Episode 3.0 – Structural patterns

Select only 1 (one) pattern, which you think is the more appropriate for this assignment. You may choose among all your patterns, including old and recent patterns’ transformations.
Your pattern will become the skin and structure of your building.

Draw your pattern in AutoCAD -2D and extend it to three adjacent faces (horizontal-vertical-horizontal, or vertical-vertical-vertical).
In AutoCAD, insert and draw your pattern into a 12’ x 12’ area/face/surface (6x6 modules) and extend it to 12’x6’ adjacent two areas/faces/surfaces.

Import the 3 (three) surfaces in 3DSMax.
Extrude a thickness of 2’ your 3 surfaces and establish angular conditions.
Explore and construct edge conditions: your pattern lines will be carried around adjacent faces. You must have a right angle connecting possible floor-wall-roof or wall-wall-wall relationships.

Work with solids and voids. Cut through selected parts.
Modify and review, if necessary, your pattern.
Start to think about façade openings.
Apply light as a design tool. You may decide to change your cuts accordingly to specific light-narratives on the interior surfaces.

Your patterning investigation is now enabled by structure and light.

Due Wed, Feb. 27

Episode 2.9 - FINAL BOARD – 3D Patterns

On 18” x 24” paper sheet, plot and compose the following vertically (18” as base), accordingly to a presentation layout using Photoshop and/or Illustrator:

- On 1 Board, compose process drawings (2D or/and 3D) and renderings (front and top views) of your 3 final perforated patterns;

- On 1 Board, you should have one top view, one rendered section, and one perspective/axon view, for each of the 2 final cladding patterns.
A final series of drawings using 3D Studio Max is representing surfaces modulated by applying operations involved with pulling/pushing, bending/folding.

Work with solid colors or implement the following materials: stone, marble, concrete, ceramic, glass, metal.

At your choice, as an option: add some views with details of the modulated surfaces, showing the transformation process.

Due Wed, Feb. 20

Episode 2.8 - FINAL BOARDS – Visual NYC and 2D Patterns

On 18” x 24” paper sheet, plot and compose the following vertically (18” as base), accordingly to a presentation layout using Photoshop and/or Illustrator:

- On 1 Board, compose Phase 1 as a collage of images/photograms on NYC. Divide the board in 3 columns. Set your margins (left, right, top, bottom, in between columns) as the template in Illustrator.

- On 2 or 3 Boards, compose Phase 2 as:

• Collection of different digital images of patterns applications, in smaller size;
• Your pattern selection as image in color, in bigger size;
• Your pattern selection as line drawing (black and white), in bigger size;
• Your complete individual process involved with geometrical analysis and reassembly of single parts of the original pattern. Particularly, you should insert a full set of drawings exploring operations of repetition, rotation, overlapping, and shifting, scaling, trimming;
• Highlights the 3 patterns selected for the laser cutter;
  
  Attach your laser cut cardboards.
  
  Due Mon, Feb. 18

Episode 2.7 – 3D Patterns – Differentiated Surface

3DStudio Max - 3D drawings- Surface Rilief:

You have applied an extrusion of 2“ thickness to each of your 2 patterns on a 3x3 modules grid.
Accordingly with the geometrical characteristics of your transformed patterns explore the following modulations:

• Banding in and out selected stripes/fields/parts/areas/edges of your 2 final patterns.
• Folding in and out selected stripes/fields/parts/areas/edges of your 2 final patterns.
• You might work on the 2 selected patterns applying just combinations of folding and banding.
• You might also work on the 2 selected patterns already transformed through pushing and pulling, applying combination of pushing, pulling, banding and folding.

Protrusions or/and depressions values: 1/4”, 1/3”, ½”, and 1”, at your choice.
Do not cut through.

You are still conceiving cladding surfaces for exterior facades.
Materials: stone, marble.

Due Fri, Feb. 15

Episode 2.6 – New Laser cuts Instructions

AutoCAD 2008 - 2D drawings – Laser cutter:

Select an 18”x32” white museum board, 4ply thick, landscape orientation (32” as base).

If you prefer, select an 18”x32” piece of Acrylic (Crystal clear), 1/8” thick (in Home Depot, Storm doors section, NO LAXEN material).

Select 2 patterns, each within 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” scale-to-fit size, and place them together on the museum board, one after the other; set 2” space in between, on top, bottom, left of each pattern, on a longitudinal layout (landscape orientation).

Give a color setting to the lines of your patterns, and fill in the patterns’ areas with solid colors (hatch as solid) using the following 4 colors: red, blue, green, and cyan.

Every color is associated to cut deepness. You must have:

Blue= shallow cut.

Red= intermediate cut.

Green= deep cut.

Cyan= cut through (JUST FOR FEW PERFORATIONS).

Save your two drawings in one AutoCAD file.
Send your AutoCAD file to the laser cutter. You do not have to export in Illustrator.
Cutting will take about 1 ½ - 2 hours per file.

Due Monday, Feb. 11/Wed. Feb.13

Episode 2.6 – 3D Patterns – Differentiated Surface

AutoCAD 2008- 2D drawings – Laser cutter:

Organize your 2D AutoCAD drawings in order to obtain a new and different result with the laser cutter.

• Select an 18”x32” white museum board or white cheap-board, 4ply thick.
• If you prefer, select an 18”x32” piece of Plexiglas (Kristal clear), 1/8” thick.
• Select 2 patterns out of the 3 final patterns.
• Set a hierarchy of cuts within the geometry of each of your 2 selected patterns.
• Give a color setting to the lines of your patterns, accordingly with the laser cutter instructions (for example: red, blue, green, and cyan).

Every color is associated to cut deepness:

Blue= shallow cut.

Red= intermediate cut.

Green= deep cut.

Cyan= cut through.

Select 4 levels (= 4 colors) of increasing superficial depth in your cuts, including a selection of few perforations.

3DStudio Max - 3D drawings- Surface Rilief:

Select 2 (two) out of the 3 (three) patterns you used in Episode 2.5. Apply an extrusion of 2“ thickness to each of your 2 patterns on a 3x3 modules grid.

Accordingly with the geometrical characteristics of your transformed patterns apply the following modulations:

• Push down selected parts/areas/vertices/points of your 2 final patterns
• Pull out selected parts/areas/vertices/points of your 2 final patterns

Rilief deepness: 1/4”, 1/3”, ½”, 1”, at your choice. You might explore combination of values. Do not cut through.

You are about conceiving cladding surfaces for exterior facades.
Materials: stone, marble.

Due Monday, Feb. 11

Episode 2.5 – 3D Pattern perforations

Autocad 2008- 2D drawings:
- Apply a tiling modularity to your 3 (three) selected final patterns.
- Insert each pattern within a tile-grid of 2’x2’ modules.
- Compose a grid of 3 modules x 3 modules.

The grid, and its repetition or alternation of modules, should be adapted to your drawings, in order to be in control of dimensions and scale.
Use multiple or sub-modules accordingly to the geometry of your patterns.

3DStudio Max - 3D drawings:
You have selected 3 (three) final new patterns. Import the 3 patterns into 3DSMax. Assign to each pattern a different file name. In the folder Pattern perforations create a sub-folder called 3D cut. In this folder save the files: 3D cut-pattern1; 3D cut-pattern2; 3D cut-pattern3.

In 3DSMax:
- Apply a ¼“ thickness to each of your patterns on a 3x3 modules grid. Insert the same perforations of episode 2.4.
- Rework your laser cuts and redefine your perforations now digitally.
- Change the selection of the perforated parts:
1. Invert the solid/void relationship; print and render with colors at least 1 page 11x17”;
2. Reduce or increase the number of voids; print and render with colors at least 1 page 11x17”;
3. Alternate systematically solid/void; print and render with colors at least 1 page 11x17”.

Material of applications: Metal.
Use: façade sun-screen; light-screen; light-modulation; light-ornament; interior partition.

Due Wed, Feb 06