More Feedback
so we went back to uni today and got some feedback from our tutor Alessandra about the Idea Catherine & Emily have been working on. We’ve gotten great feedback with this design and how it could be executed. Alessandra even went into breaking down the feedback into different stages.
Part A was feedback on the external grid structure. She explained how simply removing areas of the square matrix structure to save on material might not work since the seemingly unused squares could play an important role in the structure. There were suggestions of how we could cut down the density of this grid but spacing them out more and by potentially introducing a piet mondrian style of geometry with squares and rectangles. these could potentially be worked out and optimised in grasshopper
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Part B was feedback on how the interior organic form could need a structure to create the form. This structure was suggested to be explored using kangaroo and galapagos to find the most optimised relaxed form since we are working with fabric to create the interior space. (Suggestion: There’s a chance that these overarching beams could be made of bent wood or thin metal wires.)
Part C was feedback on the connection system of the primary matrix structure. By the looks of the design, we won’t be requiring dynamic joinery for the structure so a static joint will do for this part. the dynamic joinery could probably be used for the IOT breathing feature which is kind of a separate attachment.
//quick note, what if we could create a modular system for this matrix where we just stack the cubes on top of each other??… just a thought
Part D was more feedback on the joinery of the secondary structure members, the ones that create the organic form, how can we bind these elements together to make the form.
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Part E is feedback on the fabric/textile aspect of the project. We needed to find ways of joining sheets of fabric together and how the fabric element would join to the secondary structure. i brought up the potential of weaving the structure through the fabric… and as for joining sheets together, would using staples work??? we’re in need for some suggestions
Part F of the feedback asked about what our limitations are in fabrication. We first need to find how big we need the fabric for the structure through regional subdivision by breaking up the overall structure into segments and seeing what size and shape panels we could put together to make the overall shape. We had a discussion about a way we can get the fabric cut, using the Zünd cutting machine that’s in the abandoned FabLab in the Red Centre. We had to consider how big we can cut these parts using this machine.
There was an idea suggested from the group where we should try making these panels as repetitive/modular as possible to simplify and streamline the manufacturing.
If anyone has any suggestions for the questions brought up in each part please let everyone know
