Spring 2013 – Page 15

Round One

I’m a little behind on my blog posting … These are images from my first round of Grasshopping to drive the Chair One design in different directions.

I was able to vary the rib thickness and the degree of filleting between the ribs, but my Grasshopper file looked (and smelled) like a mess …

…Brep and surface unroll is coming soon – Case to the rescue again! Can’t wait to see what else they roll out… I wouldn’t be surprised to see some GH <> Revit wizardy. Here’s the teaser courtesy of The Proving Ground:

Barcelona Chair Final Update

Here, I am experimenting with the extrusion and direction of the straps on the chair.

weekly blog posts: truss issues

Seating Final Part 4

This is the proof that my strips end in a flat plane and al butt-up to eachother, there is a slider that adjusts the number of strips, which in turn also adjusts the individual thickness of each strip.

Seating Final Part 3

This image shows my first driver working correctly

Seating Final Part 2

My 3 drivers were:
1.) Having strips of wood that go across the surface so that the ends remain ‘solid’ with no gaps and the number of strips can beadjusted.
2.) Amount of ribs that make up the internal structure
3.)Width and Lenght of the ribs.

The second and third prooved to be quite simple, while the first took a lot of tinkering with to get correct