Andrei and Brett
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Final Review Images
The Final Review for the Composite Bodies Studio was held on April 23, 2010. The jury members included:
Thom Faulders (Faulders Studio)
Brian Healy (Brian Healy Architects)
Rod Hemni (HKIT Architects)
Konrad Graser (SHoP Architects)
Jason Kelly Johnson (Future Cities Lab)
Evan Levelle (FRONT, inc.)
Jeff Kock (FRONT, inc.)
Bill Kreysler (Kreysler & Associates)
Chris Perry (SERVO)
Offset Support Detail
Here is a detail I designed which will be holding our large facade cell structures off the slabs. It is designed to accommodate adjustments in the field and will be visible. Thinking of polish stainless.
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Facade detail – final style choice
We have decided to go ahead with a system that while more costly, provides the type of integration we are interested in. The outer skin is comprised of panels of fiberglass attached to a metal frame. Insulation and gypsum are installed on the inner side with the glass set into the fiberglass framed, supported by steel framing. The panels will be assembled off site and fit into the structural assembly onsite – details to follow. A critical concern is the water-proofing around the glazing detail – figuring out the weep hole as well as the capillary gap
Facade options
These are the three facade options we have been looking based on cost, performance, and overall cohesion with our process. The third is going to be further explored and seems to have the most possibilities for exemplifying our cellular system
CnC mold for fiberglass
So this didn’t work out for a mold as making it 2 sided resulted in being too delicate but it provided much information from Bill on how fiberglass performs coming out of molds and what to pay attention to. Blessing in disguise – saving
future mistakes.
fiberglass mold process
This is just a different take on the full process from c&c to finished product
Fiberglass possibilities
We thought this was interested due to the manipulation of the fiber material…not just normal strands or oriented weave, but rings and clusters set in the resin. From AD March/April 2008
8th inch models
the progression to current massing 8th”
revised program and routes
routes and new gallery program
this is a board showing our new program for the
AD Nov/Dec 2009 Patterns of Architecture
A sampling of pattern study projects and bio-mimicry from the issue- too much to load up the whole magazine, but its back in the library Thurs sometime. The photomicrograph of Tungsten is especially wild, reminds me of some of the patterns in bio-luminescent algae.
