Foundations of Design : Representation, SEM1, 2017 M3 JOURNAL - PATTERN vs SURFACE Zhefeng Xiao 959355 Han Li Studio 27
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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. (Maximum 100 words) The three elementary types of developable surfaces are cylinders, cones and tangent surfaces of space curves. The cylinders is formed by a series of paraiiai lines. the cones is formed by strstraight lines which all connect one point and a profile curves. Lastly, the tangent surface of space curves is formed by a union of tangent lines.
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. (Maximum 100 words) Because the developable surfaces are the basic and orign of the 3D world, and mostly all the surfaces can be transformed into developable surfaces. Also, the developable surfaces can help to understand the architectural geometry. As the Puppet Theater in Harvard University, the wall, floor and celling of the theatre is formed by dimond surfaces.
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PANELLING PATTERN
2d Panelling, Pattern: Triangular
3D Panelling
3D Panelling
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VARIABLE 3D PATTERN
Filling the slant surface with tetrahedron in different sizes to form the feeling of thich forest on the hillside.
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3D PANEL TEST PROTOTYPE & TEMPLATE
Unrolled surfaces by using rhino.
Three rolls of the 3D panels attched together
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WEEK 7 READING: DIGITAL FABRICATION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:
Question 1: What is digital fabrication and how does it change the understanding of two dimensional representation? (Maximum 100 words) Digital fabrication is a new type of techology which can design not only 2D, but also 3D in the computer. it changes the understanding of 2D represetation, and make the time which spend on design become shorter.
Question 2: Suggest two reasons why folding is used extensively in the formal expression of building design? (Maximum 100 words) Firstly, folding can turn 2D objects into 3D object, and that will make designer easier to form the buildings. Secondly, the cost of folding is very low, so the designer willing to make design work cheaper and easier.
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EXPLORING 3D PANELLING
There are five panels in the module, the differences of these panels are not only the hight, nut also the direction of each triangles, that will form the balance of the mass and order of the landscape, in order to preseat the wave of forest in the winds. Also different hight of the triangle can be seen as the different types of trees, and almost all the forest.
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UNROLL TEMPLATE OF YOUR FINAL MODEL
These templates are part of the final unrolled templates.
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PANELISED LANDSCAPE
The overall plan view of the mode.
This graph shows the depth and the shadow of the model.
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APPENDIX
The tools of module 3 is PVA glue, cutting mat, pen knife, ruler and masking tape, and the materal is ivey cards.
This is the final photograph of the model.
Cutting the template out of card and cut the edges half way in order to make it easier to be banded.
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