Fractal | 2D Fabrication

DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

ELIZABETH THOMAS · SPRING 2024 · 2D FABRICATION

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A ssig n m en t s co mpl e te d i n 2D Fabrica tion, S p rin g 2 024 , a t Dunwo o dy Co l l ege of Technolog y, sh ow i n g th e p ro ce ss of deve l o pi ng a te ssella ted mo du l e ( f ro m anal o g to di gi t al ).

T h a nk yo u fo r re adi ng!

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SSELL ATION

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NESTING & FOLDING I started this semester not really knowing where we were headed, but wanting to understand the relationship between simple geometries a bit better.

CONCEPT MODEL

The first tessellation I sketched (left) was a series of circles aligned edge to edge, that were then overlaid with other circles intersecting those meeting points. I shaded the spaces between to better understand the shapes’ relationship with one another.

I have been most interested with how to nest simple shapes within one another to create changing form with shadow.

Using what I learned through iterative folding and sketching, my final concept sketch (right) uses circles folded at their edges to align together as squares. These circles diminish in size by half their diameter, nested within their original folded circle.

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SSELL ATION

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PL AN & ELE VATI ON

AXONO METRIC

ITERATING & PROTOTYPING

INITIAL MODEL

We then digitally modeled our concept in Rhino. The limitations of the Unrool tool and a desire to create a “solid” 3D module pushed me to simplify my concept. I experimented with triangles and found in an initial iteration (left) that folding the final model would be easiest using individual pyramids.

My final prototype is comprised of a pyramid module that diminishes in size proportionally - each larger triangle could fit four of a smaller size inside of it. Using the Unroll tool in Rhino (right) we created simple 2D tessellations that were printed and folded. My final prototype continues the concept of nesting and shadow using a simpler form.

UNR OLLED TESSELL ATIONS

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FINAL REPRESENTATIO

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ASSEMBLY & TILING The final model represents the cumuluative knowledge gained through the process of designing a tessellated wall finish. From sketching and iterating initial concepts all the way to assembly of a prefabricated laser cut model.

FINAL MODULE

Through this semester, I developed a new understanding of light, shadow, and geometry, and the ways these elements can be manipulated using a simple, repeatable module.

PERSPECTIVE OF MODEL

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RENDER OF WALL FINISH

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THANK YOU!

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