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Disruptive Digital Craft
Distruptive Digital Craft was an exhibition presenting two architecture research projects from the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) that delve into the reimagination of digital craft in the making of the built environment.
"The fundamentals of materiality, pattern, and process are examined through generative design, digital simulation, and trial-and-error design exploration."
Biological Materials & Digital Manufacturing presented a novel digital manufacturing technology inspired by the way nature fabricates.
Tensegrity Membrane Shells presented a new type of structural configuration in which tension and compression forces are resolved creating a stiff, free span structure.
This exhibition was part of Archifest 2019, Singapore's annual architecture and design festival hosted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
For this exhibition I was responsible for 1) designing and fabricating custom display tables and 2) designing the tensegrity membrane shell, which is explained in more detail on the page Knit Tensegrity Shell.
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Table CAD model (side)
Table CAD model (perspective)
The design of the display table consisted of two components --- four identical legs and a top. The legs were modeled as a skeletal wireframe that was then populated with nodes using Grasshopper's Exoskeleton plugin to create watertight meshes. The nodes were fabricated using a nylon HP Jet Fusion 3D printer to accommodate the bespoke geometry. The skeleton was segemented at the nodes and rationalized as carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy tubes to confer high strength and low weight. Based on the leg design, the table tops were cut using CNC milling from stock 20mm plywood and provisioned with holes for the 3D printed connection details. Standoffs were embedded in the 3D printed parts to fasten the legs to the table with bolts.
Close-up of skeleton nodes
Hole placement and content placement on table surface
A total of five display tables were created and decorated with information panels and small-scale models of knit tensegrity shells and 3D printed bioartefacts. The exhbition lasted for two weeks and was frequented by architecture professionals, educators, and civilians alike.
