Tessellation at FabLab Windowby Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

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Digital Design Application (Assignment 1)ABPL90123Tutor: Bharat DaveDue date: 7th September 2011

Design Concept

The idea behind this tessellation is inspired by the new ‘Melbourne Model’ program in the University of Melbourne education system. This system changed the old scheme of specialization into more cross-disciplinary program. At the moment, in the Faculty of Ar-chitecture Building Planning (ABP), there is only one bachelor degree which is Bachelor of Environment (B.env). After students graduate from this degree, they could choose variety of 8 specific post-graduate program. Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Ar-chitecture, and Property, are few examples of the major area.

The initial thought of this tessellation was to create a pattern that could reflect the scheme of Melbourne Model. The lines that come out from one point illustrate the current educa-tion program in ABP. There are a lot of options that student can choose for their master program. Then, lines that intersect each other attempt to represent the notion of cross-disciplinary, where people that come from different education background could study and interact together.

This tessellation will be located in the front window of FabLab, just beside the main entrance of ABP building. Definitely, it will be one of the visual appearances for people (staff, student or visitor) that passing or coming to the building. So this tessellation has to work as one of the story teller about ABP Faculty. It has to represent art, creativity, design, and etc. That is the reason why the overall shape of this tessellation is not flat, because it tries to give the sense of sculptural object or a piece of art. The shape of the tessellation starts from considerably flat (near the entrance) and start to get bigger as it move further from the entrance. It was intentionally made in order to blend the tessella-tion with the building.

Rendered Tesselation

Rendered Module

Metamorphosis

Module’s Diagram

Shape’s Diagram

8 lines that come from 1 point, illustrate the 8 master programs that could be chosen from bachelor environment degree.

These lines will be use as the basis for module in morphing stage.

The grid of surface boxes. Change the depth of the boxes using the polylines attractor (arrange in 3d coordinates to adjust the depth)

This is the final morphed of the module into the surface boxes; it starts pretty flat and similar, and then drastically changes at one point.

Polylines attractor

Logic Diagram and Script

Grasshopper Model

Grasshopper ScriptLogic Diagram

Fabrication Process

Layout the elements into 900x600 layout. Labelled each element into its unique number / id.

Pull out all the elements from the board. Assembly all of the elements by looking at their label names. Do the horizontal and vertical elements first, then diagonal elements after that.

Grid ( with its specific name) in Rhino’s model, as the basis for the fabrication process.

Example of vertical element

Example of horizontal element

Example of diagonal element (1)

Example of diagonal element (2)

The 1: 5 physical model was made by laser cutter, using 2mm boxboard. The assembly of all elements used the grillage structure. Traditional notching method was used in order to join the intersection part.

One significant thing that has to be considered when making a grillage structure fabrication is the toler-ance of the notching. There is so important to test cut first before submit the file for final fabrication.

In addition, labeling also plays a big role, as it would be really easy to get confuse when working with lots of pieces.

Physical Model

Rendered Tessellation

Rendered Tessellation