Saltworks Fall 2011 Studio: Zephyr Anthony Andrew Davis Kyle Fant Xiaoshuang Hu Allyson Justmann Andrew McCready Kelly Peoples Xiaofei Ren Bo Sheng Jody Smith Ben Stephenson Tommy Watkins Duo Yu Instructors: Joe MacDonald Arash Adel
Design Drivers
➜ Con-Figurative Processes (Bottom-Up vs Top-Down) ➜ Part to Whole Relationships ➜ Base Unit and Aggregation: Global and Local Modulation ➜ Relational Architecture ➜ Armature, Surface, and Interface
Reticulated Form
Salt Weathering
Image courtesy of Joe MacDonald
Interactivity
Constraints
10,000 allotment
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Sampl eCr i mps, Rubber , et c.
Model Mat er i al s
Cost $3, 992 $2, 238 $527 $111 $146 $189 $300 $433 $387 $450
$58
$220 $9, 051
Budget
Time Frame
sealant — color?
rain
Longevity
Rhino for modeling geometry
Grasshopper for defining parametric relationships
Software Capability
Vs.
bottom-up design process, collaborative design team
hierarchical design process / design team
Communication
& ? seating constraints
plywood constraints
Dimensional
Access (Plan)
Utility
twist
Movement
parts assembled from smaller pieces (able to be nested) to reduce waste
Waste Mitigation
Design Process
Process Overview
bowl cull
surface analysis
bowl construction
slat construction
spacer construction
end cap construction
Grasshopper DeďŹ nition
Bowls Construction
Slats / Spacers Construction
End Caps Construction
Design Representation
Site Plan
Bench Plan
Site Elevation
Bench Elevation
Exploded Axonometric
Exploded Axonometric Slat / Spacer Connection
steel
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rubber
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polypropylene
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plywood
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Systems
Twist Tectonics
Twist Overlay
Slat Elevations
Fabrication
Physical Model
Construction Process