Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Qinwei Gu
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WEEK 6 READING: SURFACES THAT CAN BE BUILT FROM PAPER IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY Question 1: What are the three elementary types of developable surfaces? Provide a brief description. One is cylinders, cylinder surface S is formed by a family of parallel lines and could be made from prescribe curve P and extrude in some direction r by a parallel extrusion. Another example is cones, give profile curved p and a vertex point v, the cone consists of al lines connecting v with point of p, this could be generated the surface by a central extrusion. Third one is tangent surface, this is formed from connection any consecutive vertices on of the model and any three consecutive vertices define a face plane on the model.
Question 2: Why is the understanding of developable surface critical in the understanding of architectural geometry? Choose one precedent from Research/Precedents tab on LMS as an example for your discussion. Developable surface is ruled surface, by understanding the developable surface it enhance the understanding of architectural geometry. It helps to understanding the geometry shapes in the space that could be constructed, allows architects have the freedom to have different geometry forms and round forms that can be easily covered with sheet metal. Some surfaces may have carry straight line, this simplifies their construction. For example, the Greenhouses by Plasma Studio have a horseshoe plane and constructed by using triangles glass panels. This shows the use of developable surface in large scale building with simple geometry shapes.
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PANELLING PATTERN
2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular
3D Panelling: Curved Attractor
3D Panelling: Two point Attractor
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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN
Panel 3D Custom
Panel 3D Custom
Panel 3D Custom Variable
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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE
Testing Panel 5-3
Testing Panel 2-2
Testing Panel 10-1
Right: Testing Group Panel 2-4, 2-3
Testing Grouped Panel 10-4, 10-3, 10-2
Left: Testing Panel 9-1
Unrolled Panels
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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION
Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? Digital fabrication is a type of manufacturing process where the machine used is controlled by computer through 3D modeling software or computer-aided design (CAD) software. Digital practices have the potential to narrow the gap between representation and building. CAD replaced drawing with a parallel rule and lead pointer, but building looked pretty much the same, one form of two-dimensional representation replaced another. It took three-dimensional-computer modelling and digital fabrication to energize design thinking and expand the boundaries of architectural form and construction.
Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? Folding turns a flat surface into a three-dimensional surface. Folding expands three-dimensional vocabulary or surface by naturally producing deformation and inflection. Digital tool enables subtle and complex geometric modulation, affording the ability to both incorporate and smooth over difference. The structural stiffness produced by introducing folds into material. Another reason could be folding takes on a new dimension and is extended to a method of marking and perhaps the greatest potential for variety because it is inherently capable of manifesting a wide range of forms.
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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING
Desiging 3D Panel in Rihno
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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL
Unrolled of My Final Model The maxium number of panel I have enrolled once is 5 and there are only one of them, majority of them I enrolled indidivial, and little of them I can enrolled in group of two and three.
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PANELISED LANDSCAPE
Photo 2: Detail of My Final Landscape
Photo 3: Detail of My Final Landscape Photo 1: My Final Landscape My physical model was quite different to my design in Rhino. There are some unexpected curved that happened in overall shape that changes the landscape. This could may due to materials, modleing making skills, tabs and gluing process that created this huge curved, which leads to the change of the whole landscape.
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APPENDIX
Figure 2: Screenshot of Creating tabs and unrolled surface Figure 1: Terrain
Figure 3: Equipment used to trace the unroll surface to Ioryy Card
Figure 4: Using Clips help hold in place
Figure 5: Light cuts for the folded line
while drying the glue
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