONCRETE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF ITERATIONS POSSIBLE FOR EXPLORATION • THE CURVED FORMS OF A PATTERN CREATE COMPELLING SURFACES WHEN UNIFORMED • THE STACKING OF PIECES AS ONE CONFIGURATION PROVIDES CONSTRUCTIONAL SIMPLICITY • THE GEOMETRY PROVIDE A BENCHMARK FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION • SIMPLE MATERIALS CAN EXPRESS COMPLEX DESIGN AESTHETICS
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CONCRETES STRONG MATERIAL PROPERTIES LIMIT SMALL SCALE PROTOTYPING
THIN STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS MAY BE AN UNRELIABLE COMPONENT WITH CONCRETE CASTING =
IT IS FOUND THAT THE INITIAL IDEATION OF CONSTRUCTIONAL SIMPLICITY AND DESIGN COMPLEXITY PRODUCE AN ARRAY OF DESIGN VARIATIONS. THIS PROVIDES A BENCHMARK FOR FURTHER EXPLORATIONS IN TO THE GEOMETRICAL CON FIGURATIVE METHODS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE INFINITE CONTINUITY OF SURFACES.