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Self supporting concrete structure
Year Location Institute
Instructor
Collaboration
Course
Level
: Fall - 2021
: Corpus Christi, Texas
: UTA - College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs (CAPPA)
: Oswald, Jenewein
: Trong Nguyen
: Advanced Design Studio I
: Graduate design studio
Urban areas are often lacking in a permanent place that provides people with fresh, locally sourced foods, despite being located near agricultural lands. The creation of a public market in Corpus Christi's downtown area aims to bring daily activity to the region and rejuvenate the life surrounding the marina. The primary objective is to establish a bustling, iconic public market that can serve as the heart of the city and attract tourists.
To accomplish this goal, a skywalk will be introduced, which serves as a hybrid permeable roof that can protect and connect all the iconic market and marina facilities modules from the top while also creating a large, open space with natural light and ventilation. The openness of the structure encourages public exploration and provides the market with a distinctive identity and status within the community.
Self supporting concrete structure
Year Location Institute Instructor Course Level
: Spring - 2022
: Aspen, Colorado, USA
: The university of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA)
: Charles MacBride
: Integrative Design Studio I
: Graduate design studio
The scholars pavilion takes shell form arched through origami fold up. Curve sell shape in the valley of the aspen mountain allows pavilion to merge with outline of surrounding mountains. Combining lightweight two-layered concrete sandwich structure with the strength derived from its curved geometry and origami folds, the roof stands freely on four supports, covering an unobstructed space. It is fully self-supporting and does not require a sub structure. Landscape design at exposed connection of four supports to the ground mimics the language of Anderson Park on the south designed by Herbert Bayer.
FOLDED PLATE
Material:
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Strip of paper (1” x 12”) is folded half (1/2” x 12”) to make it strong so that it can be used as a support. Support are woven at edges in both the direction to strengthen the plate. Thickness of plate will remain same at center while weaving of support will change the thickness of plate at edges.
Plate is bundle of different modules made from paper. Strips of different sizes and depths are folded like square and sticked together to make plate. Size of modules is larger at the edge while it becomes smaller and deeper toward the support to maintain structural balance. Thickness of modules will differ due to overlapping hands in each module.
Single 12” x 12” paper is used to make this hyperbolic paraboloid folded self supported plate. Using origami folding techniques paper is in folded such a way that partial unfolding of the paper can become hyperbolic paraboloid structure.Directionofridge and valley folds are shown in figure below. Thickness of plate will remain almost constant.
As shown in figure at bottom all the corners of the paper are taken off. Corners are folded such that it will create the tension in paper towards the center and due to that paper will stand alone like a self supported dome. Thickness of plate will remain constant.
This frame has more weight towards support to counter balance the weight of the cantilever. Shape of outer frame will also allow cantilever structure to stand. Whole structure is covered with paper like skin at the end.
7. Connection points to the ground.
6. Adding flaps to add stability and strength to other direction
5. Secondary fold to add more stability and strength to the plate.
4. Primary fold to strengthen the plate and hold the part of plate up above the ground.
01.Shipping Container
02. Taking shape of 5th wheel with Tesla Cybertruck.
03. Coordinating shape at top
04. Coordinating shape at ends
05. Origami surface
Roof Deck
Folding Deck
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Year Location Institute Instructor Course
: Fall - 2022
: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
: The University of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs (CAPPA)
: Reece, Donnie Jr
: BIM (Building Information Modeling)
Mokshali Nisarg Shukla