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Departtment of Civil EngineeringSoutheast University, China2005~2009
School of ArchitectureSamfox School of Design & Visual ArtsWashington University in St.Louis
B.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING
CAI CHENGZHI (Evan)
M.ARCH 3+ PROGRAM
DIVID A DYNAMIC SURFACE BY 9 COMPONENTS. WE MAKE MOLD FOR EACH COMPONENT AND THEN CAST PLASTER INTO IT.THE MOLD IS MADE OF FORM BOARD AND FABRIC IN ORDER TO CREAT BOTH HARD AND SOFT LOOKING SURFACE.
EACH MOLD HAS A INFILL PORT FOR US TO POUR PLASTER INTO, AND THOSE BUMPED UP CYLINDER WILL BE CUT OFF AFTER CASTING. THE COMPNENT ALSO HAS TWO OR THREE CONCAVED CONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE CONNECTED WITH WOOD JOINTS.
FORMCORE MOLD
WIRES ARE ARRANGED IN THE WAY THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPIRAL
AFTER WE POUR PLASTER INTO THE MOLD,THE FABRIC AND WIRE CREATE A BULGED SURFACE
FABRIC IN CENTER WITH INFILL PORT AND WIRE-HOLDER
PUT THE PIANO WIRE INTO THE HOLES ON THE WIRE-HOLDER
GENERATING SHAPE
CONNECTION DESIGN
CASTING
INFILL PORT
CONCAVED CONNECTION
WOOD JOINT
Skills involved: Digital Composition (Rhino) Casting
EACH MOLD HAS A INFILL PORT FOR US TO POUR PLASTER INTO, AND THOSE BUMPED UP CYLINDER WILL BE CUT OFF AFTER CASTING. THE COMPNENT ALSO HAS TWO OR THREE CONCAVED CONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE CONNECTED WITH WOOD JOINTS.
Paper-Pleating Modelling
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Interior envelope
Skills involved: Grasshopper Computer Aided Paper Pleating
SP 2011 A46 326G ARCHDigital Fabrication Assignment 2Cai Chengzhi (Evan Tsai)Instructor: Ken TracyTA: John DolciPresidence: lily flower (Formal), propeller(Techtonic)
Skills involved: Urban Theatre Schematic Design
Hinge connection as structure
Continuous pleating to expand
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Skills involved: Digital Composition (Rhino) Physical Fabrication
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SKY VIEW GREATROOM
SKY VIEW RESTAURANT
Plan 1:500+120.000 m
SKY VIEW PARK
SKY VIEW STUDIO CENTER
Plan 1:500+80.000 m
SKY VIEW GALLERY
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Plan 1:500+30.000 m
Site Plan 1:1000+8.000 m
Site Plan 1:1000+30.000 m
Skills involved: Urban Design High Rise Community Design Rhino