digital
adjective
involving or relating to the use of computer technology.
faceted assemblies
Inspired by Zaha Hadid’s Port House, this crystalline structure is juxtaposed with irregular, biomorphic incisions.
Working on Rhino, several planes were made to intersect then the excess was trimmed to reveal a jagged polyhedron. The shape was pulled and stretched to get to its ultimate form. After the final design was nestled onto half of a 4’ x 8’ sheet of steel, including bolt holes and perforation lines, the sheets were then cut, sanded and bent to shape. The three pieces were assembled then disassembled before applying a coat of paint to test shape accuracy. The final step to was to fasten the pieces together using nuts and bolts and a bit of elbow grease.
Steel, paint, 6" W x 40.5" L x 13" H, 2018
contoured surfaces
A smooth, undulating surface is given texture using a ball nose end mill passed diagonally over an 8” x 10” block of low-density fiberboard.
Starting with an 8” x 10” plane in Rhino, the surface is rebuilt to generate additional control points which are then pulled in different directions within the confines on a 1.5” height limit. The curved surface is then placed in a box that fulfills the given size requirements and is subtracted from it. Using a CNC router, a ball nose end mill passes over a low-density fiberboard block in a diagonal pattern until the curved surface is revealed. The milled block must then be sanded and spray painted twice to reach its final form.
Low-density fiberboard, paint, 8" W x 10" L x 1" H, 2018
serial parametric objects
Aggregation of gently warped basic shapes inform the design of these algorithmic square structures, transforming simple solids into animated, playful forms.
Basic shapes modelled in Rhino—cylinders, toruses, truncated pyramids, ellipsoids, and boxes—are lightly distorted using shear, bend, and twist commands. After the final shape is decided, it is then placed in a point grid on Grasshopper and populated onto a curved surface until a square of a repeated geometry has formed. The finished geometries are then 3D printed using white filament and supports are removed using pliers to obtain the final mass.
PLA filament, 3" W x 3" L x 1" H, 2018