For Cluster 3, the goal is to explore thermoplastics, a category of plastics which is suited for projects involving deformation, bending, and reshaping— could be perfect for creating a structure inspired by the principles of Peter Pearce’s “Curved Space Diamond Structure”.
Continue readingIn an effort to advance discrete element aggregation using the Grasshopper3D plugin WASP (and Andrea building new features into it along the way), we are exploring a ‘sequence-based design’ approach and identified Peter Pearce’s Curved Space Diamond Structure as an ideal foundation.
After mainly digital work, we fabricated a physical sample of a bike-frame construction.
Continue readingApplying a clustering algorithm to an inventory of irregular unique objects can help to reduce the complexity involved in designing with such parts significantly. By dividing the inventory items into groups with similar characteristics, each group can then be represented by one “proto-part” instead, therefore reducing the amount of unique elements to be handled in setting up aggregation logics and the aggregation processes.
The decision about the number of different groups (Fig. 1) can be completely left to an algorithm (depending on various predefined – by the programmer – conditions) or be manually determined by the user/designer.
Taking advantage of the kinematic adaptability of bike frame patterns, gently curved structures can be created.
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Using entire bike frames connected at the standard bike joints, 2D lattices can be formed.
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Based on the Sommerville tetrahedron, part systems using multiple compatible types can be created that produce more differentiated complex aggregations.
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Using an aggregation system based on regular Sommerville-tetra cells, bike frame clusters can be connected along edges.
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Combining the concept of bike frames contained in cells with aggregation systems based on the Sommerville-type interconnected structures can be created.
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