I just finished the last lamination of my 24x24 panel. Its made of cardboard that has been laser cut and laminated to create a panel where light can make interesting shapes and shadows. This was a long process but so worth the end! It looks amazing, the shape of the light and what you see and can't see is what makes the panel interesting.
I can't decide if I like the flat surface better or the organic side better. They both have such interesting elements. The flat side creates an illusion where you're not sure where the shapes are coming from. The organic side is just pleasing to the eye and you can see through it just as well. I am being more drawn to the organic side because of the space and shape it has potential for. The space could be in terms of seating, shelving, resting, etc. The shape could be in terms of how the shape of the contours can also add light and shadow to the surface. What I do know is that I need to create a video sequence of moving your eyes around the panel in different spots because it creates a flow of beautiful light moving throughout the panel. Some big, some small, and at some points you can almost see through the entire thing. I have to work on that video tomorrow! When I put the model in a dark room and directly lit it, the light source that came out was similar to if you were staring at it in natural light. I actually prefer the natural light better than the dark room because the panel takes on a more interesting shape both in the actual panel and with the light and shadow that it creates. This is a good sign for me to carry it on to the sun screen because it looks better in natural light meaning it doesn't need artificial light to create the image I want it to. For now, enjoy some photos that I've taken of the process and the final product! Comment about your opinions if you have any! Thanks!
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I am gonna start my blog! I don't have much to say today except that I am super excited about what is to come in this class.
In the first days of Studio, Nancy Cheng brought up a book about digital fabrications. Inside there was a project featured by two men from a winning design competition entry for the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. They were asked to create a space to experience and listen to music within the dimensions of 2 1/2 cubic meters. The ended up being a cave-like space cut out of a square box made of stacked cardboard. It's a beautiful solution with a nifty little space inside! I am intrigued by what kind of space you can create by just laminating a material like cardboard! I love the idea that you can create little pockets of goodies by cutting away at a surface elegantly. I also like the idea of creating a habitable place out of a single material that potentially goes from floor to wall to ceiling. Maybe creating seats, shelves, holes, etc. out of the surface would make it even more interesting! This is something I would look into for the light rail station portion of the design studio. But for now I am working on a single panel construction that will influence a sun screen for a structure. Currently I am working on a Rhino model for this study I am doing on how density in laminated cardboard can create "hot spots" of light without actually puncturing a plane. It will have a mostly organic shape on one side and a flat edge on the other. I am also working on bending light in another concept. I have an idea to use plaster and puncture it with holes that kink and expand/compress for interesting light sources against a flat plane. You may be lighting a flat plane, but you find light sources going all over the place because the actual route to the surface is bent or compressed. Below are some images of the study models I am working on. A work in progress! |
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