FODR MODULE 3 Journal: Pattern vs Surface

Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM2, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE YUFEI SHAN

896738 Anneke Prins, Studio 6

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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.

Developable Insert your answer surfaces here.... are those which can be flattened without distortion. Three elementary types of developable surfaces include cylinders, cones, and tangent surface. Cylinders are formed by a branch of parallel lines and thus can be flattened. Cones meet at the vertex but are otherwise simillar to a cylinder. Tangent surface of space curves has a three-dimentional curve and surface that is based on the tangent of the curve.

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.

Insert your answer here....

Understanding developable surface is central in comprehension of architectural geometry as if forms the basis for all 3D and projected shapes. Therefore, once the fundemental developable surfaces are understood then the projected shapes may be manipulated in a more complex way to increase archtectural interest and design. This may be shown through Maddison Architects creation of the Cloud Canopy, that uses the honeycomb lattice to provide the canopy with integrity to support itself with no support from surroudning buildings.

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PANELLING PATTERN

2D Panelling, Pattern: Triangular

3D Panelling, Pattern: pyramid

3D Panelling, Pattern: double-cone

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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN

Variable 3D pattern with pyramid and doublecone

Variable 3D pattern with two different double-cone

Variable 3D pattern with pyramid and irregular object

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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Unroll template of two elements

Test prototype & template

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READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation?

Digital fabrication is a generative medium representing the producer or designer’s ideas while it is different to traditional drawing on that it is more accurate. Thus, is narrows the gaps between representation and building, more presides and possible. It changes the understanding of two dimensional by not due to the fact that it is now possible to constrcut a three dimentional model in the digital world and it can be viewed at all sorts of angles.

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design?

Folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design as it makes materials rigid and stiff, allowing them to be self supporting, and it is materially economical, it costs less material than using two or more separate pleces. Thus, folding allows creating new spave for designers to explore so it does not destory the characteristics of the material.

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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING Just using two different objects and by changing their angles, sizes, heights and combinations between these two objects to form an abundant module. My design theme for this 3D panel is based on a chorography with mounations and a riverbed.

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The openness from different points of views Insert your annotation Different points of views for my Rhino module

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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF FINAL MODEL

All unroll templates have been mirrored, labeled and shown in dashed line, so they can be traced, half cut and full cut easier.

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PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Changing some parts to 2D panel to form a contrast between complex and simple, openness and closeness, also to highlight the 3D panel, creating a sense of asymptotic expansion and continuation.

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DETAILES OF MY FINAL MODULE All of the module is free handmade and my overall design theme is to create a sense of order with abundant variation. By giving abundant variation for 3D panel and very simple textures for 2D panel to form an impacting contrast and also to avoid my module looks too complex or too closed and monotonous. So during my hand making process, I simply changed some parts from original Rhino work to 2D panel and gave an inconspicuous texture. In addtion, I designed my module with different height variations and overlaps to form a continuation, and by giving the openness from different faces to increase richness of different points of the view.

A back view of my module

A photo shows the variations of 3D panel One of my 2D panel texture

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DETAILES OF MY FINAL MODULE Giving same elements with different size of openness to create variations of gradient, in order to increase the abundance, but at the same time, keeping the overall order clean and simple.

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APPENDIX

Using project curves command to change the terrian

Using control points to lift the terrian.

Printed the unroll template and traced them on 290gsm Ivory cards. Then did hollowed-out work by pen knife.

Finally bullnose clips have been used to fix the glue.

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