Fod landscape m3 journal template

Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Zhuoqing Li

(student number: 886823) Tutor’s name: Emmanuel Alexander Cohen Studio 26

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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) Three elementary types of developable surfaces are Cylinders, Cones, Tangent surface of a space curve. a.Cylinders: Family of parallel lines forms cylinder surface S. Set a profile curve P and extrude it in some direction R by a parallel extrusion. It has two types of curve P: normal section and rulings. b.Cones: The surface of cones is generated by a central extrusion. c.Tangent surface of a space curves: It has a discrete model, polyhedral and a developed surface based on polygon, and it is always tangent to the surface along an entire ruling 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) Understanding developable surfaces are critical in out understanding of architectural geometry as we need to design developable surface that can be unrolled and then be created. Although some ideas can be awesome but if it can not be used in modeling process, it is just be a kind of waste.This doesn’t mean only simple and basic surface can be unrolled. For example,Huyghe + Le Corbusier Puppet Theatre. The theatre is made up of complex panels but they are all able to be unrolled and are thus developable.

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Interior view of Huyghe + Le Corbusier Puppet Theatre (photo by Michael Vahrenwald)

PANELLING 2D PATTERN

2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular

2d Panelling, Pattern: wave

2d Panelling, Pattern: Diamond

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VARIABLE 2D PATTERN

custom 2D variable (Base u=0, base v=0, pull curve=no)

custom 2D variable (Base u=0, base v=1, pull curve=Yes)

custom 2D variable (Base u=1, base v=1, pull curve=Yes)

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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE

Part of unroll template

Photos of test folding panels

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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words) Digital process is one the final stages of the architectural process.It is a way of making that use digital data to control a fabrication process.

Digital fabrication has made two-dimensional drawing efficient ,easy to edit,and simple to do within little practice,replacing drawing with a parallel rule and lead point,but still keeps the shape of buildings in tact. It simply changed the form of two dimensional representations with three dimensional computer modeling and fabrication which allows architects to expand form and the potential of con-struction.

It also change the idea of virtual model ,and it generates construction information directly from design information which allows architects to expand form and the potential of construction.

Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) a.Folding turns a flat surface into a three dimensional one, so it can increase overall structure with geometry. b.When folds are used into planar materials , this material gain stiffness and rigidity, so it can span distance, and can often be self-supporting.

Overall, folding is materially economical, visually appealing, and effective at multiple scales.

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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING

use 3d variable paneling tools with three different modules in the terrain

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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL

Drawing of unroll template with tabs

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MY FINAL PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Final panelised landscape

PANELISED LANDSCAPE

Final landscape

part of final landscape

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(Renderd representation of final wall ,PHOTO BY NICOLETTA COLACE)

(Fish pattern, PHOTO BY BETTY WHEATLEY)

(The Square Root of Architecture, PHOTO BY LLC)

(Fish pattern, PHOTO BY DIANE RAUSCH)

top view of my final work

other panel schemes I have designed but chose to discontinue

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Zhuoqing Li 886823 Studio 26 Module 3 statement

M3 learning outcome I have learned a lot through module 3, especially in software-using, methods of design, the process of folding and creating 3d module, the relationship between designing and the process of creating models.

In this task, firstly I have learnt to use Rhino5, and I have learnt how to make 2d or 3d paneling tools with this software, which is very useful in our future design.

Rhino 5 is different from Photoshop or adobe illustrator, it can work in 3d world.

During the working process in Rhino, I change different angel of view then I gain a lot about perspective and how to create 3d models.

Secondly, I have learned more about how to turn 2d pattern to 3d pattern, showing the up and down in the origin 3d terrain. I think when we want to use our own pattern to represent the origin 3d terrain we must design after having understood the up and down in the 3d terrain, and choose the most appropriate pattern. The pattern we design must can be unrolled, sometimes maybe a simple 3d panels cannot be unrolled because of its curve surfaces.

The folding process is just like a magic process as we can turn 2d lines to 3d surface easily.

Thirdly, I have a comprehensive understanding of t the relationship between designing process and constructing process. Using fabrication can help a lot in turning a special idea to a real model. Now using rhino5 I can export the most accurate template, and I also use laser cutting in my working process to make sure the panels I got is just the same as those I create in the rhino5. In this task, I completed a ‘design to model’ process myself, during which I gained a lot of experience of represent my own idea with digital and physical methods.

APPENDIX

base surface

Back of my final work(tab- bonding process can be seen)

3d panels deleting process

Unrolled tempalte in plotter 3

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