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M4 REFLECTION Zhuyun Wang Student Number: 755396 Semester 1, 2016 Michelle Group 9

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IDEATION 2 (Pineapple image n.d.)

Measured Drawing Accuracy for measurement is very important thus the unit of the millimeter is applied. To measure the pineapple, I fix the pineapple on the platform and use two triangular rules to measure the height and diameter of the object.

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Plan

Scale 1:1

Scale 1:1

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Digital Rhino Model

Perspective view of model

Plan view of model

This model is done in Rhino by attaching segments of skin to the surface of the main body.

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Analytical Drawing

I am interesting in that the segments of the skin is arranged in a spiral way as shown in the analytical diagram. It can be seen that segments are not arranged in a horizontal-aligned way but connect with another segment that in the upper-right position or lower-left position. It means that the overall arrangement of the skin is spiralling.

In this way, the structure is more stable as the lower layer is supporting the upper layer. Also, it produces a volume by arranging multiple segments spirally.

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Sketch Design

This design uses the simple and single curve to define the invisible boundary around the people make intruders may not come (Sommer 1969). It can be seen from the sketches above that the personal space extends broader in the front of the people than at their sides. Also, the spiral arrangement of the design model can support both hands and head, which can provide a suitable environment for sleeping. In addition, this design is designed for sleeping people who are sitting on the ground or on a chair. Moreover, as the model can cover the sleeping people’s face to not to be seen by other people thus somehow offer some privacy for sleeping activity.

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Team name: Nina and Constance

DESIGN

Design Development Concepts 1. Personal Space (Stevenson & Lindberg 2016): “personal space is a physical space

immediately surrounding someone, into which encroachment can feel threatening or uncomfortable.”

“Personal space is not necessarily spherical in shape, nor does it extend equally in all directions….”

“Personal space (can be) described as a portable territory, since the individual carries it with him (or her) whenever he (she) goes…. Although it disappears under certain condition such as crowding” (Sommer 1969).

Personal Space

2. System (Stevenson & Lindberg 2016): “a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole” Volume(Stevenson & Lindberg 2016): “the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container”.

Volume & Spiral System

For the design for sleeping pod, a system should be developed by using the spiralling system. As the spiral system is developed, a volume is created within the layers.

3. Security: for this project, the security is necessary for sleeping activity. There are two levels of security can be developed. The first one is that a “mask” covering in front of user’s face, which provides a security for the user as the eyesight can be blocked. The second one is defined by personal space. When the user’s personal space is defined, there is security for the user.

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Security

Design Proposal

These two sketches show how the original design may encounter the concepts described before.

The spiral system is used to create a volume that surrounds the user’s upper body.

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Precedent Research Ribbon Chapel / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects

Spiralling, Ascending, Revolving & Twisting

(Koji Fujii / Nacasa&Partners Inc.l 2015)

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In this precedent example, two spiral stairways are constructed to support each other. These two stairways go through twists and turns before uniting as a unit, when two spirals ultimately connect at their summit to form a single architecture. The characteristic of architecture is that the entwining stairways act as roofs, eaves, walls and floors to produce a volume at the center.

(Arch Daily 2015)

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Design Proposal v.2

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Perspective view

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Plan

Prototype

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“First of all, architectural design is a process of communication. It is a long way from the designer’s initial idea to the built result, necessitating means to describe a design in ways that give sufficient and unambiguous instructions to the builders” (Scheurer and Stehling, 2011).

Similarly, for the designing for the sleeping pod, it is also a process of communication, a long way from the designer’s initial idea into the prototype. Thus, it is a complicated way to develop from the initial idea of the spiralling system into a prototype that suits for the user’s personal space et al.

On the last page for the prototype, the series of images shows how we improve our ideas step by step.

Firstly, the materials for the model is flectional wire and soft forms. We measured a 9-meter long wire and cut several strips of forms with 55 millimeters width, then we started to insert the wire into the center of the form to get a flexible and flectional stripes as the top left picture shows. Then, we start to put the stripe around the model. It can be seen that the stripes can produce a volume that surrounding the head and neck. At the stage, we put the pod sitting on the shoulder but we feel that it is not stable enough to provide the security for sleeping person. Thus, to achieve the stable effect and make sure the sleeping pod can offer some protection for sleeping person, we extend the end of the strip to let it surrounds model’s waist. Thus, the sleeping pod is more like a second skin that wearing outside of the body. The user can even move around while wearing this sleeping pod. The second problem we faced was that the different layers of the sleeping pod are separated and loose, which looks very informal. So the solution is that we glue each layer together that sleeping pod turns into a whole unit. The last images show the section and plan of the final version of the prototype.

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Testing effects

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FABRICATION

Design Development

At this stage, a further exploration of materials and its inherent properties will be addressed. In addition, the issue of suiting different sizes of users will be solved as the prototype can only suitable for some users. Also, the entire system will be tested through comparison of a system of a volume and a system with some individual strips.

To solve the problem of how the sleeping pod can be suitable for different sizes of users faced in ‘Design’ process, we replace the belt around the waist with belt set around the shoulder. In fact, we cut the two bottom layers of strips at the front then users can bend and attach them around shoulder properly. In this way, the sleeping pod is suitable for different sizes of users.

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Final Digital Model

TOP VIEW OF RHINO MODEL ON BODY

ISOMETRIC OF RHINO MODEL ON BODY

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ELEVATION OF RHINO MODEL ON BODY

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Fabrication Sequence

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2mm wire (12 m)

Insert the wire into the form of strip

Generate a 10-meter strip with wire at the middle

Finish of 10-meter strip

Fabrication Sequence

Start to spiral strip around the model to form the sleeping pod

Attaching the last layer to the sleeping pod

Complete design of sleeping pod

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Assembly Drawing

Top layer

Surface Layer

Dimples

Inside Layer

Outside Layer

Middle Layer

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Effects

Material System Analysis

From these three consequent photos, it shows the system that this material can create and its inherent properties. As there is wire within the foam, the foam is flexible to be shaped into the different composition. This is a very important feature of the combination of wire and foam. Also, the foam can create a system of strips as well as a system of volume (layering strips together). Combining these two factors, it leads to that this material can create a system that contains both the character of strips as well as the character of volume while the volume in some way is an outcome of layering of strips with wanted shape.

In our final version of sleeping pod, we create a system which contains both character of strips ----- the part that used as belt surround the user’s shoulder, as well as volume system, the ‘mask’ that cover the head of the user. We choose a different system to satisfy different purposes. The strip system is for the belt as it is easier for user to use strips to adjust the size of the sleeping pod. As the volume system for the whole mask rather than strip system, it is because we would like to provide a mask that blocks out light from outside and to offer a solid boundary which defines personal space. In this way, the upper part of volume system and bottom part of strip system work together to provide an adjustable belt and a personal space with security and comfort for users.

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Material System Analysis

Acoustical Foam Sound Barrier Layered Composite Construction Dimples

Another feature of the material of foam is that there are dimples on the surface. As the diagram shows, there are there layers: layered composite construction dimples, sound barrier, and acoustical foam layered composite construction dimples. Firstly, layered composite construction dimples reflect part of the noise, and the rest part penetrate into the second layer. The sound barrier is the layer to block out the noise. Lastly, when the remainder of noise penetrates into the second layer, acoustical foam, which absorb noise further.

We choose this material for sleeping pod because it somehow offers a quite atmosphere for user and provides a better quality of sleeping environment.

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REFLECTION

Reflection From the process of producing the product of sleeping pod, I have learned some several major things. A full experience on how to design a mature product from the very beginning. Inspired by the skin system of pineapple, I generate some initial ideation about the concept of spiralling (Module 1). In the next stage, making a prototype is the first step when I turned some ideas from the digital model and sketching into 1:1 scale prototype. I realized there is a gap between ideation and realization (Module 2). It is the time to figure the problem and push the initial design into the real model. Indeed, the most challenging aspect of this project is the third stage, when improvements and careful fabrication are expected (Module 3). At this stage, I learned how to develop a design properly and to make the final model carefully.

The challenging point here, actually, is to define what aspects need improvement. There is a missed opportunity in not fully understanding the strengths of chosen material, the foam and wire, and their inherent properties. The issue is that we probably focused too much on the details such as joints and adjustable belt. Though we do think the detail of joint is one of the key points to make the product work well. Anyway, I analyzed the material system again at the end of Module 3 process. In that part, I explain the two systems in the product as well as the reason why we choose different systems for different purposes. After the analysis, it demonstrates that our design brief clearly in terms of the property and system of the chosen material. The most attractive part of the design that I experienced in this project is

that there is always space to find out the weakness and space for further improvement. This is the main way that I learn how to design and how to improve myself.

In terms of the concept of Craft introduced in Building the Future Marble (2008) argued “rethought craft as a process of mediating … between design as a process of imagination and production as a process of technique.” For our product of sleeping pod, we are actually doing more crafts than other groups. Since our system chosen is mainly a volume system, which derives from the spiraling of strip system, craft is essential for our process. The craft is a bridge linking between design and production as a process of solving faced problems.

In addition, “risk, is to be avoided at all costs. We want performance” (Marble 2008) There are risks in our prototype in terms of performance, as we did not think about different sizes of users. Then we fixed the problem in Module 3.

Overall, this process is engaging and inspiring that I push myself to finish a whole process of designing a product and reflection of it. I think it provides me useful skills to solve different problems that will benefit me in the future.

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Bibliograhy Koji Fujii / Nacasa&Partners Inc., 2015, Ribbon Chapel / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects viewed 4th April 2016, <http://www.archdaily.com/594947/ribbon-chapel-nap-architects>.

Marble, S 2008 ‘Imagining Risk’ In P Bernstein, P Deamer (eds). Building the Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture/, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, pp 38-42 Pineapple Image, n.d., Wikipedia viewed 4th April 2016, < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple>.

Stevenson, A & Lindberg, CA, 2016, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford University Press personal space, viewed 3rd June 2016, <http:// www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/personal-space>.

Stevenson, A & Lindberg, CA, 2016, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford University Press personal space, viewed 3rd June 2016, <http:// www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/system>.

Stevenson, A & Lindberg, CA, 2016, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford University Press personal space, viewed 3rd June 2016, <http:// www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/volume>.

Scheurer, F, Stehling, H 2011, “Lost in Parameter Space?” AD: Architectural Design, vol 81 pp. 70-79.

Sommer, R 1969, ‘Spatial invasion’ in Sommer, R, Personal space: the behavioral basis of design, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J, pp. 26-38.

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