great presentation and multi-dimentional analysis! I thought you are busy and not able to submit in time. The composition is beautiful and has very interesting quality based on parametric unit assembly system. Although I am still not sure if this can be really buildable with t=6mm plywood, the structure definitely has a good sense of light structure. I think it's also great that the design really shows the tension at the perimeter, while each unit is bending down holding each other. The overall stress balance is clearly visible.
My concern on this proposal is the unit shape may need to be improved more based on structural analysis. When narrower triangular unit is applied, there will be apparent stress concentration near the pointy end of triangle, when the overall structure bend down so it may create a semi-arch/dome structure. t=6mm plywood is not so flexible - overall weight and stress concentration may cause structural damage on narrow end. Also, I am not sure how the overall structure can achieve the "transformable" quality - disassembling and assembling each unit may be a bit too much to be called as transformation - it's more of a reconstruction. It is also difficult to imagine that the reconstruction may allow you to compose a different form using the same set of units. If above two issues can be resolved, this fish-scale structure may have great potential.
Thanks for your comments Keisuke, i was indeed busy and would not able to submit on time if i had to work from scratch. What you see here is based on a previous study i did on surface nets, which i am still developing and working on. I thought it could be interesting for the tea house to think of lightweight structures, even if it is not exactly about surface nets, it can give some ideas on performance, light gradients, etc I saw that other projects also deal with light and shadow, which is very interesting. Using wood wouldn't be a problem although the models were made of polysterene, the issue with wood is we need to consider the direction of fibers if it is to be in tension. I will try to come up with some different alternatives considering more the material constraints.
The light-weight structure is surely interesting and considering about the material constraints is a good thing and definitely important for everyone. Please also consider the construction method especially you are in to the light-weight structure. For example where would you have to start joining the pieces and where to finish? Do people need to hold the structure while joining the pieces? How you would dissemble?...etc.
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great presentation and multi-dimentional analysis! I thought you are busy and not able to submit in time. The composition is beautiful and has very interesting quality based on parametric unit assembly system. Although I am still not sure if this can be really buildable with t=6mm plywood, the structure definitely has a good sense of light structure. I think it's also great that the design really shows the tension at the perimeter, while each unit is bending down holding each other. The overall stress balance is clearly visible.
My concern on this proposal is the unit shape may need to be improved more based on structural analysis. When narrower triangular unit is applied, there will be apparent stress concentration near the pointy end of triangle, when the overall structure bend down so it may create a semi-arch/dome structure. t=6mm plywood is not so flexible - overall weight and stress concentration may cause structural damage on narrow end. Also, I am not sure how the overall structure can achieve the "transformable" quality - disassembling and assembling each unit may be a bit too much to be called as transformation - it's more of a reconstruction. It is also difficult to imagine that the reconstruction may allow you to compose a different form using the same set of units. If above two issues can be resolved, this fish-scale structure may have great potential.
Thanks for your comments Keisuke, i was indeed busy and would not able to submit on time if i had to work from scratch. What you see here is based on a previous study i did on surface nets, which i am still developing and working on.
I thought it could be interesting for the tea house to think of lightweight structures, even if it is not exactly about surface nets, it can give some ideas on performance, light gradients, etc
I saw that other projects also deal with light and shadow, which is very interesting.
Using wood wouldn't be a problem although the models were made of polysterene, the issue with wood is we need to consider the direction of fibers if it is to be in tension.
I will try to come up with some different alternatives considering more the material constraints.
The light-weight structure is surely interesting and considering about the material constraints is a good thing and definitely important for everyone. Please also consider the construction method especially you are in to the light-weight structure. For example where would you have to start joining the pieces and where to finish? Do people need to hold the structure while joining the pieces? How you would dissemble?...etc.
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