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F O R M F I N D I N G .................................................3-6D I G I T A L I M A G E P R O C E S S I N G.......................7-8C O M P A R A T I V E B O A R D...........................................9-10D I G I T A L F A B R I C A T I O N..........................................11-12

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Spider Webs

Spider webs have existed for at least 140 million years, as wit-nessed in a rare find of Early Cretaceous amber from Sussex, southern England. Spiders used the same techniques untill this very day, which is relying on forc-es and tension.

The spider starts from three strong points and use its strongest silk to form the outer most layer of the web system, followed by secondary silks around the three main silks, and finally a tertiary sticky silk to warp around everything.

For the form finding exercise, our group (material structure 4) experimented with the dome type spider web, investigating how the dome stands up on itself with minimal external support. We experimented with different materials to test out the durability and strength of the web system, such as wire mesh, rubber sheets, pvc mesh and concluded that it is most practical to use the system in an outdoor shade structure, connecting to different points for support and structure.

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Digital Model

Different shapes derived from a plain sheet of web to find a suitable form

Physical Model

Different materials used to test out strength and durability of the dome web system.

Metal Wire Mesh PVC Wire Mesh Rubber Sheet

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Models showing how the interior of the dome shaped spider web supports itself

Models showing how the 3 points lead into a sophisticated, strong web system.

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A perspective of an initial housing unit, the concept behind the space around, greenary, and materials

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C o n c e p t s

The idea is to integrate the ‘3 points’ from the spider web system, together with a public space which allows people to move across the site from all directions.

‘3points’ forms a protective private area within the points, thus blocking some of the views towards the river and the city. By opening and placing the housing blocks on a retail of 10meters height, it effectively gives a good amount of views from the housing unit’s shared private space. Elevating different blocks to different heights too eliminates unwanted shadows and allowing sunlight into the whole area. Since the whole ground floor area is now public, it allows movement from all directions across it.

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C u r v e

For this task, I made a curved shape cylinder and twisted it to get something that is almost impossible to hand cut, in 3DS max and sectioning in 123D make for laser cutting. Interlocking method is not applicable in this type of shape as there will be some parts that are too curvy, not possible for this small scale model. Sectioning method works perfectly as it just need stacking up the pieces together in order. Although this form has nothing to do with the concept of my current housing project but I have learned a way to model curvy things in the future, which will come in handy some day.

3DS Max Model

Laser Cut Model

Assembling guide in 123D make

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C o n c e p t s

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I n i t i a l c o n c e p t

The idea is to include a total of 25 housing units, the breaking up of these units is to create a more of a community whilst generating routes and dispersing the concentration of prevailing winds.

Tomas Saracenco compared our universe with a complexe spider web. The idea od collapsing the micro and macro cosmic.

A complex spider web consist of silk and in between voids

Like a city in terms of routes and unoccupied space. To form a web within this unoccupied space, almost creating a ‘city within a city’, collapsing the micro and macro cosmic.

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I n i t i a l c o n c e p t

The idea is to include a total of 25 housing units, the breaking up of these units is to create a more of a community whilst generating routes and dispersing the concentration of prevailing winds.

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R e t a i l

The whole ground floor will be retail, allowing public to move across the site freely, there will be also 2 green public space.

H o u s i n g

Elevated 10meters from ground, the housing area is seperated from the public area, reducing noise pollution and overlooking problems, it also creates a few private shared green spaces.

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G r e e n a r y

From the site analysis my group found out that most of the noise & air pollution are coming from the busy north facing street, and I decided to come up with a green wall and roof solution. They act as a buffer for the noise coming from the streets and at the same time trap most of the dust particles within the plats, effectively enhancing air quality within the housing unit area.

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North Elevation

South-West View North-East View

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East-West Long Section

North-South Long Section

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View from 3rd floor towards the public park beside the river

View from balcony of ground floor housing unit

View from the 3bedrooms housing unit staircase

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3 Bedrooms Family Unit

The ground floor mainly consist of the family space, which are the living room and the dining room, while the 1st floor consist of bedrooms, and a balcony for the masterbedroom. The facade next to the staircase is glass glazing to allow natural light into the house. The aim of the spacing is to create a family center at the ground floor and a more private space for the parents and children on the 1st floor.

Ground Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

3 bedrooms unit Section

2 bedrooms unit Section

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3 bedrooms unit Section2 Bedrooms Flat

The ground floor consist of 2 elements, kitchen and dining room on the lower level, and then a living room on a slightly higher height, in between the ground floor and the 1st floor. The 1st floor consist of 2 single bedrooms, could be for students or working adults. The whole facade in front of the living room is glass glazed to give a bright, clean and healthy feel within the whole house. The whole house seems bigger and opened up with the opening of the almost double height living room. Ground floor and 1st Floor Plan

2 bedrooms unit Section

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1 Bedroom Studio

This is a 1 person studio, with a kitchen and a space for work beside it, a living room, and a bedroom. There is also shared balcony between the bedroom and the living room.

Floor Plan

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Green Facade

The purpose of the physical model is to show where the green space/facades are, and how it will affect the activities around it. As mentioned before, greenary around the building can trap dust particles, thus having a better quality air within the compound. It also creates a microclimate around the building, reducing heat and trap more moisture in the air. Moreover, It acts as a buffer to filter the noise from the busy street and railway line.

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Outcome & Conclusion

From the spider webs to the final outcome design, there have been a lot of challenges and obstacles as in how to incoperate all of the good elements into one single design. The 3points in the spider web is used as the main foundation of the concept, along with greenary and public accessibility across the site. Some aspects such as the green wall might not be very practical in real life therefore my critique suggested that greenary should be in cooperated in a more abstract way within the residences area, not just the facades.