Tectonic Grounds 2017 by Jannette Le

TECTONIC GROUNDS "ODDISH" 2017.02.06-2017.02.17

Acknowledgment Special thanks to our tutors, guests and supporters Alan Pert Donald Bates FabLab MSD Events and Exhibitions Team The Melbourne School of Design United Make Cube Zero Special thanks to Stephanie Ng and Shirley Kwan for assembling the book, to all the students who submitted diagrams and to Yiheng Yang for the photographs throughout the book

Tutors Jannette Le Mond Qu Denis Vlieghe Matthew Greenwood

Students Carl Areskoug Fady Ghabbour Apple Huang Jinwoo Jung Nathania Widjanarko Frances White Agam Raj Cristina Azpurua Han Lee Heather Ward-Walton Michael Thorpe Rhys Jones Haoyu Liu Jun Zhou Sen Lin Suyi Zha Minhui Huang Jinhui Zhu

Amalina Aziz Olivia Imanuela Jiayun Li Keryn Liew Monica Sutisna Wenyi Yang Zhengjun Tian Elicia Jiwoo Eom Yiheng Yang Qiqi Chen Jiawei Wang Yong Kiat Tan Noel Surti Shavendra Goonetilleke Hasanain Haveliwala Felix Yanjie Zhan Terry Ng Arunachalam Lakshmanan

James Goh Jeannie Kong Katy Zhang Shirley Kwan Stefanie Judd Stephanie Ng Rebecca Yip Sookyung Lee Ronald Wong Bi Wang Su Yang Zhao Leigh Hampton

ANDREW LEE KING FUN GALLERY

Contents

0.0 Introduction 1.0 Phase 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8

3m2 / 2.25m2_ INSYNC Bleach_ Nightshade GG_ Delta Liverpool_ Interborder Nex_ Cloud Nine The Original 17_ Microcosm Syndicate_String Cloud The Installer_ The Colour of Light

2.0 Phase 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4

Team Team Team Team

A B C D

3.0 Phase 3

proposal proposal proposal proposal

3.1 Site Simulation 3.2 Flowers 3.2.1 Form 3.2.2 Mechanism 3.3 Structure 3.3.1 Overall Structure 3.3.2 Sub-Structure 3.4 Coding 3.5 Assembly 3.6 Exhibition

Schedule Diagram

2017.02.06

STAGE 1 2017.02.13

GROUP A WINNER

GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D

2017.02.14

STAGE 2

2017.02.17 FINAL EXHIBITION

STAGE 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FLOWER SUB-STRUCTURE CIRCUIT

0.0 INTRODUCTION This journal begins with an exploration from

eight groups. Design concept, prototypes and coding proposal are proposed in the first week. The eight presentations are documenting in Phase

1 of this journal and conclude with a chosen proposal for Phase 2 refinement and to the final design of Phase 3. The class is rearranging

into four teams in Phase 2 to further develop the final installation. At the last part of the

journal is fully documenting the overall design and capturing the outcomes in photographs.

Students use the skills that they have learnt

over the 2-week intensive to build an interactive structure through the exploration of digital fabrication techniques.

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1.0 PHASE 1 In the first phase, the whole class was divided into eight teams. Each team investigated their basic

concept based on site response. By introducing the precedents, past yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; examples, Arduino,

Firefly and motors mechanism, the teams developed their own concepts to compete for phase two.

INSYNC

3M2 / 2.25M2

Apple Huang Carl Areskoug Fady Ghabbour Frances White Jinwoo Jung Nathania Widjanarko

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Phase 1

CONCEPT MATCHMAKING Just in time for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day â&#x20AC;Ś An installation that is more

compelling than online dating. We call it: Insync. Insync

loves

bring

people

together.

loves

recognizing

patterns and when it observes its users are synchronizing, it gets excited and moves to show to users that they are a match!

When no one is around Insync entertains itself by matching itself

to the external lighting environment.

Concept Diagram

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Ba e rri m

m 12

(SENSORVALUE <300)

(SENSORVALUE >300)

Site Axonometric Site Mapping

STRATEGY SYNCHRONIZE - REVEAL We propose to create a matchmaking installation that through the

syncing of two separate entities allows users to reveal themselves if it matches with one another.

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Phase 1

PRELIMINARY PROTOTYPING MODULES - FOLDING TECHNIQUES

MODULES - MAXIMIZING OPENINGS

a) Symmetrical repeat at 3 anchor points | Version 1: Opens centrally

b) Symmetrical Repeat at 3 anchor points | Version 2: Opens centrally

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PROTOTYPING PARAMETERS MODULES Although the triangular modules were very stable, their shape

restricted the degree of opening of the panels. This was resolved by resorting to a hexagonal shaped panel which would allow both

structural integrity and higher area of exposure. We began doing

different iterations of the module to test the size of the opening and its structural integrity.

Geometry Experiment of Openings

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Phase 1

MODULE

WALL MODULARITY FRAME AND MODULE

MODULE

We started with a simple honeycomb structure which fitted around

the origami module. However, the frame needed to be lighter and less chunky so that the modules were not overpowered. Because of this, the parts of the frames which did not house any heavy components

were thus carved out. We simplified the overall frame into Y modules FIXINGS PLACING MOTOR so that they can be connected continuously.

MODULE Iteration evolution 1

Iteration evolution 2

OTHER VARIATIONS

Iteration evolution 3

Iteration evolution 5

Iteration evolution 4

Iteration evolution 6

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MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR TESTING FRAME

Polypropylene

Gloss HIPS Plastic (High Reflectivity)

Cable Ties

Fabrication Method of Frame: Vacuum Forming

Matte HIPS Plastic (Low Reflectivity)

Rivets

Phase 1

CONNECTION DETAIL FRAME AND MODULE

Plan

500 500

ARD ARD ARD ARD

ARD

1700

ARD ARD ARD ARD ARD

2100

ARD

1800

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1855 Elevation - Wall length

500 500

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North-East Isometric

1560 Elevation - Wall length

400 400

1560 500 500

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Phase 1

CONNECTION DETAIL FRAME AND MODULE

1. PVC Pipe 20mm 2. HIPS Module Triangle 3. Perspex Clips 4. Stepper Motor 5. Ivory Card Origami

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5 4

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NIGHTSHADE BLEACH

Agam Raj Cristina Azpurua Han Li Heather Ward-Walton Michael Thorpe Rhys Jones

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Phase 1

CONCEPT In this installation we examine the direct impact of humans on

delicate ecosystems which we encounter. Through the manipulation of light we demonstrate the reticent behaviour of organisms to the

presence of humans. We are exploring bio-mimcry through digital tectonic expression.

DESIGN PROCESS We went through a process of multiple design iterations before we

achieved the end design.

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Due to machinery issues we tested multiple materials to make our

flower forms. Satin fabric proved to be too floppy while most papers were too stiff. The end result was rice-paper.

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Phase 1

MODEL DIAGRAMS PLAN AND ELEVATION

System Plan

System Elevation

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MODEL DIAGRAMS STRUCTURE

Axonometric drawing of the three systems of the pavilion

The pavilion design is comprised of three parts. The interactive

flowers, the curved timber structure, and the cable mesh supporting the digital nodes which run the pavilions code.

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Phase 1

FUNCTION

Image caption to go here.

Perspective view of the pavilion with users interacting with it.

The Arduino code written for this project gives the flowers multiple

behavior types based on the level of interaction with humans and light. If people become curious and get very close to the flowers they block the light causing a reticent reaction. If the users stay

back the flowers will act out their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;naturalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life cycle by opening and closing. However if the user uses a bright light source to entice

the flower it will open to full capacity and stay open as long as the light is available.

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MODULE

Exploded diagram of the Flower parts

Detailed image of the gears to operate the flowers.

The operable flowers are comprised of mainly laser cut acrylic

parts allowing for easy and quick assembly. The folded paper â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;petalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and connected to bent stainless steel jewelry wire.

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Phase 1

MODULE

Diagrams of the Flower module assembly

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CABLE MANAGEMENT CABLE CONNECTION

Diagram showing cables being supported by cable mesh

The arrangement on the cables will be a significant part of the

design of this pavilion. This will require clear communication and supervision during the construction process but when built will be a clear element showing the digital tectonic of this design.

The cable patterns will be centered around the nodes on the wire

mesh. These are the points that power and operate the functions of the pavilion, so rather hide them we have celebrated their importance.

DELTA GG

Bi Wang Rebecca Yip Ronald Wong Sookyung Lee Su Yang Zhao Xiaofei Liang

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Phase 1

CONCEPT IDEA “DELTA”

The

word

‘Delta’

has

many

meanings.

Aside

from

symbolizing

the triangle that is typically used in mathematics indicating an

incremental change in variable, delta also denotes the fourth letter

in Greek alphabet, the triangular mouth of the river and various

other definitions used in technology, medicine, and science. The

simple word and shape of Delta encapsulates a large number of meanings and complex understanding when you look into it.

SIMPLICITY TO COMPLEXITY

Simple

Complex

Similarly, our concept’s interest in utilizing something simple

to generate something that is complex is reflected in the move from the term’s simple shape and word to the complexity in its meanings.

Our design is interested in being the building block of something that can be scaled and duplicated to create forms, shapes, patterns and results that are complex beyond its initial design.

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SKIN STUDY SKIN

Complexity to Simplicity

Aware that we are after a dynamic skin, we found a range of

potential skin exploration prototypes that would be able to contract

and expand to create a dynamic movement. We also explored the

different systems that would generate movement and folding. In the selection process however, we selected the most basic folding to ensure that our module reads as one that is simple and elegant.

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Phase 1

SKIN COMBINATION OF TWO MOVEMENTS

COMPRESSION COMPRESSION

ROTATION ROTATION

COMBINATION

To generate complexity from a simple geometry, we combined two

types of basic movements; ‘Compression’ and ‘Rotation’. The movement ‘Compression’ learnt from the precedent and skin study has helped us

on producing the skin. However, in an effort to create a more complex output, we wanted our skin to have an additional dynamic movement of

‘Rotation‘. The refining of our mechanism consists of explorations in

successfully achieving the combination of these two movements in an elegant, ‘simple‘ way.

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MECHANISM COMBINATION OF TWO MECHANISM

As the motor rotates, the attached round panel will also rotate,

triggering the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement up and down the designated path, pulling the skin to fold.

Shutter mechanisms are mostly used for opening the centre of the

mechanism.

However the rotating movement of a small angle that

opens and shuts was used as a precedent for our mechanism. We focused

on the curved path of this mechanism to generate a rotation movement.

Phase 1

create

demonstrate

dynamic

dramatic

geometry

visual

FACADE GEOMETRY

MECHANISM RESOLVED MECHANISM

and

expression,

we intend to make the facade rotate during

BASEMENT MECHANISM

the process of open or close. This further mechanism is a development of the original

mechanism. It is a combination of the open and close slider system and shutter system, the facade can rotate 60 degrees while it

FACADE GEOMETRY

STEP MOTOR

open or close.

ROTATE 30

ROTATE 60

BASEMENT MECHANISM

ROTATE 0

STEP MOTOR

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STAGE 0

STAGE 1

STAGE 2

STEPS 0

STEPS 85.3

STEPS 170.6

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MECHANISM DEVELOPING MECHANISM Achievement Problem

Designing the straight track by considering one movement ‘Open/Closing’. Movement is too simple to achieve the concept.

Modifying the track as ‘curve’ to generate two movements of skin. Considering the combination of modules and rotation of skin, skin could not be the same size as the module.

Selecting material as 2mm Perspex and adjusting the size of skin to rotate the skin. The starting point of movement misled the track of movement, and the body of module made of 2mm perspex was not stable for 400mm triangle.

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Phase 1

MECHANISM FINAL MECHANISM As this mechanism lets the module looks minimal, and the movement

of the skin can be seen clearly as is hiding the motor behind the skin and designing the joints neatly. The exquisitely designed system

can be seen at the back. The transparent double layered structure, which is designed double size of the skin, makes a dramatic shadow.

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MECHANISM COMPOSITION OF MODULE

m 400

200

3 mm

m 200

3 mm

400

48 mm

3 mm

48 mm

3 mm

200 mm

3 mm

54 mm 3 mm 54 mm

12 mm

15 mm

36 mm

25 mm

36 mm

25 mm

6 M4 NUTS

M4 NUTS

1. Mechanism board / 3mm Perspex 2. Skin / 80gsm white paper 3. Connecting bar / 3mm Perspex

M4 LOCK NUTS

4. Rotating panel / 3mm Perspex 5. Bolts and nuts 6. Stepper motor

30 mm

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Phase 1

FINAL DESIGN ASSEMBLING

The rear face of the modules to be arranged into a hexagon format

Each hexagon units can be connected to each other with the hexagon plates

Hexagon plates to be placed in the center of the hexagon format

The front faces of each module are to be placed in alignment to each respective rear face

4 Overall structure is to be hung onto steel truss system with high tension fishing line Bolts are to be placed through the holes at the edge of the modules and the hexagon plate -

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FINAL DESIGN CABLE MANAGEMENT Following the midpoints of each module, the cables will be grouped

and lined in a hexagon grid with wires lined towards the sides of the installation.

Elevation

Location of motors

circuit pathing

- Circuit boards and Arduino boards stored in truss frame - Wires bundled together with cable ties

INTERBORDER LIVERPOOL Haoyu Liu Jinhui Zhu Jun Zhou Minhui Huang Sen Lin Suyi Zha

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Phase 1

CONCEPT This

project

delves

into

questions

interactive

installation and the communication among people who are walking around it. With the analysis of the site, a person's tracking can be a factor which leads to the position of the structure.

The Andrew Lee King Fun Gallery is located at the Northwest conner of

MSD Building, which is surrounded by two streets from north and west. With the transparent curtain wall around the east, west and north

sides, people walking inside or outside can get visual communication naturally. The design is supposed to intervene and adjust this kind communication.

Context of the gallery

Site Isometric Drawing

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When people are far from the screen, the units keep relatively solid.

When people get close, the screen will open. People can see through it.

The blade can open towards both side. When people get close from the other side, visual contact between them could happen.

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Phase 1

GENEALOGY ITERATIONS

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Phase 1

FINAL PROPOSAL PLAN AND ELEVATION

Isometric Drawing

Plan

0.5m 1m

m 1m 1m

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West Elevation

2m 2m

North Elevation

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Phase 1

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CLOUD NINE NEX

Amalina Aziz Jiayun Li Keryn Liew Monica Sutisna Olivia Imanuela Wenyi Yang

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Phase 1

CONCEPT INTENTION Our aim is to create an interactive installation by cooperating

with daily activities such as using mobile phones and interacting with social media through technology devices.

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CONCEPT IDEA GENERATION â&#x20AC;&#x153;Floating Networkâ&#x20AC;? Social network is not a physical entity, it is a platform where

people can enjoy anytime they desire but they will not be able to access it without a medium such as mobile phones, tablets or computers.

The installation imitates this approach by requiring users to

use the flashlight from their phones to trigger the sensor and

therefore activate the motor. The flashlight acts as a medium while the mechanism represent the social media.

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Phase 1

CONCEPT STRATEGY The first strategy involves hanging the installation from the 4

tri-truss structures to create a floating effect. The floating effect is to emphasize the fact that it is not accessible physically by the users. It is a representation of the intangible technology cloud.

The

concept

interdependency

different

social

medium

generates the â&#x20AC;&#x153;clip and lockâ&#x20AC;? system to connect each module. Thus,

modular-interweaving is chosen as the strategy to connect them.

The interlocking system between each components represent a larger network that is made up of smaller entities.

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Truss structure

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Phase 1

FINAL PROPOSAL MODULAR CONNECTIONS

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FINAL PROPOSAL MECHANISM

Exploded axonometric view of the detailed mechanism connection

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Phase 1

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MICROCOSM THE ORIGINAL 17 Haoyu Liu Jinhui Zhu Jun Zhou Leigh Hampton Minhui Huang Sen Lin Suyi Zha

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Phase 1

INTRODUCTION When capitalism becomes the mainstream of human society, we tend

to integrate resources that can help human to develop the world. Then

we create more and more huge cities with high economic and cultural values. However, we also lose something relatively. As the population keeps growing, natural environment has to be sacrificed for more

living space. Gradually, we forget that we have deep needs to nature, which are inside our heart and the DNA. But we still believe that the power of nature can heal many illness.

Hence, we aim to design an interactive installation to evoke

peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need to nature and how important it is. In fact, people are

getting tired of watching things. Our design imitates sounds heard from nature.

CONCEPT The story we aim to tell is the strong contrast between staying

in nature and living in the city. When the first viewer comes in, our

installation will be triggered. Boxes above will start to make quite and peaceful sounds. He or she may have a picture of a tiny wooden house beside a beach. When more than 4 people come to watch, those

boxes will start to make sounds without orders, which we call noise. Then, more people come, the sounds will get more messy. In the end,

what they can just feel is insufferable environment, which is similar to a busy street with the crowd.

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PROTOTYPE TESTING

The rice prototype imitates the peaceful sounds from the nature, especially the sound of sea wave.

The ping pong balls prototype is designed to create insistent noises to distract people. It imitates the pressure being brought by city lives.

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Phase 1

FINAL PROPOSAL

Plan

Elevation

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Perspective

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Phase 1

FINAL PROPOSAL JOINT DETAILS

Joint details for ping pong box

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Joint details for rice box

STRING CLOUD SYNDICATE

Arunachalam Lakshmanan Felix Zhan Hasanain Haveliwala Noel Surti Shavendra Goonetilleke Terry NG

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Phase 1

CONCEPT

The fluidic movement that harmonious music can create is not only

soothing to hear but also to see. The visual aspect of music is seldom explored.

To achieve this fine level of craftsmanship in an abstraction of

music is essential to this installation.

We plan to interpret the rhythmic movements of the strings of the

harp for the movements generated with ropes and pulleys.

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MODEL OPTIONS

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Phase 1

MATERIAL AND MODEL TESTING

Initial testing with the step motors, ropes and pulleys.

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Prototyping frame for the structure to support the ropes.

Testing the slack of the ropes, spacers and how they behave when weights are attached.

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Phase 1

MECHANISM PULLY SYSTEM

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Phase 1

FINAL DESIGN

Plan

Front Elevation

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Elevation

The final design comprises a series of 50 ropes spaced 5cm apart

suspended on pulleys on one side and fixed on the other. The movement

of the ropes is controlled by step motors situated in an transparent box mounted at ground level. The ropes are weighted to avoid movement

due to air and also an accidental touch by people. The sensors activate the movement of the ropes using the Kinect sensor and start moving once it is approached by a person. LED lights mounted above

the ropes illuminate according to the flow of movement of the ropes.

COLOUR OF LIGHT THE INSTALLER James Goh Jeannie Kong Katy Zhang Shirley Kwan Stefanie Judd Stephanie Ng

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Phase 1

SITE RESPONSE

Form is angled so that users from both sides can see various types of curves the form creates.

People use their light to interact with the installation.

People see the shifting fins of colours due to people interacting with the other side.

People experience the installation either as passive bystanders or direct influencer.

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CONCEPT

â&#x20AC;&#x153; a floating dynamic, living, breathing wall that expresses its sensitivity to light using movement and colour.â&#x20AC;?

We wanted to insert playfulness into the installation which will

bring more people to the gallery. Since the gallery has minimal

natural sunlight, we thought it would be a great opportunity to play with artificial lighting. As a resolution to this issue, we decided

that visitors can use their own flash lights to interact with the artwork and create a masterpiece collectively.

Thus, we explored options that took advantage of the light sensors.

These options involved visitors interacting with the installation

using with their flash lights or phone torches. We designed the art work to be filled with these sensors, once visitors are waving their light sources towards the sensors installed on the surface, they

would able to change the appearance of the artwork, changing the patterns of surface.

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Phase 1

THE SKIN AND PANELS

Each diamond fin could spin around when exposed to light. Each side of the diamond fin features a different colour to visualize the change]

We understand the difficulties to make regular pattern throughout the pane, therefore we designed different patterns where we could compare and decide.

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FINAL PROPOSAL THREE TYPES OF MODULES

One set of modules (with one sensor) One set of modules (with one sensor) These modules has no sensor/motor

This diagram shows the how the motion and static modules are paneled on the

The whole panel is split into three modules. There are three

modules that can be put into two groups, moving and static. Ones with

no sensors or motors will stay static; the others with motors are being operated in groups of 6 or 4 by a single sensor.

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Phase 1

INITIAL CONSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS

Diamond Modular

Connection point at 6 Diamond Modular

Motor attaching the module

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FINAL CONSTRUCTION TWISTING EFFECT

180 o

Default State

Response to light above a certain value

Response to a lack of light

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Phase 1

FINAL CONSTRUCTION FINAL FORM

The final installation is suspended from the truss

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FINAL CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DETAIL

Timber attachment

Clusters of modules

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Phase 1

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

The items above is the preparation for laser cut files and 3d printing. Left: half diamond, geometric disconnection and 3d printing connection joints.

To begin the construction process, we fabricated the skin modules

and modeled the connection joint, which had been previously made to

fit the size of the motor, and other components. These jobs can be done very quickly. We have estimated the time needed and it will

most likely take four hours to finish all diamonds, plus an extra hour to make the connection disks. The 3D joints will take roughly three hours to be printed on nine 3D printing machines, all working at the same time. After all of the 3D components have been printed out,

these components can be assembled to create one larger component for the next step.

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FABRICATION PROCESS

1. Leaving one side of the diamond opened. Allowing the motor and wires going through the diamonds.

2. The 3D prints are connecting to the motor.

3. The motors will be put into the diamond and connected to the geometric disc.

4. The diamonds are connected based on the cable management and the rules of modules.

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CONCLUSION As a result of voting between the teams, the winner was

Nightshade from Bleach, which was conceptually based on

the reactions of delicate ecosystems to human presence.

Blossom form was designed to interact with the users in a range of behaviours based on light sensors.

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2.0 PHASE 2 In the second phase, 8 teams were shuffled into 4 teams to further develop the final installation.

After reviewing, we identified the areas requiring

further resolution: the lack of clusters and the resolution of the origami flower. Also, we

continued to investigate how the other schemes integrate with the winning scheme to achieve the better solution.

TEAM A PROPOSAL

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Phase 2

FLOWER FROM DEVELOPMENT PROTOTYPE TESTING - MATERIAL AND FOLD STRENGTH

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Phase 2

FINAL FLOWER MODULE

110GSM canson paper

Light Diffusing Disk

0.9mm Sprung Steel Wire

Cog System Stepper Motor Mount

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FINAL FRAME MODULE

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Phase 2

STRUCTURE FLOWER MECHANISM

2 43

5 34

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STRUCTURE BATTEN SPACING AND DIMENSIONS

90 45

42 19

100

(mm)

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Phase 2

FINAL DESIGN PLAN

PLAN

3 M

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700

2200

1500

FINAL DESIGN ELEVATION

ELEVATION

3 M

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Phase 2

ASSEMBLY

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CABLE MANAGEMENT

5130

4800

200mm sensor led1 led2 stepper

300mm 6 12 10

already included in stepper

5130

7200 22260 mm of wire

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Phase 2

ITERATION 1

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ITERATION 2

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Phase 2

ITERATION 3

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TEAM B PROPOSAL

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Phase 2

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Moving forward from the previous iteration, we have taken the

grid structure and folded it back on itself to hide the cables. In

this way the pavilion has a 360 degree viewing angle and neat cable management.

This grid form was then expanded to mimic the flowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form as a

play on scale.

Through testing many iterations of folding technique we have

developed a pattern with complex folds creating a more dynamic form than the previous design.

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STRUCTURE JOINERY DETAIL Joinery Detail

Using the CNC to cut MDF into parts the form which slot together

easily for quick assembly. The form meets the ground by resting the weight of the pavilion on the floor with cables securing it to the truss preventing movement.

There is an additional pedestal circle at the base of the structure

hiding the connection of the power cables to the floor plug.

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Phase 2

FINAL DESIGN PLAN

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FINAL DESIGN ELEVATION

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Phase 2

FINAL DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

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FINAL DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

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Phase 2

CABLE MANAGEMENT

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TEAM C PROPOSAL

Phase 2

3001.59

FINAL DESIGN PLAN

3000mm

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SCALE

0.5m

3001.59

3000mm

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3001.59

3000mm

FINAL DESIGN ELEVATION

SCALE 1:25

0.5m 3001.59

3000mm

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Phase C2 Team

CABLE MANAGEMENT

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TEAM D PROPOSAL

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Phase 2

FLOWER DESIGN PROTOTYPE TESTING

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FLOWER DESIGN PROTOTYPE TESTING

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Phase 2

FINAL DESIGN PLAN

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FINAL DESIGN ELEVATION

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Phase 2

FINAL DESIGN SECTION

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CIRCUIT FLOWER ARRANGEMENT

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Phase 2

CIRCUIT CLUSTERS OF FLOWERS

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CIRCUIT CABLE MANAGEMENT

Position for Stepped Motors Wire Coding Arduino Boards Supports

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Phase 2

MECHANISM STRUCTURE

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CONCLUSION After

phase

two,

things

got

resolved

with

cable

management and structural form. Each group came up with

better solutions for the final design. The final design is

a mixture of team A and team D, having team Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structural resolution and team Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flower interface, proceeding to the final resolution, fabrication and assembly.

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3.0 PHASE 3 After the vote of Phase 2, this chapter will be

a development of the final moderation from the concept of first phase. The flower group, circuit

group and sub-structure group from each team will combine to focus on the final design.

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3.1 SITE SIMULATION 3.1.1 LIGHT MAPPING

3.1.2 MOTION MAPPING

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3.1.1 LIGHT MAPPING This section is documenting the use of light

mapping technique to collect data from the site.

The light intensity data helps us to set a base on the site light intensity as to maximize the quality of the light sensors.

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Phase 3

LIGHT MAPPING ANALYSIS

Natural lighting at 12-2pm with blinds up.

Light Source

Sunlight

Blinds

Blinds up

Time

1200-1400

Using data to form a surface.

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Artificial lighting at night time with blinds down.

Light Source

Artificial Lights

Blinds

Blinds down

Time

1400-1500

Using data to form a surface.

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Phase 3

SITE PLAN

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PLAN

PLAN SCALE1:25

0.5m

2.5m

Top View

From the light mapping data that shown in the previous pages help

us to position the installation on the north and west side, with flowers facing to the north-east as to collect more natural light.

Since the artificial lighting on the ceiling of the gallery will

affect the light sensor, the trajectory data curve allows human interaction being more obvious.

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3.1.2 MOTION MAPPING The use of Kinet to create a motion mapping of

human interaction in the space of the site. The data, collected from the mapping, is documenting

in this section and helps to develop our design.

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Phase 3

FORM DEVELOPMENT

Data recording of 2 person hands reachability.

Transforming the data into hexagon pattern.

The image on the left is recording the points of left hands and

right hands of two person, tracking their hands reachability of stretching, waving and bending within the space of truss frame.

The image on the right is transforming the data collected into

hexagon pattern. This clearly shows the hierarchy of motion in space

that can help us to understand how to maximise the effect of flowers opening in space.

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Data becomes the form of the design.

The diagram is simplified into the clusters.

From the pattern on the left image, the densest part has been

chosen to form the elevation of the design.

By shrinking down into 10 clusters as to meet the budget, we have

rearranged the data into three different sizes (S,M,L) of module. On the right image shows the shape of form and the distribution of various sizes in elevation.

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Phase 3

MASSING FORM

10 Clusters with 6 flowers each.

Driven from the previous exploration, the position of the cluster

is determined with the analysis logic. From this point, we populate

the cluster with the flowers modules to create a blossom installation.

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SOUTH ELEVATION

SOUTH E SCALE1

0.5m

SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE1:25

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Phase 3

EAST ELEVATION

EAST ELEV SCALE1:25

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EAST ELEVATION SCALE1:25

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2.5m

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CONCLUSION From the experiment of the mapping, we determined

the form and position of the clusters by adapting and

analyzing the data collected from the Kinect. By doing so, the installation will have maximum performance in

terms of motion, interaction and responses. Next, we will be discussing the exploration of the final module form finding and structural optimization.

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3.2 FLOWER 3.2.1 FORM

3.2.2 MECHANISM

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3.2.1 FORM This

section

illustrates

the

iterations

materiality based on the form of Team B's flower in Phase 2.

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Phase 3

MATERIALITY TESTING PART 1 FLOWER

After a flower was selected, different types of paper were tested

to see which produced the most desire results. 110gsm tracing paper

and 60gsm rice paper are tested with the LED light as to test out the best effect. At last, 60gsm paper is chosen as it works well with the light diffuser and the tape can be hidden perfectly behind.

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SIZE TESTING PART 1 FLOWER

Initially a radius of 70mm was tested which fitted well in the

mechanism. 220, 200, 190, 180, 170, 160 and 150mm radius size are

tested with a hexagon in the center. However, 150mm one fails as it is too small to fold it properly. 220 and 170/160 clash on the

mechanism. At last, 220, 190 and 160 give the best visual effect and

look more organic. Therefore, the arms on the hexagon sub-structure is extended as to prevent clashing.

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Phase 3

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FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE PART 1 FLOWER

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1. Lasercut file

780.00

LEGEND Fold out Fold in 2. Fold along etch lines

420.00

3. Resultant flower

Flowers are lasercut for fabrication. Laser cutters are calibrated

An additional piece of 1.8mm boxboard is put under the chosen paper

420.00

with different settings on power and speed to obtain the best results. materials as a protective shield during laser cutting to minimise

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burn stains. The etching of 1mm dashed lines with 2mm spacing are 594.00 used as reference lines for foldings. 594.00 594.00 Above594.00 diagrams

show the assembly process after laser cutting. The

resultant flower will at last attach to the designed mechanism discuss in next section.

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FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE PART 2 LIGHT DIFFUSER

420.00

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LEGEND Fold out Fold in 1. Lasercut file

2. Fold along etch lines

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3. Overlap

4. Twist

5. Resultant form

From the version of Phase 2 designed by Team A, the aluminium

self-adhesive foil is removed. After conducting some tests with the

sensor, we concluded that the silver reflective foil is not needed because the origami shield is already working well enough without it.

110gsm paper was tried but it was too white, so 160gsm Canson paper

was tried which had a yellow tint to match with the rice paper. An additional 3 holes are added for the light sensor and the screw.

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3.2.2 MECHANISM This section illustrates the mechanism of the

folding flowers. The folding forces originates from motors attached to perspex arms and are reprogrammed by Arduino. The sensors, motors

and Arduino form the feedback loop provided by interaction of people.

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Phase 3

FLOWER MECHANISM Cog System

160GSM canson paper 60GSM rice paper

0.9mm Sprung Steel Wire

Stepper Motor Mount

Overall exploded mechanism.

The cog system is refined after Phase 2. As to prevent the system

from failing even if the motor keeps moving, a mechanism which is called "Reciprocating Motion" is implemented. It can change between rotary motion and reciprocating motion. It stays at a constant speed throughout the whole length in the straight line motion.

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ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE

a+b

Sequence of assembling the mechanism.

The whole mechanism can split into to two groups at the time of

assembly to work in parallel. Part A is to combine the gear part,

while part B is to connect the light diffuser flower into the top part of the mechanism first then combine with part A. At last connecting part A and B with the main flower.

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CONCLUSION The materiality and the mechanism of the flower for

both the main flower part and the light diffuser are equally important to the design. These affect the visual

and workability of the installation. The testing of the

paper helps to obtain the best result of being organic and showing the natural gesture of flowers. Also the use

of another flower as the light diffuser in the middle is a smart and elegant way to display. The testing of removing

the silver reflective foil works as it can also help to reduce the material cost with the same effective result.

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3.3 STRUCTURE 3.3.1 MAIN STRUCTURE

3.3.2 SUB-STRUCTURE

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3.3.1 MAIN STRUCTURE This section is documenting the tectonic of suspending the installation to the main truss

frame and sequence of assembly in later section.

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Phase 3

SUSPEND FROM TRUSS FRAME

Grouping each cluster with colour coded suspension cable.

Steel cable with nylon coating is used to suspend the installation

to the truss frame. This diagram helps us to visualise the position of the assembly. The colour coding identifies the attachment point for the installation.

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3.3.2 SUB-STRUCTURE This

section

demonstrates

the

structural

resolution of the clusters. Each module's arm is supported by the hexagon center. Six flower modules form as one cluster. The cluster is hung

and positioned by the wire arrangement from above.

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Phase 3

FRAME MODULE

A cluster consists of 6 flowers.

A refinement is made to the frame module after Phase 2. Since the

flower mechanism has changed, the sub-structure was amended to tally

with it. As well as having three different sizes of the flowers, the sub-structure arms are refined to avoid collision of the flowers.

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600

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FABRICATION

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900

Laser cur file on perspex.

3mm perspex are used as the material of the sub-structure which

was proposed by Team A in Phase 2. The main refinement from Phase 2

is adding a stretchable part and the attachment hole to the flower mechanism. Moreover, testing of the laser cut machine is important

too. Once that the laser cutter were too strong and the lines become curves. The setting of the machine has been reset to obtain the best result.

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Phase 3

STRETCHABLE HAND

160mm radius flower

190mm radius flower

220mm radius flower

The stretchable hands are designed for the flower of three different

sizes. They are designed to avoid collision of the flowers in a

cluster. This gives a flexibility to the design. It can be easily adjusted with screws.

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CURVATURE

Game Wires

2. Tension by the wires

1. Lift up arms

3. Fixing with middle plate

For obtaining a curve design, each cluster has a certain curvature

to allow flexibility in assembly. The curvature is held by 0.85mm

diameter game wire, which is a steel wire with nylon coating. The wires are fixing across the middle plate which is fixing to the mega board and the breadboard.

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CONCLUSION The structure was changing to resolve, especially within

the constraints of the gallery The use of a suspension system is the most efficient and reliable way. Since our

clusters are in a module, so there are always tolerance that can be adjustable and flexible for fabrication and

assembly. Although there are no specific coordinate for assembly, by improvisation and the study from digital 3D

model help to visulise the connection between clusters and the truss frame.

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3.4 CIRCUITS This section presents the script writing on

Arduino. By writing the script and plugging

into Arduino board, it injects the motion and responsive feature for the installation.

Phase 3

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CODING OVERALL DIAGRAM 780.00 780.00

DETECTS HAND

FLOWER CLOSES

DETECTS LIGHT

RED

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FLOWER OPENS

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BLUE

The concept from Bleach in Phase 1 does not change. The interaction

between the flower and human is controlled by light sensor. As the

light sensor on each Part 2 flower detects light intensity changes, it will react and the Part 1 flower closes.

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LIGHT

HAND

LIGHT SENSOR

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BREADBOARD

ARDUINO BOARD

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STEPPER

RGB LED

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Phase 3

FRAME MODULE

5130

200mm

7200 17460 mm of wire

SENSOR RGB LED STEPPER

300mm 6 12 10

already included in stepper

Each cluster consists of 6 flowers as a module. Each one has its own Arduino board to connect with.

The refinement made is the length of wires and the use of a RGB

Superflux LED instead of having two LEDS. The RGB LED can change its colours between blue and red. Moreover, the length of wires are

adjusted base on it size of the flower and the length of arms to connect from light sensor to breadboard and Arduino board.

There are a total of 10 main power supplies. They are placed at the

corner of the truss frame and into the ground. One cluster connects to one power supply. Colour coded for easier visualisation for later assembly.

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CABLE MANAGEMENT

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CONCLUSION Coding and circuit management are a difficult job for us

since most of us do not have experience on codings and

dealing with circuits. Luckily with the help from tutors, the output is successful and the effect is amazing.

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3.5 ASSEMBLY This

chapter

fabrication,

ODDISH!

documenting

production

and

the

process

assembling

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3.6 EXHIBITION This is the final chapter to record our final installation

the

gallery,

showing

and

presenting the guests and friends what we have done for these intensive two weeks.