Digital Market
Summer Design Build
The summer design studio called for the introduction of a new threshold to the universities Architecture and Design Building. With a few short weeks, digital methodologies were explored. The system responds to building forces and influenced directionality toward building administration upon entry into the building. The installation was also intended to capitalize on unique sun lighting conditions caused by a deep west facing roof overhang.
Special thanks to NextFab Studios (Philadelphia, Pa), for sponsoring the project and using their TorchMate CNC plasma torch for cutting 150 unique parts, many hours contributed and many thanks due!!!
Concrete mold
Concrete block unit to create a structural screening system.
Block unit was designed for multiple orientations, to allow for a variety of arrangements.
Mold was created by analyzing a form at 1/8″ planar incraments, laser cutting each level and stacking the layers.
Form-work was split to allow release of casts.
RhinoScripting_03-Developing Surface
Analyzing a double curved surface and extracting information to construct its wire frame.
Building the wire frame
Developing the surface into a series of ruled surfaces that can be milled from sheet material
RhinoScripting _ 02 – Connectors
Objective: create a script to incorporate connections into a panelized form
Click connectors designed to allow for easy and rapid assembly and disassembly of an installation.
Script flattens parts and creates necessary jigs to be cut from sheet material on laser cutter.
