Parametric Design Studio
Studio Brief
Developing a ruled based system exploring the logics of generative design processes. The exploration will focus on developing complex systems generated by local-level interactions between components or based on rules set for interaction between the particles. The aim is to explore the logic of self-organising processes found in the ecological systems, material behaviour and material system. These can be explored through physical and digital modeling and experimentations. The findings from the experimentation shall be tested for the set of criteria and conditions set by the designer in his/her hypothesis.
After wide scouting of materials and material behaviour systems, the paper folding technique was adopted. The simple material behaviour of folds from a planar state bringing out a fuelled the creation of a systems' behaviour.
The Unit Behaviour
The derived from paper folding the component has the flexibility in three dimensions. it has two sets of pressure points and flexes its shape from a square to a rhombus to a rectangle.
The Systems' Behaviour
The application of pressure on one component transfers the effect to the adjoining entities. The size variation helps give elevation to the model on compression.
It is observed that an incremental variation of the size of the unit, creates a smoother transition of motion. This leads to our discovery of the concept of "Differentiation in propagation" which is explored further under the scope of my DIssertation.
Design Team : Sakthi Bhuvaneswari & Manpreet Kaur
