Digital Fabrication » sinemsamanci http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2013-2014-digital-fabrication Sat, 05 Apr 2014 11:36:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 500 Joints High Tower http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2013-2014-digital-fabrication/2013/11/500-joints-high-tower/ http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2013-2014-digital-fabrication/2013/11/500-joints-high-tower/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:02:18 +0000 sinemsamanci http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2013-2014-digital-fabrication/?p=959 The initial idea was to cut the wood in strips and develope a three-dimensional structure by joining them, in order to minimize wastage and take advantage of the natural properties of plywood. The concept stems from native basket weaving techniques which can be used as a structural system to develope different kind of three-dimensional volumes. Firstly, we experimented the material properties for warping, bending, joining and twisting. We tried strips with different lenght, width and fiber directions to find the best performance of the structure. After assembling the main grid, we reinforced the tower with longer pieces gradually. We discovered that the joinery we designed gave the structure possiblity to grow in height by pulling it in the longitudinal axis, and the diameter was contracted. We could get the opposite effect of expansion of the diameter resulting in a shorter tower. The form has the flexibilty of changing the shape without any adverse effect on the structure.

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Rodolfo Parolin Hardy – Brazil
Sinem Samanci – Turkey
Sebastian Alvarado Grugiel – Costa Rica

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Edouard Cabay
Alexandre Dubor

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