XSHELL
PAPER SHELL MADE OF CELL UNIT
ELECTIVE COURSE, FALL '19, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
IN COLLABORATION WITH YU SUN, MENGYI YAN, AND JUNSIK OH
XSHELL
PAPER SHELL MADE OF CELL UNIT
ELECTIVE COURSE, FALL '19, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
IN COLLABORATION WITH YU SUN, MENGYI YAN, AND JUNSIK OH
This project explores the simplest way of constructing a doubly-curved shell structure - by setting the fabrication method based on planar manufacture, which can be achieved by CNC Routers or laser machines and using sheet materials like chipboard. The cellular unit was mapped and unrolled to planar folding and cutting lines, fabricated through tens of recycling chipboards within 2mm thickness. The whole fabricating process including cutting, folding, and assembling took only 5 days and 3 group members to complete the construction of this human-scale installation on the 3rd floor of Sibley Hall.
This project explores the simplest way of constructing a doubly-curved shell structure - by setting the fabrication method based on planar manufacture, which can be achieved by CNC Routers or laser machines and using sheet materials like chipboard. The cellular unit was mapped and unrolled to planar folding and cutting lines, fabricated through tens of recycling chipboards within 2mm thickness. The whole fabricating process including cutting, folding, and assembling took only 5 days and 3 group members to complete the construction of this human-scale installation on the 3rd floor of Sibley Hall.
ROBOTIC CARPENTRY
A TIMBER PEGODA
WORKSHOP, SUMMER' 18, DIGITAL FUTURES
IN COLLABORATION WITH CHENGZHE ZHU, JUNBANG SU, AND 8 OTHERS
A wealth of woodcraft has been accumulated in the development of Chinese architecture in thousands of years. During this workshop, we explored robotic carpentry by placing the traditional wood tectonics under the technical background of digital design and robotic fabrication. Based on a systematic analysis of traditional wood joints, a 9-meter-high wood tower without any nails or glue was designed and erected. All the elements of the tower were fabricated with two milling robots and one 5-axis CNC and were assembled in less than 3 days. The wood tower successfully reinterpreted the divinity of the Chinese traditional stupa.
