Patrick, Francis, Duncan
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)
rainscreen panel division
FRP rainscreen panel division and manipulation in 3D, from Grasshopper definition.
Facade Panel Form For Fiberglass 101
Here is our first iteration of a facade panel form. The form has raised veins and recessed veins, which will generate a texture reading during the day, and opaque vein reading at night against the warm glow of the unraised portion of the panel. We are also exploring the performance potentials in these two vein types in directing water across the facade. The veins also provide added structure to the panel which will help as panel sizes increase, and sectional thickness stay at a minimum.
Ribbon Model
Ribbon-like terracing study model. Using horizontal elements to create space in vertical environment.
CNC Test Run
Today We ran our first file through the MultiCamm CNC Machine. The geometry is based on concepts of terracing that we have been exploring. The surface was milled smooth using parallel finishing while the apertures were tooled with a higher step over ratio of 50% of the .5″ diameter ball nose bit. The idea is that these scallops forming on the horizontal aperture surfaces would allow a place to plant. The scale is 3″=1′ “or so”. Moving forward we are exploring relationships of water storage, planting, and performance (environmental and structural) embedded within the facade.
Massing Models on Site
Photos from selected pink foam massing models: Perimeter, Spiral, Figure 8 and New Hybrid of those 3.
AAM Rhino Model
Hey y’all-
So, the Rhino model is finally ready for lasercutting. The zipped file is too big (18mb) to upload here on this website, so get it from our Box.net folder or off of sendspace:
http://www.box.net/shared/c045s3f0az
http://www.sendspace.com/file/n5aciq
Some notes on the Rhino model:
-IT WAS BUILT FROM THE BUILDING’S PLANS, NOT FROM THE SITE PLAN WE ARE USING TO CUT THE MODELS. IT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED TO FIT (EITHER IN RHINO OR ILLUSTRATOR, ETC) BEFORE YOU LASER CUT ANYTHING OFF IT.
-If you want the plans and sections to remain as PictureFrames in the model, you need to keep them together in the same folder (all of them are included in the download)
-It is built from the plans proposed, not as built drawings. Therefore, there may be some discrepancies. On the other hand, you can also see what never got built (like the theater).
-The interior is mostly unbuilt, but I have already traced the plans and included the sections in the model, should you choose to build it out.
Sorry that it took me so long to finish this, but it quickly became more complex than I thought. I hope that it will save you all some time later, sorry for the squeeze now on laser cutting. Maybe someone can tweak it tomorrow morning while we’re cutting all the other buildings? If you have any questions, shoot me an email (patrick.herald@gmail.com) or call me if it’s an emergency (415 577 9843). I will be at school starting around mid-day.
p
More examples of Filipino weaving patterns
Excerpt taken from http://www.tribo.org/textiles/index2.html
Various regions of the Philippines are known for intricately woven materials, ranging from the pinya cloth, a sheer fabric made of fibers of the leaf of the pineapple plant, as woven in my home province of Aklan, to colorful tapestries and waist cloths of different tribes handloomed from decidedly Western materials of mercerized cotton threads.
Philippines Cloth Patterns
These images are of patterns found on woven cloth, wardrobe, pottery, and traditional/tribal banners found in the Philippine Islands. 
Lace
“Lace” by Antonio Citterio with Kerakoll Design
This temporary structure at Milan’s 2008 Green Energy Design Show is comprised of 160 hexagonal tiles, each measuring 150 x 130 cm which are fitted over an ultralight frame. Citterio designed the space as a permeable membrane that would strike a discourse between the outside and the inside. The tessellation creates a lace like pattern that is striking. It is interesting to note that the tiles were treated with a solvent free, V.O.C. free resin, a product that Kerakoll offers.
Gallery Map (from Visitor’s Guide)
This is the brochure from the front desk showing all the galleries and their subject matter. I am using this to approximate the 3rd floor (no plans).
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The Planter Brick
The planter brick wall is designed to be a combination of traditional masonry units combined with units that can hold plants and vegetation. The planter bricks have the potential to counter the heat island effect in big cities through evapotranspiration and pollution conversion and by the light, reflective color of the bricks. Additionally, edible plants such as rosemary and other fragrant herbs with shallow root systems may be planted in the bricks and accessed through openings in the wall. The plants in the bricks will help mediate the temperature of the microclimate surrounding the building, buffer sound and filter the air. The plants held in the planter bricks will be fed water and nutrients through drip irrigation lines that are built into the cavity of the masonry wall. The indentations in the bricks that allow for irrigation act much like weep holes allowing water and nutrient to move through a network of continuous drip irrigation tubes that run within the cavity of the masonry wall. The water for the irrigation may be pumped up from below or gravity fed from a cistern or water collection device on the roof. The planter bricks are made by direct digital manufacturing and rapid prototyping technology. Ceramic particles are printed and held together using an organic binder and then fired in a kiln just like traditional bricks. The bricks may be assembled in a load bearing cavity wall condition or installed as a traditional masonry curtain wall would be on a steel or concrete frame building and can be installed new or retrofitted. The planter bricks are 3D printed using direct digital manufacturing . The bricks are modeled in a 3D software application and the digital file is sent directly to the 3D printer for manufacture. This means a very diverse and infinitely unique selection of bricks can be manufactured based on the clients or designers desires for a particular application. The bricks are manufactured with clay instead of more ephemeral powders that are typically used for rapid prototyping . The 3d clay prints are then bisque fired at cone 5 and glazed to make them waterproof.
Project Date: 2009
Project Credits: Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello, Molly Reichert
Additional Information: The Planter Brick was exhibited the Exit Art Vertical Gardens exhibit
AAM Plans and Sections
Here are the best plans and sections that I could find of the Asian Art Museum (from Casabella). These drawings include the proposed but unbuilt section, if you’re interested. I am building the Rhino model of the existing AAM this weekend, we can review it next week.
-patrick
