DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - PROJECT 3S Ho Lam LEUNG (794491) Yilan ZHAO (798593) Su GU (815638)
Matthew Greenwood + Group 8
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Design Agenda
Smoggy Environment
In our daily life, we get used to comprehend surroundings by our five senses. Imagine how our life changes if some of them are restricted… Condition: At a smoggy dawn, the street is crowd of pedestrians, who are on the way back to work. Impact: - People are difficult to identify what’s happening in front of them due to low visibility. - The refracted sunlight may project on pedestrians’ face and dazzle their eyes. Issue: - High possibility of collisions between pedestrians - Uncomfortable feeling of eyes Keywords: Smog, Sunlight, Sights, Sounds, Collusion, Dazzling
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Target Person Specs
Personal Space Analysis Based on the personal space diagram we got, the analysis summary is as followed. Problem to be addressed: 1. Extra protection measures are required for the right shoulder part. 2. Some preventions have to be done in the facial part to lower the impacts by sunlight and strangers’ vision. Area to be focused: Upper body, especially for the right shoulder and the face
Back
- The right part of our body have a larger area of personal space, because our subconsciousness intends to explore uncertainty and handle stuffs with preferable and stronger side.
Standing
- At stationary position, our personal space is almost a sphere in shape, as people are highly aware to any invasion from any direction, especially for our upper body.
Walking
- The personal space around shoulder is comparatively big, as it is the most possibly to get hurt by collision.
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Sketch Design Development
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Interlocking Technique
Concept
Top Body Form
This refined sketch design is developed by several combination of previous practices. After careful reconsideration, we highlight one of the design features, that is, having a wrapping structure to represent the concept of personal space. In order to present this idea in section and profile material system, interlocking techniques are derived from previous researches. Curvy continuous tiles are chosen to symbolize the strong sense of protection of the body. Pattern
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Refined Model
Refined Sketch Model
Sketch Model from M1
Components
Assemble
Details
Top View
For this refined sketch model, we made several modifications based on the sketch model from M1. In terms of material, drawing paper was used to replace the normal white paper. It keeps the advantages in the flexibility and lightweight of its structure. And at the same time, the material and strucutral integrityis improved, so the negative influences by deformation can be lower subsequently. Moreover, we use strips in various shapes to form this reconfigured network structure in profolio and section system. It retains some 3-dimensionality for our further design and simulates a curvy surface fitting in the body landscape.
Interlocking Structure
Details
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2nd Skin proposed design V.1
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Isometric
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Front
Left
Back
In this version of proposed design, we modified our design from the refined sketch design development in previous section. Taking the curvy continuous tiles as a base, the focus of this design was shifted from whole body to upper body only. With referring to the research images shown in the left, we first created a wrapping chain prototype from shoulders upon to hindbrain. This form is also coincident to our findings from personal space analysis. It not only functions as a protective gear to prevent harms due to smog atmosphere, but also gives a sense of self-security for people in such uncertain surrounding. Moreover, the right shoulder is emphasized for extra protection.
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2nd Skin proposed design V.2
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Isometric 1
Isometric 2
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Right
Front
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Back
Details of Mask
After repeated revises, a mask-structure was added into the design, to replace the chain at the hindbrain. The major reason behind is that part of model doesn’t perform a significant effects on neither physical nor psychological personal space. Furthermore, its weight creates a torque moment to the whole model, which may cause uncomfortability to the person. This mask is designed as the extension of the shoulder part. Because of the net shape from the section and proflie system, it can effectively diffuse the reflected and refracted sunlight due to heavy smog, as well as keep away from some dirty dusts in surrounding. In emotion wise, it provides a defense of privacy and a sense of elegance for person walking in public.
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Precedent Research Not Whole Fence / LA-based Ball-nogues Studio
Fence, Sturdy Veil, Varied And Partial Views, Knot Holes, Milling Patterns
Name of precedent and designer
What is the concept of the precedent? [Maximum 5 key words]
1st Layer: Equally lined aluminium sheet 2nd Layer: Wood grain pattern with knots
Milling two layers perpendicular to each other
Description of precedent In this precedent, section and profile system are applied by two layers interlocking vertically. It creates interesting changeable views. People can see through this fence when it is viewed frontally, while when viewed obliquely, things will be blocked by the large veil. However, lights can all pass through in different situation, which will produce fascinating optical illusion effect.
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Precedent applied to design Fence, Sturdy Veil, Varied And Partial Views, Knot Holes, Milling Patterns
What is the concept of the precedent? [Maximum 5 key words - repeat from page1] Inspired by the visual effect from the precedent, we take the technique of assembling by two layers of different shape. 1. 2.
Repetitive systemetric tiles Organic curvy panels
Two layers that assembled by repetitive tiles can be less interesting.
Viewed frontly: effect can be seen through the tiles
How can you use this precedent to influence your design ? The technique of optical effects, exported from the precedent, will be adopted to our two-layers model design. This unique and impressive feature can only be achieved in section and profile system. Viewed obliquely: effect are blocked by vertical tiles.
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Design development - Version #1
Isometric 1
Top
Isometric 2
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Front
Interior of Mask
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Back
Development Sketches
Based on the insights we got from the previous precedent section, we get two main aspects to integrate our design. First is highlighting the hearing sense by adding an exaggerated abstract ‘curvy-ear’ at the right-back. Its form, inspired by hoodie, interlocked in sections can effectively enhance the hearing capability. The reason why we did in this way is that, hearing will become the most important sense to be taken when sight is restricted in smoggy environment. Second is making a movable mask over right face, which can make a difference in hearing status before and after blocked sight. As we want attempte acheiving a similar optical effect shown in the precedent, some plates in various shape are attached to the mask. In such design, the intermovement of the mask and the cover will create an interesting visual through the interlocking structure.
Mask Texture Mapping
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Design development - Version #2
Isometric 1
Details of Effect
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Front
Isometric 2
Top
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Back
Face mask: Eyes blocked - blurry sight
Ear exposed in the air
Two separate layers which are moveable, can create optical illusion effect.
Shoulder pad: Ear-like shape which exaggerate the hearing sense.
For this development version, we mainly integrate the back cover structure. After several disccusion, we realized that hoodie structure, the back cover structure in last design, is too heavy and lose the focus and balance point of the exaggerated ‘curvy-ear’. Furthermore, we forsee there is a certain degree of difficulty in fabrication and that part will have low structure integrety. Because of the above reasons, we move our focus to pay more concentration on the display of the interaction between right-side hearing and sight. To maintain the exaggerated ‘curvy-ear’ in a clear, simple and lightsome structure, the new design of cover is built on the original shoulder part. This structure plays a crucial role to support elements and make the mask moveable along the right face as well. Development Sketches
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Prototype
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Testing Effects Test 2: Testing on material strength in different thickness Issue: 1. How thick can it be self-supported stably? 2. What kind of texture is formed? Result: The thicker is firmer while the thinner is more flexible.
Test 1: Testing on the visual impact of different materials Issue: 1. How much it can blocked? 2. How it looks like both from inside and outside when it is transparent or not? 3. Does the transparent one give interesting light reflection? Results: The thicker materal will block more view. Transparent material creates crystallike filter viewing from inside, while outside is not impressive enough may due to the density.
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Test 4: Testing on how to assembly our designed mask Issue: 1. How the mask will be looked like in real when using two materials of different transparency? Result: It cannot be interlocked or hard to assembled by thin two layer. Transparent material creates interesting light reflection and shadows, but can be more dense.
Test 3: Testing on the interlocking technique Issue: 1. How thick should the sloping slots be to achieve sufficient structural integrity? Result: The minimium width of the interlock should be about as thick as this material.
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