After a Week we’re getting somewhere

We worked this week together and individual (because a mouse can only be controlled by one)

The idea of Maarten got our attention: the Celtic Not, due to its point-symmetry the object can become larger.

A design Georges made incorporated the Not, 20140221_114436

A Design by Yi-Chien gave another perspective:

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We are now trying to make a connection between the two designs:

A twisted knot:

001 Twist start

(the one with a 60 degree coverage / 360 degrees)

002 Twist 60 degrees

With addition of a bench to give the shape a function

004 Total form

And the tree’s made:

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We going to further develop a structure bases on a combination, a kind of forest twisting and curving around a centerpoint.

 

Group 4 Maarten

Inspiration from Celtic knots and similar forms. Their point symmetry helps with multiple panels from one mold.

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Though the model is a bit bland, the group decided to use at least some point symmetry for a support structure and then use the rest of the mold for a free form surrounding it. This is just my interpretation of it.

The next step is to check the possibilities of actually making molds for our model using bounding boxes in Grasshopper. The idea of using the same molds multiple times/same panels:

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Tomorrow we choose our group design and improve it further.

Could we make two slender panels next to each other in one big mold? #spacesparingmoldtechniques