ZONAL NASA MODEL MAKING COMPETITION (NORTH ZONE)
BAGGED 1ST POSITION

OUR INNOVATION IS INSPIRED AND DERIVED FROM THE TWO IRONICAL NATURAL ELEMENTS “TORNADO” WHICH IS THE SYMBOL OF DESTRUCTION AND A “TREE” WHICH SYMBOLISES SUPPORT AND FIRMNESS.

A TORNADO IS A LOCALIZED AND VIOLENTLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDSTORM OCCURING OVER LAND CHARCTERIZED BY A FUNNEL –SHAPED CLOUD EXTENDING TOWARDS THE GROUND.

TREE EMPHASISES

TREE IS A PLANT WITH AN ELONGATED STEM i.e A TRUNK SUPPORTING LEAVES OR BRANCHES.

BUILDING FORM:

IN OUR MODEL THE INITIAL FEW RINGS REPRESENT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SKY WHICH RADIALLY DESCREASE TOWARDS THE GROUND AND PILLARS HAVE AN ANTITHETICAL CONCEPT THAT IS OF A TREE REPRESENTING FIRMNESS AND SUPPORT.

AS EVERY COIN HAS TWO FACES, LIKEWISE OUR CONCEPT HAS EVOLVED FROM THE TWO OPPOSITES THAT ARE- A NATURAL DISASTER-TORNADO WHICH CAUSES DEVASTATION BUT IN OUR STRUCTURE IT HAS TAKEN A STABLE FORM.ON THE OTHER HAND A TREE THAT IS A SYMBOL OF FIRMNESS AND SUPPORT SIMILARLY THE PILLARS USED IN THE STRUCTURE REPRESENT THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE

INNOVATIVE MATERIALS:

MEDIUM DENSITY FIBRE BOARD:MDF BOARD IS DENSE,FLAT,HAS NO KNOTS AND IS EASILY MACHINED.IT IS MADE UP OF FINE PARTICLES AND HAS NO  RECOGNISABLE SURFACE GRAIN,MDF CAN BE PAINTED TO PRODUCE A SMOOTH QUALITY SURFACE.MDF CAN BE CUT,DRILLED,MACHINED AND FILED WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SURFACE. MDF MAY BE DOWELLED TOGETHER AND TRADITIONAL WOODWORK JOINTS MAY EVEN BE CUT.IT CAN BE GLUED TOGETHER BY PVA WOOD GLUE.IT IS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS THICKNESSES.IN THIS STRUCTURE A 5MM THICK MDF BOARD IS USED.

POLY-CARBONATE SHEET:THEY ARE MADE FROM A TYPE OF THERMOPLASTIC POLLYMER.IT IS A TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES AND THICKNESS.POLYCARBONATE SHEET USED IN THIS STRUCTURE IS 1.5MM THICK.IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT AND HIGHLY FLEXIBLE.IT IS EASY TO INSTALL AND HAS LOW INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE COST.

LIGHT EMITTING  DIODES:THEY HAVE VERY LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELS AND CAN EASILY RESIST THERMAL SHOCKS AND VIBRATIONS.THEY ARE GREAT FOR SPOTLIGHTING DUE TO DIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT.ALL OF THE LIGHT MOLECULES CAN BE EASILY SENT IN ONE DIRECTION WTHOUT LOSING ENERGY.CONTAINS NO MERCURY AND INFRARED LIGHTING.AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT OLOURS.IN THIS STRUCTURE WHITE LED LIGHTS ARE USED TO GIVE AN AESTHETIC APPEARANCE.