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DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M2 JOURNAL - Obscure Shell

Bud Lo/ Chris Sun / Calvin Lim(723261/ 761196/ 802052)

Lyle + 8

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Sketch Design Development

We first focus on a particular sleeping position and investigate how this position could be improved to have more comfort with our sleeping pot. This largely involves the study of support needed in that sleeping position which involves the constructing technique used in phase one.

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Refined Sketch ModelIn phase one, the design concepts involves few very different technique to construct each model, which all of them involves paneling and folding. As we agreed sleep associate with comfort in phase one proposal, the idea of personal space and comfort became the main aspects that were taken forward to further develop the design.

For phase one, we focused on panelling hexagons. However, the flexibility for the panels to move in hexagons is not as high as the other polygons. As we are designing something that can curve and protect ones personal space by fusing the sleeping pod with the desk they are sleeping on, we found that triangles are more flexible in these areas and create potential developing space.

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2nd Skin proposed design V.1

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Focusing on this specific sleeping position, we had produced these sleep-ing pod concepts to enhance the experience of resting your head against the table while reserving the personal spaces for extra comfort.

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2nd Skin proposed design V.2

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PlanRight ElevationLeft Elevation

The idea of emerging is reflected in this design through its form and the variation of scale in each planes. The dynamic form provides the sense of direction as per how the viewer is going to perceive it.

46cm

33cm

Supporting forhead

Triangle panels

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What is the concept of the precedent? [Maximum 5 key words]

Name of precedent and designer

Description of precedent

Precedent ResearchHuyghe + Le Corbusier Puppet Theatre by MOS

Panelling - Geometry - Scale - Transformation

Panelling with multiple similar geometrical shapes creates possibilities of great transforma-tion. For example, playing around with extrusion and intrusion technique with a particular geometrical shape such as a triangle can result in creating a sense of space and texture. With one simple principle of arranging the shapes in different levels can create different depth in a defined area. By having different scale for the triangles, the ultimate form it cre-ates can differ from a uniform scale of triangles.

Triangles in

different scales

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Precedent applied to design

How can you use this precedent to influence your design ?

Panelling - Geometry - Scale - Transformation

Implementing these ideas/techniques will result in forming complex forms yet reserving its flexibility.

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Design development - Version #1

We design for someone who can sleep on the desk in the campus. Usually students use hands to support their heads if they take a nap on the desk. We design a sleeping pod which is par-ticularly for this sleeping gesture, it is to be put on table and the user is supposed to rest his/her head inside of it. this structure is for supporting the forehead.

In order to ensure the environment within the design is comfortable for the user, we had also included some fabric at the sides. As the fabric allows air to flow in and out of the head rest, it is also semi-translucent to main-tain sufficient personal space for the user.

Front perspective of the structure supporting forehead Left perspective of the structure protecting the back Left elevation of the structure protecting the back

The panelling structure protecting the back

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Top Elevation Left Perspective

We combined the main con-cepts from the previous refined miodel of all members. We use panelling at the back to protect the personal space near the neck area, the fabric on the side creates a hatching pattern which we got it from the pattern of the surface of the pineapple.

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Design development - Version #2

Front Elevation Right Elevation Left Elevation

Left Perspective

We had produced this digital model to further define our design and to help visualised our concept in a more realistic way. In this digital model we can see that it transform and emerge from the front to the back. This is to protect the user’s personal space and to ensure the user’s comfort by not feeling other interruptions while using it.

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To begin with, the user will be resting his/her head on the table within this design, the user will then rest his/her hands on the table through the two

fenestrations on its sides and finally sleep peacefully knowing he/her is protected by this

sleeping pod.

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Prototype

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Testing Effects

This prototype shows both how a user look from the outside, as well as the inside. The design clearly shows how it is protecting the personal space of the user while providing enough space anf comfort for the user to sleep in it. The panels are supported by little pieces of “bone“ in order to ensure its integrity as a form.