Introduction

Advanced Master Design by Data 18-19 | Sprint workshop: making a deployable structure!

objectives

Taking inspiration from the Thematic Pavilion’s deployable facade system, and in groups of 2 or 3 persons,

  • develop a bending activation system for a deployable facade,

  • design the mechanical system,

  • simulate the deformation within Grasshopper (example def),

  • design, code and wire a responsive electronical process (servo motor + light sensitive resistor for example; coding can be done in Grasshopper with the Grasshopper Firefly plugin, or Arduino),

  • build the system and document the trial & error process (along with electronics, you can use the following processes: 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, manual tooling),

  • assess the performance of the prototype by picture / point cloud analysis in Grasshopper.

outputs

  • a 5 min presentation on thursday 5pm,

  • the documentation on the gitbook,

  • the final physical prototype.

references

  • Kinetic media façade consisting of GFRP louvers, Jan Knippers et al. (link)

  • Case study of a kinetic shading device for building envelopes, Denisa Buzatu (link)

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