Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Ruby Kang(yawen kang)
(904859) Colby Hanan Vexler 1-15
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WEEK 6 READING: SURFACES THAT CAN BE BUILT FROM PAPER IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY Question 1: What are the three elementary types of developable surfaces? Provide a brief description. (Maximum 100 words) There are three types of developable surface, cylinder ,cones and tangent surface of space curves. The cylinder surfacee of the space curve is formed by a parallel lines. We can generate a cone by a cebtral extrusion.Tangent surface are obtained by polygon.All of these things hve common properties: They are special ruled surfaces because a tangent plane is always tangent to the surface along an entire rulling and not just in a single point.
Question 2: Why is the understanding of developable surface critical in the understanding of architectural geometry? Choose one precedent from Research/Precedents tab on LMS as an example for your discussion. (Maximum 100 words) Frankly, the understanding of the developable surface is critical in the understanding of architectural geometry because developable surfaces havegreat advantages that they can be easily covered with sheet metal. And developable surfaces carry a family of srtaight lines, which also simplifies their construction. Frank.O.Gehry in particular has been using these surface quite extensively. For his work, The Walt Disney Concert Hall , he used a variation of developable surface.
PANELLING PATTERN
2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular
3D Panelling,Pattern: pyrimid1
3D Panelling,parrern:box
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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN
I change my base(u)=1, while others just keep the same. One line is missing. The line missing is just the line which thought as ‘u’.
3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE when i changed my base(v)=2, others just remid the same. It looks like that. There are two roles that have spaces.
In this situation I just change the hings like ‘ base(u)=3, base(v)=2,’ while others all keep the same.
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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:
This is the top view of my whole model. The curve in my surface is not that much clear. However from the shawdow between the
Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words)
each model, we can stil figure out that the left-top is higher than the others.
Digital fabration is often one of the fianl stage of architectural process and it sounds like that using the digital data to control the a afbrication process. Falling under the umberall of computer-aided design and manufacting. It relaies on the computer-driven machine tools to build or cut parts. It repalced drawing with a parallel rule and lead pointer but buildings looked pretty much the same. It simply reolaced the form of the two dimensional reresentation with the three dimensional computer modeling and digital fabrication to energize design thinking and expand the boundaries of architectural form and consrtruction.
Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) The first reason why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design is taht when folds are introduced into otherwise planar msterials. Thoses materials gain stiffeness and rigiaity can span distance and can often be self-supporting. The sevcond reason is taht folding is the materiallyeconomical, visually appealing and efficective at multiple scales.
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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING
UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL
These are the unroll surface without the scale. Because in my model, i can’t unroll them one by one so i just unroll and transform them for hundreds of time.
These are my models. I find something interesting that the different heights of the three models can be connected together on the surface, which is amazing.
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PANELISED LANDSCAPE
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The pictures of the model.
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APPENDIX
This is the model that i without using the ‘ptTriangulate’. At this stage, my every lines are curved which cannot be creates the model by the paper work. Because in the lecture, we know that the curve one is hard to be created. That means to be as acurate as i can, i need to sperate the curve into hudreds, even thousands of surfaces which is the most accurate way. However, it also means that I need to spend a lot of time to do that such massive works. It is not realistic.
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I still tried another model. Although it looks good, it is too straight that it is not ‘interesting enough’. What i mean is that the new model is too clear compared with the previous one. The surface is seperated into different parts while this kind of seperation is too ‘stifness’ that it losse the characteristic in some degree.
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This is the final model after i ‘mesh’ every lines are turned into the straight line and there are no spaces between the each little model. I am pretty
THE LASER-CUTTING PAPER
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satisfied with this things. Especially, in the my model, the line of different triangles can be connected together. It looks not very complucated at first while when you look carefully and especially when i do the paper work, it is really confusing.
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1.These are the models i fold 2. The trash from the lasercutting paper 3.Using the clips to connect and also to prevent flat
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