# PROJECT : Inflatable Shading Device

## Introduction

The project is related to environmental awareness in building design.\
We aim at providing a shading system for facade\
Inspired by inflatable architecture and folding technics, we wondered about a way to shade buildings when temperature goes too high on a facade. 

## Inspiration

![©Inflate](/files/-LUizQ39D45Q8keumyQG)

![© Aedas Architects - Al Bahar towers](/files/-LUj-6HA3hvz0s0ubyFZ)

![Origami](/files/-LUj2cdOpt8NBxXTG_Es)

We got strong inspiration from origami folding art. By looking a bit further into architecture field, we observe that this technic is already used to enhance building properties, and to go from a static to a dynamic behavior of buildings. The inflatable and elastic properties of some materials, like plastic of fabric, is also considered here to enjoy a low-energy-consumption transformation of building parts.

## Resources

### Hardware

* Laser Cut, Trotec Speedy 400
* 3D Printer, Prusa i3 mk3
* 3D Printer, Dimension Elite
* Arduino Uno

### Software

* Rhinoceros 6
* Kangaroo Physics
* Arduino IDE

### Materials 

* MDF 3mm
* ABS Filament
* Elastic fabric
* Thick paper sheet
* Thin plastic sheet
* Seringe, 100ml
* Plastic tube
* Step motors

![](/files/-LUj536dL8UpKyoiUTbG)

## Goals

## Draft

![Inspiration](/files/-LUj8Oh9u26SEEjPTcxP)

![Folding test](/files/-LUj8bS1l3TEkBm0Skjs)

![Plastic merging test](/files/-LUj8y3nIVrR4ligPme4)

## Simulation

![Folding simulation - frame 12](/files/-LUjIqlZUIyy_q1D4r8e)

![Folding simulation - frame 100](/files/-LUjJ0P0va0kSMByoZ50)

{% file src="/files/-LUjK2mLRiVbe25JR4XQ" %}
3DM File for simulation (mesh is in layer 5)
{% endfile %}

{% file src="/files/-LUjJ67LJpu\_yLlkpO-Q" %}
Grasshopper simluation file
{% endfile %}

## Making

![Seringe holder](/files/-LUj8j8dAkIoN6abR0PO)

![Sering holder with the sering and the stepper connected](/files/-LUj8segkABwDsqD2rVh)

{% file src="/files/-LUjPX7KmACdlZIyTDP6" %}
INO code to make the stepper works properly
{% endfile %}

![](/files/-LUj8vW__bB1u-o6hy9B)

![](/files/-LUj9XWQXQb-hzjluRot)

{% file src="/files/-LUjCGnkxqzliXwBQosV" %}
3DM file for laser cutting the folding part of the project
{% endfile %}


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