The Lotus Flower it’s a kinetic and dynamic structure. The goal of the exercise was to producing 3d printed pieces and explore the design opportunities arising from the potential and limitations of the technology to create a dynamic assembly with 2mm diameter rods linked together by 3d printed pieces. Our idea was to design just [...]
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Lotus Flower
Posted in Archana Kadaba Ramesh, Dhwani Samir Patel, Ricardo Perez Borbolla Also tagged 3d Print, Advanced Architecture, digital fab, digital fabrication, Dynamic, fablab, joints, movement, pipe structure, Rods, structure, thinking in 3D Comments closed
Bloom
The exercise was to design a vertical structure consisting of different kinds of connections with wood material. Our goal was to use the necessary number of vertical joints that accentuate the curvy figure of our structure… and of course, aim higher!
Posted in Hristo Kovachev, Maria Laura Cerda, Rasha Sukkarieh Also tagged digital fabrication, intertwine, laser cutting, MAA 2013-2014 Comments closed
InterWeave
Each element in this design is a rectangular wood strip of the same length. The width of the strips begins at 4cm and decreases gradually as the structure continues up. Structurally, the tower is organized in two perpendicular axes, crossing at a central datum. In both axes, the strips bend in an alternating pattern [...]
Posted in Efstathia Eleni Baseta, Elena Mitrofanova, Mary Katherine Heinrich Also tagged digital fabrication, laser cutting, M. K. T. Heinrich, MAA 2013-2014, plywood, weaving Comments closed