Wonderlab Research Cluster 5
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1.80 Figs. 1.78 – 1.80 Gelacasting Fig. 1.78 Digital rendering of Gelacasting Column, the column’s design is based on a combination of two different scripts, Force-Directed Edge Building and the Minimum Spanning Tree. Fig. 1.79 Physical model of Gelacasting Chair made of plaster. The chair was fabricated in a box (70cm x 70cm x 90cm). The idea is to test the viability of scaling up the initial gelacasting experiment. Fig. 1.80 Rendering of Gelacasting Pavilion. Generated using the same script as Gelacasting Column. The agents form the pavilion based on location of points and behaviour around points. Fig. 1.81 X-Bamboo Robotic fabrication of architectural elements using bamboo. Bamboo strips are steamed for one hour before being handled by the robotoc arm. PVA wood glue is then applied. Thereafter, the robotic 56
arm accurately bends bamboo strips into specific curvatures. These curvatures are predefined using a digital model of the elements.