My First Definition in Grasshopper

This week I did a series of tutorials about Grasshopper. Overall it was a smooth process. I learned a lot about curves, specifically Biarcs. The process of lofting curves in Grasshopper is really fun and led to a lot of interesting results.

The first part of the tutorials didn't use Biarcs to create curves, instead, it used Arc, divide, and pull.

Once I got to the point in the tutorial where it said to pull up the centre of the curve I found it was much easier to control the shape of the curve. Changing the shape was quite a fluid process, but it was much easier once I began the Biarc section of the tutorial.

Using the Biarc tool I started the process of connecting two curved lines over again. The results were a lofted shape that was easy to manipulate. Using the Brep Join tool was a great way to create one surface that was still a changeable shape.

The only issue I couldn't resolve in the tutorial was I couldn't get the gradient tool to work the way I wanted it to. I went through the tutorial twice and couldn't locate how mine was different. I noticed on the Custom Preview block the bottom letter was S instead of L, but even after I changed it to L the problem remained: the curves changed colour, but they were all the same colour.

Once I was completed the tutorials, I used the same method to create a spiral shell. It was cool to use the Biarc to create such a smooth shape. The divisions of each curve is set to 100 to create a smooth curve. I changed the ratio of the Biarc to the sprial would curve inward slightly. After completing this process I baked the shape and duplicated it 3 times in Rhino then rendered it.

Here is a screenshot of the final shape:

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Parametric Furniture: Renders

This week I finished creating my table. I switched from a coffee table to an end table, because I wanted the stem of the table to be longer, to better represent the shape of a plant. This table is a Voronoi patterned end table that is meant for a house plant to be a part of the furniture. The concept came from the question: how can plants become more integrated into our indoor environments? Plants, at least in my house, just sit on top of shelves and tables, this way the plant is fully a part of the furniture, and the growth of the plant determines the final design of the table. The name of this table is Nature Integrated Table. The Voronoi pattern is inspired by the shapes of plant cells, and the overall shape of the table is inspired by a blooming plant. If this table was full size my hope is that the plant would be put in the dirt directly in the centre of the table, without a pot. This way the roots and the plant would start to grow through the Voronoi. The pattern also has na...

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Full-Scale Furniture Collab: Final Week

This week the bench was finished! There were some challenges with getting the correct tolerance for a press fit of materials. The seat had to be re-cut, but everything else fit great. I'm glad I have the experience of creating a full-scale piece of furniture. I learned a lot about building, which informs my design practice and gives me a better understanding of what I will design in the future. The shelf is still being finished, but once both are done we hope to paint them both blue and white. Here are some photos of the bench's construction: Here is the completed bench: Thank you to my group members for a great collaboration, and thanks Bryan for helping get our project built! Have a great summer everyone!

Object Design and Fabrication - Nadia

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