Maria Barragan: WAFFLE STRUCTURE

The idea was to create a structural sphere like waffle structure, expressing movement and continuity. 

SKETCH IDEA

RHINO RENDER MODEL

RHINO WAFFLE MODEL

RHINO SLICES FOR LASER

PHYSICAL MODEL:

Brianna Finkle: Radial Waffle Stucture

Once grasshopper was available, it was time to make some waffles structures. Below is a quick example of a radial waffle structure which might make a really interesting light fixture.

Rhino File

Lazer Cutting

The Mind, The Cage
Jake Ellis

While exploring the serial slicing/laser cutting process, my goal was to create a piece that explored the dichotomy between the structural and the free and flowing. I often find that logic and reason incarcerate my emotional intuition and while quiet possibly that's a good thing, I can't help to wonder who I would be with out the cage that my experiences have created and which I exist in every day.

Rhino Model

Render 1


Render 2

Matt Dwyer: Seeded Figure Fabrication

After a lot of run-around and setbacks, I laser printed all my parts and have begun assembling the sculpture. The pieces are numbered, but wow, what a task to visualize and appropriate every plane for every notch that makes up the body!
I am so excited to fill it with soil so I can begin planting. I've been thinking about how I will contain the soil within the volume. A friend suggested papier mache over the soil-packed figure, which would be great, I think, because of its biodegradability. I was also thinking perhaps cheesecloth, but papier mache might be the best solution until the plants can take root and solidify the soil.