IDEATION WEEK 2

Description of processFirstly, I cut the paper in different widths, which are 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 centimetres Then I divided those papers evenly to make 6 layers of ‘feathers line’, the bigger the width the longer it gets. Then I fold it and glued the tip. I glued the first one on itself but the second and so glued to the tip of the previous one. Continue until it has 6 or 7 pieces per layer and repeat till the sixth layer. The layers are supposed to be glued one another but I didn’t stick them up because I thought I want to keep them flexible for me to vary the shape. I have tried to modify the structure of layers and give light to see the shadow but did not really work as well as I imagined.

IDEATION WEEK 2

Rhino screen grabs

IDEATION WEEK 2

ReadingWhat I found interesting about reading this week is that how every pattern could be mathematically predicted even if they are natural patterns. Natural pattern usually built spontaneously due to many factors nature has, therefore it is interesting how they could be spontaneously figured the same from one another. For instance, rocks shaped roughly the same when the habitat is similar. Moreover, it is also said that some patterns contains chemical reactions especially when it comes to colouring For example, there are many patterns made in a butterfly wings. Though it often differs from one butterfly and another, it could still be seen as a pattern because the left and right side always have the same pattern. My pattern is based on bird’s wing and after the research I have done, almost every flying creatures have that particular pattern of wing in order to fly properly. The pattern is that the feathers or the fabricator materials are a bit curved on top and widen as it goes further down. This theory matches my model because it also widens as it goes further out. In the reading it is also mentioned that every pattern is made from a simple basic rule, and it often complicates itself when the range gets bigger.

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Wing shaped buildingBased on my research, there is a wing shaped building in France by Santiago Calatrava called Lyon Airport Railway Station. It has triangular shaped spine and from the spine emerged two wings on each side, supported by a semicircle foundation. The triangular spine stabilises the building by withstanding the laterals on side.