Architectural Association , First Year

Technical Study :

PAPER

Bour-Chiang , Huang
Phase 01
 Initial study mainly look at the character of paper ,
such as lightness , opaqness ...
 Then we decided to work on folding
Type A : fringe - fringe pattern
Type B : Local unit stacking
Type C : Regional unit
On-scale Testing
 Linear growing

Curvature unitJ oint unit Base unit

Phase 02
Unit 2.0

25 c

6 cm

3 ~4 c
Type A

Good : form friendly

Bad : fragile , hinge issue
Type B

Good : Elastic character

Bad : hard to develope
globally
Type C

Good : Elastic character

Bad : too easy
Type D

Good : The stabler one

Bad : hard to develope
globally
Type B

Good : Elastic and Stablest

Bad : hard to develope
globally
ELASTICITY ?
 I decided to take type C as my basic unit , in order to
make the global scale more easy to work with , also
it is more likely to create more space if possible .
Following , Id like to test how the unit can grow into
a shelter in larger scale and I develope it in two simplest
pattern : Circular pattern and Linear pattern , since this
two type can directly and clealy test if the system really
works structuraly .
Linear Pattern
Down Up Down Up
Elaticity Test
Circular Pattern
 In order to amplify the
idea of elasticity and
movability , I decided to
make two sides seperately
and connect them with
less hinges .
Elaticity Test
To be Continue ...