DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2017 PANELING AND FOLDING Zhiyu (Zoe) Zhu (825885) Josh #9
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0.0 Introduction Design brief: The main situation we defined for the model is “Party� and it was designed to make user more attractive and stand out in the party. The model is designed to be formed by multiple colours and multiple layers which are covered by blooming flowers with different shapes and sizes. These designs are attractive and the same time they can be seen as a second boundary on the human body as a protection.
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1.0 ideation 1.1 Object 1.2 Object + System Analysis 1.3 Volumn 1.4 Sketch design proposal
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1.1 Object
The object is a lantern festival decoration. The diameter of the lantern is measured by ruler and other parts of the lanter is traced on the paper. The repeated diamond shape pattern ctreate the symmetrical diagram. The string on the top of the lantern is used for hanging it on the wall or any stick. There are two cardboards on each side of the lantern. They can be sticked together by the double side tapes which ctreates beatiful sphere.
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1.1 Object + System Analysis
The principle of how the lantern works is like a folding fan. The lantern is made of thin and light paper which can be folded very easily. And each plane of paper are sticked together at certain points. When you open and close the lantern, the diamond shapes change all the time
As the following pictures shows, the bigger the angle is, the more the diamond shape extend. When it is 30 degrees, the width is 5mm. When it is 45 degrees,the width is 25mm. When it is 180 degrees, the width is 30mm. When it is 360 degrees, the width is 40mm which is maximum.
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1.3 Volumn The sketch model is made by half piece of A4 size paper use some folding skills. When you expend it or tight it, the width of each diamond shape will change. Through the folding effects, it looks more 3-dimensional and it can be placed follow a circle path.
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1.4 Sketch design proposal
Sketch design #1
Sketch design #2
Defense/Sharp/Distance The folds are placed on the one side of the shoulder amd they are pointed outwards. They are stick to each other one by one. This design create a sense of attack. The reason why it only has half side is because it shows that human’s mutible side. One is peaceful and the other is offensive. When you are in the offensive mode, you must want to keep a certain distance from others.
Wrapped/Inwards/Shield
All the folded paper with external angles crea volumn and they cover the most of the upper to keep any distance from others however it is your body’s weak parts. It protects your person you a sense of sercurity.
ate a great amount of body. It does not help s like a shield to protect nal space safe and gives
Sketch design #3
Distance/Protection/Deffence Every end of the edge of curve, there are some points point out which looks like the umbrella. It has a strong defense effect which is created by the extended feeling. The main idea of this model is to keep distanse when you are standing in a crowded public place.
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M1 reflection For the M1, we are required to emphasis the different objects and analysis the objects for the further designing. For the lantern, it has a regular shape and repeated pattern. In the measurement stage, it was the first process for me to understand the Folding and Paneling system. It was the first time allowed me to explore the composition between them. The analysis of all the details helped me get more ideas for the further designs. M1 is also the stage for me to think and learn about personal space. The reading introduced by Sommer (1969) let me know that different people has different excessive closeness and different reaction to deal with the situation. Therefore, I learnt a lot information for my further design and it is important to apply them.
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2.0 DESIGN 2.1 Design development intro 2.2 Digitization + Design proposal v.1 2.3 Precedent researth 2.4 Design proposal v.2 2.5 Prototype v.1 + Testing effects
Group member: Hanna Lepperoed (767060) Xuewei He(813148) Zhiyu Zhu (825885)
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2.2 Digitization + Design proposal v.1
The first proposed design is taken from the paper lantern. Basically the shape was formed by paper plane which formed a pyramid shape. Since the square shape are not stable, it could be easily folded into one plane. The we use pyramid shape as a single unit structure to create the lotus shape to go around the neck. When it comes to the body, we find it is hard to fold as we thought. And we found this model is not really suitable for the party situation even it protects ourselves. It is too attractive and offensive. We tried the laser cut to test how to fold the pyramids and we founded it is too hard. Each small pyramid are linked by small rings, they formed a group and finally link together at the bottom of the bottom.
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This roof structure is made by folding triangular polycarbonate panels and interlocking them. Some panels are left out to create an interesting shape... This precedent gaves us three concepts: Concept 1: Using repeated diamond shape to create a pattern and forming a smooth panel. Concept 2: The depth created by the folded edges makes it more rigid and stronger than planar panels. Concept 3: By folding the diamond shape which is made of two triangles can create a curved surface.
Huyghe+Le Corbusier Puppet Theather MOS, 2004
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Sheguang Hu designed this for his dark, serious fasion design. It is made of metal strings. The structure is fastened to the arms and shoulders and creates protection from the neck to the fingers. It protects the back of the body and also the area surrounded the arms. Concept 1: The great amount of strings creates a certain 3-dimentional shape which enlarges the human body. Concept 2: It is fastened to the arms. Concept 3: Using hollow shapes creates volume with less weight.
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2.4 Prototype v.1 + Testing Effects
The second design incporporated the triangle shapes inspired by the roof precedent project. This made it easier to fasten it to the body. The strings are attached so that the expanding parts will fold back when the arms are outstreched and fold over the body when the arms are pulled in to the chest.
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2.5 Prototype v.1 + Testing Effects
The further development of the lantern structure. Closing and opening system.The diamond shape are flexible when we pull the string and this can help us with changing the personal space both horizontally and vertically. We folded the edges of the screenboard to test the angles. This is a more solid material than paper, however it is not very flexible. So the screenboard can be a good material for us to do the fixed part on the back of the human body.
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M2 reflection At this stage, we started to think about the material to make our model. We tested different materials to see how they works and their unique physical and manufacturing characteristics. The materials can decide the feel, strength and appearance of the mode, therefore is important to choose the suitable one. (Health at al.,2000) We choose the paper to make the model because the paper is the very flexible and it can also afford some strength. Furthermore, we tried to create volume on the design and explore the sketch designs to a 3 dimensional model. It was a challenge to turn all the ideas to real. We got many ideas about the model. We want to create two sense of feeling which can make people welcomed and protected at the same time but it turned out the mixing idea may cause the confuse of our audience. Therefore, for the improvement, we should keep on one main idea and develop it.
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3.0 FABRICATION 3.1 Fabrication intro 3.2 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v2 3.3 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v3 3.4 Final prototype development + optimisation 3.5 Final digital model 3.6 Fabrication sequence 3.7 Assembly drawing 3.8 Completed 2nd skin
Group members: ZhiYu Zhu, XueWei He, ZhiJun Liu (825885, 813148, 783997) Panel & Fold Group 2
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3.1 Fabrication intro
After M2 I had a new group, I did not take any design idea from the M2 work but the situation concept was kept. This time we decided to design a model which can attract other people’s attention and also have fun with friends. Our design is beginning with the prototype Carol made which is composited with many layer by layer. For the development of the prototype, we decide to design a model with a series of blooming flowers with different shapes and irregular triangle folded connections goes over the body. This can provide a sense of second layer out of the human body, with stronger feeling of welcoming instead of defending.
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3.3 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v2
At this stage, the pattern of flowers is confirmed, the task is to bring in variation by trying out differnt types of units. We try different amounts of layers to test depth we can create, different sizes, colours, and shapes to see visual effects. We want to create a sense of depth by duplicating panels. Moreover, we try to create a contrast between extrusion and subtraction by adding tabs between layers to raise some of them. Connections between flowers are more likely one or seversal bands. The biggest problem of this version of design is not creating enough second skin to occupy a volume, which is one of the design briefs.
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Precedent: Folding paper Souce: https://au.pinterest.compin/863354191036534407/
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3.3 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v3 To make the overall form more abundant, we decided to semienclose the structure. However, due to the fact that there are only few flowers, the connection part replace the role of being main structure so that flowers look like decoration while they should equally exist. Also, flowers are in one mode, which is too similar but scales. Therefore, we decide not only to create flowers in different scales but also different modes, like different stage of blossom. Furthermore, add more flowers definitely.
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Courtesy of (L)ABnormal Souce: http://www.arch2o.com/scad-digital-fabrication-club-l-abnormal/
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3.4 Final prototype development + optimisation
Readings apply to design: Digital fabrication helps us to a physical artifact with the mate limitation of design and final m for the prototypes. The better d narrow between the design an
Regard to the integral effect of the prototype, we mainly struggled about the balance between the flower shape and the connection, overall our aim is to make the flower shape stands out and to make the connection collaborate with it. So we test 4 kinds of connection. For our first test prototype, the flower shape made by card which could create depth are the main part, and we put them on the important position of the body, including eyes shoulders and waist. Then, we try to use some simple flat triangular shape to connect them, but it doesn’t act so well, cause its too flat and thin so it could provide any sense of second skin, also the flat structure couldn’t really support the flower shape, the visual effect was boring and ugly as well.
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At our third try out, we try to abandoned the “different� folded connection completely and use smaller and various flowers to connect the four bigger flowers at important position. The flowers have three kinds of condition, the four big ones will be blooming, and connection will be formed by half-blooming flower and nonblooming ones to create a sense of sequence, and highlight the main ones. But too many flowers seem messy and blurry.
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3.5 Final Digital Model
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3.6 Fabrication sequence
1. Take the pices out of the laser cut page.
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2. Use double sided glue to stick the flowers first
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3.7 Assembly Drawing
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3.8 Completed 2nd Skin
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M4 reflection It was a long journey through the whole semester and it was a very interesting subject. We were required to design a scale1:1 model and keep developing it for three stages which allows me to explore my imaginations from a unique view compare to other subjects. During the journey of DDF, I also learnt a lot skill such as using rhino to make digital models and the laser cut. They will be very helpful for my further architect study. Three main keys about DDF is the cooperation with team members, digital design and actual fabrication work. It is not easy to do these three things well at the same time. Digital process in architecture is introduced as the coherent system of architectural production. (Rotterdam: NAi,2003) Everything was started with the replacement of geometry and new form logic was based on the measurement. This is why every exercise is important, they are all useful to every step of the design. For making the 3 dimensional model, we also use the concept of subtractive and additive fabrication and also formative fabrications. Readings are always important because they teach me about the concepts for inspiration and helped us a lot as an ideal guidance through the journey. The emotion about the design is also a challenge to apply to the digital design and the digital design may be impossible to be fabricated. Therefore, we need to always test everything to keep the work going further. The fabrication took lots of time to process since the material is hard to glued even the strongest double sides tape can not really connect them. My group member and I tried a lot and also failed a lot, but luckily we resisted to the end and we are satisfied with the outcome.
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5.2 Bibliography
Architecture in the Digital Age - Design and Manufacturing /Branko Kolarevic. Spon Press, London, c2003 Building the Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture/ Philip Bernstein, Peggy Deamer. Princeton Architectural Press. c2008. pp 38-42 Heath, A., Heath, D., & Jensen, A. (2000).300 years of industrial design : function, form, technique, 1700-2000 / Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath, Aage Lund Jensen.New York : Watson-Guptill, 2000. Sommer, R. (1969). Personal space : the behavioral basis of design / Robert Sommer. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1969. Digital fabrications: architectural and material techniques / Lisa Iwamoto. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009.
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