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Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM2, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Yuchen ZHANG(Alan)

940639 Jun Han Foong, Studio 5

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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) The three basic tupes of developable surface include cylinders, cones and tangent surfaces of space curves. Cylinders and cones are of the basic geometric shape formed from a family of parallel lines. A tangent plane will be tangent to the length of a ruling on any developable surface. These features allow a objective to be flattened into a plane, without twist this objective.

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) Understanding developanle surface is important because it allow the architect to construct large scale prototypes from smaller developable surfaces which is buildable. In this way, it would be much easier and cost efficient to complete a complex design. For example the Greenhouse by Plasma Srudio.

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PANELLING PATTERN

2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular

3D Panelling 3D Panelling

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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN

First 3D pattern using four attactor points set on courners

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Second 3D pattern using four attactor lines set

Last 3D pattern using points attactors.

3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Cutting by hand

Test prototype

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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words) Digital fabrication allows prototypes to be moddled digitally with its dimentions and fabricated for construction. It connect virtual model with reality consturction and provide designer a digital model to work with. In this way, designer can work more efficiently and more accurate(like the different between laser cut and cutting by hand).

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) Folding is a efficient way to creat 3D models and it shows different surfaces which enable space to be created. Moreover, it creats rigid surfaces that improve stability.

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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING

Combine 4 shapes with my terrian

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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL

Unrolled surfaces with tabs

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PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Final landscape

Detailed photo

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APPENDIX

My original terrain Filling in laser cut template.

Unrolled surfaces of my modules.

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Attching each small modules to each other.

95% finished

My folded modules

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