Support Structure_Part 1

September 6, 2020 | Farzad Farzadnia

Every installation needs a support structure. In this post, we will take a look at step one of making hive support structure which is servo orienting on pedals.

Before modelling the support structure, there is a … Read More

Clustering | Fabrication File Preparation

June 23, 2020 | Farzad Farzadnia

In this post, clustering and file preparation for laser cutter will be discussed. There will be another clustering section for support structure as well but the base is similar.

Clustering

Clustering is … Read More

BFF | Tessellation Tests

June 16, 2020 | Farzad Farzadnia

There is one more tessellation method which will be discussed in this post and then some generations will be tessellated using all the methods which have been discussed so far.

Boundary First Flattening … Read More

Surface tessellation_Hexagon Planarization

June 3, 2020 | Farzad Farzadnia

After trying to simulate beehive flashing diffusion pattern both in computer and physical prototype, Hive is somehow telling that it needs to be expanded in its size, form and other parameters.

We are now ready to … Read More

One Project, Two Theses, and Many Ideas

May 20, 2020 | Tung

As we jump into Term 3 during Covid-19, our brains are whirring with a dizzying amount of questions and ideas. Having now settled into this new pace of life, the next hurdle has been trying to figure out how to … Read More

How do we make large scale performing inflatables that create immersive and collaborative experience? 

May 20, 2020 | Yuting Chen

A Weekly report of the project E-COllaborative generator

Last week, we have a presentation on our preliminary idea of thinking one person’s immersive experience with the E-COllaborative generator. As one paddling, its energy is contributed to the architecture’s breathing body. … Read More

A CA system of evolving rules ?

May 20, 2020 | Zhanyi Xu

Unexpected system diagram

For the trigger input, we all agree that predominantly tangible interaction is touch.

“Tactile interaction was largely their first instinct, followed by numerous body movements, such as clapping, waiving or jumping. ”(Edge of chaos) The interaction should … Read More

Sentient Tangle – An Introduction

April 28, 2020 | Tung | 2 Comments

Three months ago when we started Sentient Tangle, none of us would have expected to be where we are right now – both as a project, and as a community. What started out as a mechanism study of Reuben Margolin’s … Read More

Preliminary Work in Progress Report on Project E-COllaborative generator

April 28, 2020 | Yuting Chen | One Comment

In the work of artist Ann Hamilton, The Event of a Thread, the artist used a huge white silk curtain, dozens of swings, the wind brought by the dance of the curtain, the voice of the performer reading aloud, … Read More

Project Hive_Work in progress report

April 28, 2020 | Farzad Farzadnia

Hive is a kinetic sculpture which its concept is “bee hive flashing” swarm intelligence.There are certain types of honeybee that create mesmerising waves when they feel threatened . When a wasp or some other large insect gets too … Read More