” O as Structure “

PROTOTYPE 1componentFor the first prototype the starting point is the aggregation of four components with 
the same shape but different connections in order to develop the structure 
in x and y direction.
component aggregation
The components are connected in order to create a module, the modules aggregation create 
the structure.
component arch 1
The resulted structure create curved surfaces in both x and y directions.
arch detail
The curved surfaces create arches, but the force distributions is different from an arch, 
the curved joints distribute the force to the central nodes in both directions, x and y.
The nodes become the most stressed elements of the structure.
PROTOTYPE 2
The second prototype is composed by two components, basically the same, one is straight, 
other one is bended.
2_components
The components aggregation create a linear structure, below is showed the first assemble combination.
2_combination1

 

The second components combination create a denser structure in order to reach an higher behavior.2_combination2

 

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