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I n this narrative form diagram tells the story of the form transformation of the chosen experiment that used the muscle system. Different from a typical geometry shape, the form of this design started off with an extremely organic and flowing appearance. The important of changing this organic form is approached by changing the behavior of the form.

3d GEOMETRY OF THE DESIGN

T he initial idea of exploring the form of the design is referenced to the shape of the sphere, a shape which resemble to the golden apple. Through transformations, the form resulted in a thin shell like form which able to complete an abstract shape of a sphere when placing each shell in a 45o angle.

variations + mechanism

DESIGN VARIATION 1

Within this first design exploration, an investigation on the movement is taken into consideration as it took the inspiration from “The Shiver House” by NEON. The idea was simply focusing on the movement of the shells moving around by the twirling of the pole or the tube that it attached to. This movement can work either through the use of a motor to twirl the tube around or it can automatically run on its own using force of the wind.

DESIGN VARIATION 2

This second desing variation was inspired by a case study called the “Diffusion Choir”. The design functions by simply using a motor to create the movement of expanding and shrinking.

DESIGN ASSEMBLY

design prototype

Different from the first two variations, in this prototype, the shell was powered by a motor which enable it to lower each shell at different time in a specific length. Each shell is attached with a different stick that goes inside the same tube so it can lower each shell without inferring with one another or all at the time.

Opening on the tube

Opening on the tube to enable space for a shell to be lowered

inside stick for shell attachment

Attachment + impact

About the design

Design-wise speaking, the idea of this prototype was to draw an inspiration from the golden apple where the story allegory implemented into the design itself. Given that the movement of the model creates an illusion or effect of the sphere being lowered to the ground, an indirect translation of the way “Eris” threw the apple to crowd to create chaos.

The meaning behind the abstract form of the apple was meant to create a sense of chaotic, destructive and something that never fulfilled. At a certain angle/perspective, the model itself only looks full on one side.

The location for displaying the model should ideally somewhere be higher than the ground. The reason for that was so it could align with the apple being something greater good and the fact that it can display the

Attach directly to the ceiling