KURT9000: 2015

2015年12月6日星期日

Design Computation | Wild Planet

CMYK Index of Wild Planet, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Project Description |

One of the developments in architecture nowadays is focusing on biomimicry. The mechanism of the growth of the organic creature starts with a single stem cell. The stem cell mutates into different specific cells in relation to the external conditions. Illustrating this mechanism into architecture design may help us push the research of formation further. Stem cell has a genetic code inside, and it will mutate into different cells once the code is activated by external parameters. The growing process of the cell is similar to permutation but more complex. Thus, the algorithm of the cellular differentiation may integrate the permutation, growth and agent-based code. The target of our project is to mimic the mechanism of the DNA in the creature which would represent the skin of the architecture. Therefore, we are going to develop the cell which can grow into a facade for a building. And the cell can transform into different cells with the different shapes to form an animallike skin. The mutation may be based on the position of the cell, for example, the cell in a top position may grow into the hairs or a horn, the cell in a lower position may grow into a foot or a tail, the cell in the middle part may grow into limbs or spots. To sum up, our project is to adopt the mechanism of cellular differentiation to generate an architecture component, the facade, and to approach the growing process in nature.

Mutation of Wild Skin, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Section of Wild City, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Mutation of Wild Skin, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Wild City, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Virtual Engagement | Webby Dome

Project Description |

The goal of this project is to use agent-based algorithm to generate a dome by Python, Processing or Grasshopper scripts. The webby dome is generated by an algorithm written in Python and has 5000 agents. There is no main structure such as beams, columns and arches for supporting the dome, instead, hundreds of thousand of thin rods play the role for supporting the dome. Like a straw hut, the rods in the dome act like the straws weaving together and hence form a structural surface. In the end, we are required to make it real in FabLab. Robot arm with an extruder (for extruding PLC) becomes a tool for us to realize the digital model.

Webby Dome, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Webby Dome Generator, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Webby Dome, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Toolpaths for Webby Dome, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Webby Dome made with Robot-Extruder, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Design Computation | Wild City

CMYK Mapping, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Wild Skin, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Profile Recognition, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Wild House, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

CMYK Map, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

2015年11月19日星期四

Material Engagement | Extruding on Fabric II

Project Description |

The study’s objective is to explore the form finding potential in depositing polypropylene in various geometric shapes or patterns onto a pre-stressed fabric. When the fabric is released, the tensile forces in the two materials causes the extruded polypropylene to bend in attempt to balance with the fabric’s contracting forces and thus creating 3D surfaces from original 2D plane. The study showcases a series of experiments of form finding through various geometric boundary conditions, different chain arrangements or combination of both. The results shows a variety of 3D forms ranging self assembly form works to layered curvilinear surfaces. During this stage of the experiments, the study only uses one type of plastic for robotic extrusion and two fabric types, store bought nylon mesh and customized CNC knitted textile of elastic yarns. omized CNC knitted textile of elastic yarns. The next step of the study is not only to experiment with plastics of different rigidity or fabrics of varied elasticity but also to take advantage of the robot’s ability to deposit polypropylene three-dimensionally either through means of layering or arching to create a hybrid tensile structure.

Simple Rectangle on Fabric, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Spider Web-like Chain on Fabric, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

Soccer on Fabric, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2015

2015年11月7日星期六

Material Engagement | Extruding on Fabric I

Project Description |

In this class, we are required to use robot arm and PLA extruder to create a spatial design. Through this process, we can be getting familiar with the tools (extruder) on the robot, the control software, tool path generating software (SuperMatter Tool developed by Wes Magee) and the material property. For our team, we are trying to use fabric as our base of extrusion, the fabric can grab the PLA very well. If we stretch the fabric in advance, the process is like pre-stressing and we can thus create the deformation, then create a space.

ExFabric Model 2, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

Test model 2, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

Test model 4 Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

Test model 5, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

ExFabric Model 1, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

ExFabric Model 2, Varun Gala, Adam Wang, T.C. Kurt Hong, Fall 2016

2015年11月4日星期三

Virtual Engagement + Design Computation

Project Description |

Combining with the class Virtual Engagement, I apply the surface forming algorithm to a regular dome, and try to alter the spacial quality. Also, I use this Python code to generate more tree structure surface on some curvy objects.