wyndham gateway project

precedent

site

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site analysis

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site analysis

form exploration

form exploration

form exploration

form exploration

logo abstraction

concept diagram

1 OUTLINE ROOF CANOPY

2 SHRINKWRAP3 CREATE OPENINGS

4 SMOOTHEN FORM 5 APPLY PHYSICS SIMULATION

6 TRIANGULATE SURFACE

7 CREATE STRUCTURAL FRAME 8 APPLY 3D TESSELLATION ON EACH TRIANGLE 9 APPLY SMALLER TESSELLATIONS TO EACH TESSELLATED TRIANGLE

10 CREATE STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR UNDERSIDE OF ROOF 11 REPEAT DOUBLE TESSELLATION ON THE UNDERSIDE

12 CREATE SUPPORT BRANCHES

1 OUTLINE ROOF CANOPY

2 SHRINKWRAP

3 CREATE OPENINGS

4 SMOOTHEN FORM

5 APPLY PHYSICS SIMULATION

6 TRIANGULATE SURFACE

7 CREATE STRUCTURAL FRAME

8 APPLY 3D TESSELLATION ON EACH TRIANGLE

9 APPLY SMALLER TESSELLATIONS TO EACH TESSELLATED TRIANGLE

10 CREATE STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR UNDERSIDE OF ROOF

11 REPEAT DOUBLE TESSELLATION ON THE UNDERSIDE

12 CREATE SUPPORT BRANCHES

viewpoint

viewpoint

viewpoint

plan

plan & elevation

model parts

3D TESSELLATED ROOF

METAL STRUCTURAL FRAME

EXOSKELETON SUPPORT BRANCHES

structural support

material exploration

material choice

1 COLLECT ALUMINIUM CANS 2 DISMANTLE TOP AND BOTTOM 3 CUT OUT INTO SHEET

4 FLATTEN SHEET5 OUTLINE DESIGN TEMPLATE6 CUT OUT TEMPLATE

7 FOLD TEMPLATE 8 ATTACH TABS TO FORM PYRAMID 9 REPEAT TO CONNECT PYRAMIDS

fabrication

1 DISJOIN PARTS 2 CUT OUT INTO SHEET 3 FLATTEN SHEET

4 WELD SHEETS INTO LARGER PIECE5 OUTLINE DESIGN TEMPLATE6 CUT OUT TEMPLATE

7 FOLD TEMPLATE 8 FORM PYRAMIDS 9 REPEAT TO CONNECT PYRAMIDS

TO BE RECYCLED

TOOL: CNC ROUTER TOOL: SHEET METAL FLATTENER

TOOL: CNC ROUTER

TOOL: ROBOTIC MACHINE TOOL: ADHESIVE BONDING

TOOL: TIG WELDER

fabrication

1 ANGLE OF FRAMING ELEMENT

2 ANGLE BETWEEN ADJACENT ELEMENTS3D TESSELLATION

FORM

GLUED WITH CONSTRUCTION GRADE ADHESIVE BONDING

fabrication

the end