Chi Hung Leung

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Project Title: Minimal SurfacesCourse: Arch 12BSemester: Fall 2011Instructor: Andy Ku

1. Divide line AC in order to gettheir mid-point. Then, connectcorner D with mid point B toproduce line BD.

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2. Use line BD as the axis to createcone I.

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3. Create surface EFCD in order tocontact with cone I. Then usecone I to trim surface EFCD.

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4. By duplicating the trimmed surfaceEFCD, it creates arc GH.

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5. Then create line IC and use it as thaxis of cone II. Create surface ACD anuse it to intersect with cone II, and itcreates arc HJ.

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Project Description: The basic objective is to set up a boundary to create a minimal surfaces within it by using simple geometries and shapes. Challenge:The Boundary of a single minimal surface is very difficult to connect back to each other. When I am using the geometries in order to create the boundary of the minimal surface, I have to experiment it into a several way so that I can understand how minimal surfaces can be built. Also, the steps and rules are very critical in the process, I have to make sure the previous step has no error in order to move on to the next step.

The Process:

The interior structure of a group of minimal surfaces.

5. Then create line IC and use it as theaxis of cone II. Create surface ACD anduse it to intersect with cone II, and it

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II6. Create line BG in order to createsurface FBG. Divide line AF into twosegments which gets a midpoint K. Useit to create line DK. Divide line DK intofour segments and it creates points Land M. Use line LM to create cone III.Intersect cone III with surface FBG.

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7. Arc GN is created by duplicating theedge of intersection of cone III andsurface FBG.Then connect points J and N.

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8. Create line IO and CE in order toget points P and Q. Use them to createline PQ. Divide line PQ into threesegments which creates point R. Usepoints J, N and R to create a circle. Trimthe longer part of circle by usingpoints N and J.

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9. Then, arc JNR will be the last edge ofthe minimal surface.

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The exterior structure of a group of minimal surfaces.

The single structure unit of minimal surfaces group.

Stage Description:After creating a single piece of minimal surface, I start to explore the different, possible architectural structure that it can form. I use tools such as mirror, rotate and bend so as to create a massive possible groups of mini-mal surfaces that has volumes inside of itself.

1. Mirror the minimal surfaceby using axis DE.

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2. Mirror both surfaces by using axis DF.

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3. Mirror the whole bounding boxby using axis CG.

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5. Then, mirror the surfaces diagonally.

4. Mirror the bounding boxes both vertically and horizonatally.

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The Interior of the minimal surfaces structure fields.

Project Title: Skins and BonesCourse: Arch 12BSemester: Fall 2011Instructor: Andy Ku

The bones

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Stringers, Spars, and Ribs

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Skin and Bones

Top view of the Skin and bones with a deck and stairs.

The Structure

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Interior of Skins and Bones Structure.