CELENE LEHRER - First Task

This project investigates the implications of a moving envelope.  The changing skin lent itself to origami techniques, where folding and pleating allows expansion and change.  The final pleating method was chosen due to its ability to fold in line with its own plane, allowing 6 connected triangles, representing the 6 sides of an irregular hexagonal form, to be combined with a triangulated aggregation of the pleated shapes.  As the 6 sides move, the pleats change, add rigidity to the overall form, and help to dictate both the range of motion and the created spaces.

The motion posibilities were explored via physical model and from this study, the derived shapes full movement potential was realized.  It can transform from roof structure to courtyard like enclosure.  A closer analysis of the movement proves that the entire range of motion can be actualized through the tracking of the top most triangle of the form in relationship to a fixed triangle at the ground plane.  By programming the locations of the 3 points of the top triangle, the pleats consequently fold, compress and expand in order to achieve a range of spaces within the object.


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