SAM MICHELLE MODULE 3

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

S A M H O R W O O D M I C H E L L E C U R N O W

M O D U L E T H R E E


PREVIOUSLY ON


W H E R E T O N E X T

I N T H E W E E K 7 L E C T U R E T H E I M P O R T A N C E O F R E V I E W I N G A N D C R I T I Q U I N G O U R D E S I G N W A S S T R E S S E D . T H E A B I L I T Y T O A N A L Y S E A N D E V A L U A T E S O L U T I O N S A N D G O A L S W A S P A R A M O U N T T O P R O G R E S S I N G O U R D E S I G N . W E W A N T E D T O K E E P O U R I N F L A T E D E S I G N , H O W E V E R , T H E P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N W A S N ’ T W O R K I N G O R C O N T R I B U T I N G M U C H T O T H E D E S I G N . W E W E N T B A C K T O T H E D R A W I N G B O A R D T O F I N D A W A Y T H E P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N C O U L D B E A M O R E P R O M I N E N T F E A T U R E .


PERSONAL SPACE


O U R U M B R E L L A S T O R Y


MAKING PROCESS


WE DEVELOPED THE INFLATE SYSTEM TO BE MORE REFINED AND REFLECTIVE OF OUR SURFACE DEVELOPMENT

WE NEEDED TO MERGE THE SYSTEMS BETTER TO CREATE ONE SYSTEM WORKING HARMONIOUSLY RATHER THAN TWO SYSTEMS WORKING INDEPENDENTLY

OUR REFINED INFLATE DESIGN

PROFILE AND SECTION MESH

ADDING 3D FORM

WE WANTED TO CREATE A PIECE THAT WOULD HOUSE AND HIDE THE INFLATE SYSTEM AND CREATE AN ELEMENT OF SURPRISE. WE WANTED TO CREATE A SIMILAR EFFECT AS TO THAT FOUND IN THOMAS HETHEWRICK’S (2011) BRIDGE DESIGN, WHERE YOU THINK YOU MIGHT KNOW WHAT IT’S GOING TO DO, UNTIL THE LAST FEW MOMENTS WHEN IT DOES SOMETHING DIFFERENT


MAKING PROCESS


FIRST FAB LAB ATTEMPT

HOW IT IS WORN

WEARER PLACES ‘TRIANGLE’ ON HIS/HER BACK

INFLATE SYSTEM IS HIDDEN WITHIN THE ‘TRIANGLE’ AND WHEN INFLATED COMES OUT OF THE TOP


MAKING IS THE MOST POWERFUL WAY OF SOLVING PROBLEMS EXPRESS ING IDEAS AND SHAPING OUR WORLD

DANIEL CHARNY


MAKING PROCESS


F L AT T E N E D P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N B E N D I N G T H E P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N

T H I S S O LV E D M A N Y P R O B L E M S I N O U R D E S I G N A S I T A L L O W E D F O R A N O R G A N I C M O V E M E N T B E T W E E N T H E T W O S Y S T E M S M E A N I N G

T H E I N F L AT E C O U L D D I R E C T LY E F F E C T T H E M O V E M E N T O F T H E P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N P I E C E S . I T A L S O A L L O W E D U S T O R E V I S I T

O U R O R I G I N A L C A G E C O N C E P T .


MAKING PROCESS


W I T H T H I S D I S C O V E R Y W E W E R E A B L E T O D E S I G N S O M E T H I N G T H AT C O U L D P O T E N T I A L LY L O O K V E R Y V I S U A L LY A P P E A L I N G A N D A L S O G I V E T H E E F F E C T T H AT W E WA N T E D . I WA M O T O ( 2 0 0 9 ) D I S C U S S E S K N O W I N G Y O U R L I M I TAT I O N S A N D W H E N T O S T O P. W E D I D C O N S I D E R H AV I N G T H E F R O N T M O V E A S W E L L H O W E V E R D E C L I N E D

T H I S I D E A F E A R I N G O F O V E R C O M P L I C AT I N G T H E D E S I G N


FABRICAT ION


W O R K I N G W I T H 3 D F O R M I N R H I N O N E S T I N G


FABRICAT ION


T R A N S L AT I O N P R O C E S S

D I G I T I S E D P O I N T S D I G I TA L S U R F A C E R E C O N S T R U C T I O N D I G I TA L LY F A B R I C AT E D M O D E L


FABRICAT ION


U N R O L L I N GE X T R A C T I N G I S O C U R V E SS P H E R I C A L S H A P E

W E WA N T E D T O U S E R H I N O T O G E T A P R E C I S E T E M P L AT E F O R O U R I N F L AT E S Y S T E M . I T W O R K E D W E L L I N P R E C I S I O N H O W E V E R I T D I D N O T P R O D U C E O U R D E S I R E D E F F E C T . D U E T O T H E L I M I TAT I O N S O F T H E S I Z E T H AT T H E F A B L A B C A N

C U T W E C O U L D O N LY P R O D U C E A R E L AT I V E LY S M A L L I N F L AT E S H A P E . T H E M AT E R I A L S I Z E T H AT W E W E R E A B L E T O U S E WA S E F F E C T I N G O U R O V E R A L L

D E S I G N ( K O L A R E V I C 2 0 0 3 ) . W E M A D E T H E D E C I S I O N T O A B A N D O N T H E F A B L A B F O R T H I S PA R T O F O U R D E S I G N S O W E C O U L D C R E AT E A L A R G E R I N F L AT E .


D E F L AT E D I N F L AT E DD E F L AT E D

FABRICAT ION


I N F L AT E D


FABRICAT ION


P R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N F R O N T I N F L AT E S Y S T E MP R O F I L E A N D S E C T I O N R E A R


D E F L AT E D I N F L AT E DI N F L AT I N G

FABRICAT ION



Iwamoto, L. 2009. Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques. Princeton Architectural Press. New York, USA

Kolarevic, B. 2003. Architecture in the Digital Age – Design and Manufacturing. Spon Press. London, UK

Ted talks. 2011. http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_heatherwick.html. Viewed on 1/10/2013

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