Shipwreck and Fractal Cult Updates 4

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The past couple weeks since our last updates were very busy. We have sent all the fabrication files to our contact next to San Francisco. To make sure the files were alright we had several meetings with our engineers and made a lot of physical tests.

The team has shrunk so if you are keen to join us from the 18th August until the 6th September,you can email us at info@WeWantToLearn.net

A special thanks to Harri Lewis, Stephen Melville and James Solly from Ramboll Computational Design (RCD) for their precious help all along!

Here are couple updates on the projects:

SHIPWRECK

Shipwreck final files sent to fabrication – Updated Render 1 – Note: The sail and light might change – File by Georgia Collard-Watson, Arthur Mamou-Mani , Chris Ingram and Toby Burgess

Shipwreck final files sent to fabrication – Updated Render 2 – Note: The sail and light might change – File by Georgia Collard-Watson, Arthur Mamou-Mani , Chris Ingram and Toby Burgess

Shipwreck final files sent to fabrication – Updated Render 3 – Note: The sail and light might change – File by Georgia Collard-Watson, Arthur Mamou-Mani , Chris Ingram and Toby Burgess

Shipwreck – Fabrication Files – File by Georgia Collard-Watson, Arthur Mamou-Mani , Chris Ingram and Toby Burgess

6mm wood bending tests – Does it bend enough? Study by Georgia Collard-Watson

Maximum Radius on wood structure – Study by Georgia Collard-Watson

Ramboll Structural Analysis by Harri Lewis – showing new location for ropes

Ramboll Structural Analysis by Harri Lewis – showing new location for ropes

FRACTAL CULT

Extract from the Fractal Cult Assembly Sequence by Dan Dodds after feedback from Harri Lewis

Click Here to see the full Assembly Sequence Diagrams

Extract from the Fractal Cult Fabrication Files from Dan Dodds

Cost Savings – New dimensions of the Fractal Cult – Study by Thanasis Korras and Toby Burgess

Fractal Cult’s new scale and new netting strategy – Study by Thanasis Korras and Toby Burgess

Fractal Cult’s new scale and new netting strategy – – Study by Thanasis Korras and Toby Burgess

Fractal Cult scaffolding test model – Study by Thanasis Korras and Toby Burgess

Fractal Cult scaffolding test model – Study by Thanasis Korras and Toby Burgess

Toby presenting the Scaffolding Structure at Ramboll – Picture taken by Harri Lewis

Updates 2 on Shipwreck

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Little summary of our productive day at Westminster with Chris Ingram and Georgia Collard-Watson: We produced a 1:1 physical model of the wood laminate technique recommended by Ramboll (drawing shown in previous post). We will us this technique to form the twisting longitudinal spines on our building.

The openings on the back ribs are now defined parametrically by a sine curve and unroll with the strips for fabrication.We tested couple options and are happy with the one shown below which breaks the direction of the strips.

Working on the parametric model with Chris Ingram at Westminster University

Georgia Collard-Watson with the 1:1 laminate prototype

Chris Ingram testing the bendiness of the laminate structure

Testing the notches

Resolving Shipwreck’s structure – Working on the interface between back stripes and vertical ribs.

Resolving Shipwreck’s structure – Working on the interface between back stripes and vertical ribs.

Modelling the ribs and notches – We are currently adapting the ribs and spine to add strength.

The Sine curve Interface controlling the back strips openings on Grasshopper

The back strips openings

Updates on Burning Man

Toby and I are happy to introduce our engineers for the Burning Man projects: Harri Lewis and Stephen Melville from Ramboll Computational Design (RCD). We had our first meeting this morning (with Georgia and Thanasis) in our DS10 studio. Couple updates:

We are working on the best construction sequence for the two projects as well as the structural analysis diagrams (defining the size and amount of ground anchors) to receive the first part of the Burning Man grant. We will start booking our plane tickets very soon, DS10 people please make sure to confirm your attendance!!

The Fractal Cult (abstract) will have a thicker sub-structure which will transfer the loads of the cantilevers all the way down to a solid base anchored to the ground. The junctions could be similar to the Trada pavillion by RCD with hinges as well as notches.

For Shipwreck (abstract)we are exploring two options: Sectioning the hull with planar timber sheets or using a series of smaller members that would be laminated directly on fixed “ribs”.

More info very soon.

Harri Lewis and Stephen Melville in the DS10 studio showing an option for the Shipwreck’s curved beams (model by Philip Hurrel).

Stephen Melville and Harri Lewis from Ramboll RCD.

Shipwreck by Georgia-Rose Collard-Watson, the “ribs” holding the strips.

Work in Progress!

Work in Progress!

Couple projects from Ramboll Computational Design:

Trada Pavilion RCD Ramboll

KREOD by Pavilion Architecture is a reciprocal timber gridshell (with RCD and Evolute)

Belvedere Tree (a DJ booth for Chromeo in NY)

Belvedere Tree in action with Chromeo:

Stephen Melville presenting the Astana Presidential Library facade rationalization  (with BIG)