Building on previous work done in Obuchi Lab, this project developed a production method that utilizes a cube to create bricks with different geometries. These can be reordered to form compressive structures of varying shape. Python, Rhino Vault, and Grasshopper were used in tandem with physical mock-ups to help develop the research. The low-tech use of bio-resin, either as hollow, fiberglass units or as solid blocks, was explored.
It was discovered that a rotational, cast-on-cast method can produce differentiated blocks that when reassembled are able to produce a library of ruled surfaces. A script was developed that takes such forms as input, subdivides them into quadrilaterals, and outputs a set of instructions to produce blocks with the desired shape. Through this automation process, our goal was to give designers greater autonomy in the physical manifestation of form.
Status: School Project
Location: Tokyo, JP
My Role: Design and research
Additional Credits: With Ben Berwick, Anders Rod