Cool CNC project

http://www.archdaily.com/125764/exotique-projectione/

foldy wood inspiration!

http://www.archdaily.com/186356/harvard-gsd-sukkah-design-build-competition-winner/

foldy wood

Tyvek

Working Photos and Design Competition!

We figured out the joint!

The pieces are coming together

Starting on the skin

Also, I was sent this link to an inflatables competition by a friend:

http://www.cityvision-competition.com/pfff/?x=37&y=34

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/competition/pfffinflatable_architecture_competition/

It Collapses!

http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/02/stutchbury-and-pape-paper-house/

Stutchbury and Pape Paper House

Process diagrams for Inflatables

Foldable Chair/Table

This is our chaBLE.

Things we still need to work on:

1. elastic method which returns the chair to table position after the human factor is removed.

2. making the surface friction between moving pieces more manageable

3. other stuff

Blow up

another model iteration for our project.
1. uninflated
2. inflated perspective
3. inflated perspective
4. a cool inflatable chandelier that was inspiring.

what we plan to do next is go back to human scale create a large scale model with our final design but with some tweaks so that we incorporate the slinky effect more.

Slinky Inflatable

New Idea for Slinky Inflatable

1/4" x 4" x 14' Fir Veneer

1/8" x 4" x 14' Fir Veneer

Plastic Surgery (behind-the-scenes on Inflatables)

We've been hard at work this week on our life-sized inflatable outdoor pavilion. We've decided on a triangular structure with three inflatable ribs holding it up, joined to a bottom tube that allows air to flow through the entire structure. Our primary method of joining the plastic is still ironing. Once inflated, it will pop out without other structural components. The air is added through a small tube on the end.

Over the rib will be draped a layer of plastic 'skin'.

Cutting the angles for the edges

This is a joint between a bottom run and a triangular rib, which
are perpendicular to each other.
We cut a hole into the rib and ironed the ends of the
bottom piece into it so that the air flows through it
continuously.

Two people, three ribs.
I'm starting to get nervous about all this.

The rib attached to the skin. We ironed, we taped, and we might sew.

The structure is coming together!

We've had issues accidentally ironing holes into our plastic. We've also had issues with attaching members in the right place. Accidents happen, and we've had tubes twisted around and ironed to the wrong sides, in which case our pop-up looks like a rather unusable work of modern art.

Inflatables try 2

First try was a Fail. The ribs got twisted

After some reworking, it was working!! But we need more support on the top

View on the inside!

DIY Furniture

http://www.laurenceking.com/product/DIY+Furniture%3A+A+Step-by-Step+Guide.htm

For the Bendy wood group!

http://www.archdaily.com/180467/trilux-pavilion-future-cities-lab/

Tyvek Umbrella