project09:Styling

Last Version

Our project starts with 3 platforms, which serve for Ferries, Private Boats, Mini Cargos and Sarah's boats respectively. The final figure forms from stacking more platforms with regard to specific funtions.

Problems of Last Version

1. The 1st problem is surface curvature distribution, Which is not optimal for future fabrication, cause the better condition is we can transfer more panels into flat ones.

2. The 2nd problem is the isoframe cannot be used directly for panellization. What we do is rebuilding all surfaces in question based on referred contours, whilst not changing its appearance.

3. The last thing bothers us when we begin to design our structural system. In the last version, for each plate the basic logic is setting at least 3 supporting points, which go along with the contour. Unfortunately the stacking platforms are not simply repeated, all these supporting points cannot be organized in a feasible structure system without sacrificing much space or destroying the appearance. Then we explore different methods for optimization.

Exploration of optimatization

When the supporting points are free from the contours, we try to generate organic columns between two floors by T-Splines, the results turn out to be not smooth enough due to the specific isoframe, which is the ideal situation when it's tidy grid.