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 robots and digital fabriation 

 During this assignment we were tasked with designing a brick element and brick wall that could be digitally fabricated and built with a robotic arm. This assignment was completed during 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown and was completed through robotic simulation program RoboDk.
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​The Brick was designed to be easily fabricated from ply and cut with either a laser cutter or CNC router. Waste minimisation influenced the design of the brick with the brick easily being nested into a sheet in a tessellating form. The design of the brick also allows it to be transported easily and with a vacuum gripper on the robotic arm easily picked up.
 
This first exploration into the brick utilised one connection of the brick repeated. This the created a strong wall but the result became monotonous, so further connection possibilities were explored.
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​Using the same brick, other connections were explored. using all possible connections  together produced great shadow and light qualities, this technique was explored through grasshopper and RoboDk.
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​I then took the concept of the Ply Brick  wall and produced a concept of a pavilion space made entirely from the single brick element. The egg-shaped pavilion created dappled light that changes throughout the day. Parametric modelling techniques were used to create the space.
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  • Home
  • Contact
  • DESIGN 3.2 PROJECT
  • 22 STEPHENS PROJECT
  • DESIGN STUDIO 3.1
  • JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY
  • design reseach studio A (Masters)
  • Manifesto
  • Watergardens 2056 : Zoomburbia 2.0
  • Ventus
  • Towards a New Suburbia
  • SANDWICH STUDIO INTERNSHIP
  • (BAU) QPAC COMPETITION ENTRY
  • robots and digital fabrication
  • short folio