Here is another project, that we were working on in WWA Architects with cooperation with Boris Kudlicka:
Interiors for the Polish Pavilion for EXPO 2010
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Currently I am working for WWA Architects in Warsaw. Most of our work can be found on:
Here I am posting previous of some projects, that we were involved in lately:
Competition for Cultural Center in Warsaw.
Foam model and robot.
Foam model 1.
Foam model 2.
Video of fabrication:
Project description:
Project tries to push forward the conception of personal fabbers, as a CNC machines that could be customized. It investigates to which extend architect could have control over fabrication of projects designed with digital tools, and how much technology of fabrication affects design. Very important aspect in this work is a idea of open source design of hardware.
A base for a personal CNC machine is “Serb” robot platform which assembly instruction is publicized under Creative Commons license on the www.instructables.com website. Selection of this platform is due to its availability, and wide variety of variation that are already published on-line. First modification of robot was the addition of drawing pen, which could mark cutting files from the computer models on the material. On this stage series of experiments with different paths was carried out, these trials, showed that it is very unlikely that it will be possible to achieve high level of precision while drawing curves of first degree – which requires robot to turn in one point. Therefore further development of project was based on the technology of puzzle joints investigated by Axel Kilian in his PhD work titled “Fabrication of partially double-curved surfaces out of flat sheet material through a 3d puzzle approach”.
Second modification of the robot was changing the drawing pen into the driller that enables cutting and milling of the material. Two materials on which test were carried out were plywood and extruded PVC foam which occurred to be much easier to cut but after assembly didn’t preserve the foreseen geometry.
Double-curvature surface is designed using CAM software. Script divides it into stripes that are unrolled to the XY plane. Puzzle pattern is then generated on their boarders. These puzzle pattern is later translated into set of numbers that represent the difference of number of left or right motor steps. These data is latter copied to the microcontroller of the cutting robot.
Plywood model 1.
Plywood model 2.
Plywood model.
Plywood model detail1.
Plywood model detail2.
Pictures of fabrication of double curved surface from 3 mm plywood. Pieces were cut using big laser cutter in Iaac Fab Lab.
Laser cutting 1
Laser Cutting 2
Left overs.
Ready elements.
In second version of robot I’ve replaced drawing pen with drilling machine which elevation is controlled by Servo motor.
On this stage of work I am looking for the parameters of puzzles and surface that would allow for easy assembly of prototype. In this model pattern of lines was introduced in order to facilitate folding of the stripes.
Photos of fabricated model.
Digital model with pattern.
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PICTURES:
-Square 1
-Square 2
-Circle 1
-Circle 2
- Puzzle piece
First trials with drawing robot, shows that it is very unlikely that it will be possible to achieve high level of precision while drawing curves of first degree (that requires robot to turn in one point) therefore project was developed based on the technology of puzzle joints. Investigated by Axel Kilian.Development of puzzle joints on parametric design seminar:
Puzzle joints
Puzzle joints
Photos of physical model:
Photo montage of physical model.
Possibilities of appliances of adaptive model
Photo montage of physical model
