prototype 2[transformation through making]

mill attempt #1

plan of mill file

elevation of mill file

[vertex strings]

cv curves connecting adjacent normal vectors

normal vectors at vertices

normal vectors to corresponding points

beginning with existing three voronoi diagrams with corresponding offset points, create normal vectors at vertices of pods that span from the plane in the z direction to the height of the corresponding point. from each normal vector, create cv curves from 4 points: 1. the uppermost point on one normal vector, 2. the base of that vector, 3. the base of a connected normal vector, and 4. the uppermost point on that normal vector. the result strings the vertices together, pulling them out of the ground.

mill result #1[vertex strings]

perspective of mdf result

one piece of foam result (after the explosion)

plan view of mdf result

cnc milling next to empty space where foam attempt # 1 was

mill attempt #2[geometric analysis]

h = o.1 x awhere h = height of extrusion, a = area of pod

beginng with the 3 voronoi diagrams, the longest edge of each pod is extruded by 10% of the pod’s total area. the top extruded edge is lofted/joined with an adjacent edge, based upon the number of sides(s) the pod contains. as the pod grows, so does the height of its edge, directly responding to the spread and severity of the drought condition.

plan of mill file

elevation of mill file

perspective view of cut file with extruded edges removed, leaving varying planes of lines

different procedures for lofting/joining pods with 3, 4, and/or 5 edges

4s

3s

5s

resulting planes created from the lofting/joining

a4 a5 a3

mill attempt #3[surface transformation/deformation]

plan of mill file

elevation of mill file

beginning with 1 of the 3 voronoi diagrams, a surface is created from each individual pod. rebuilding the surfaces with one central spine and many perpendicular spans, the pod is deformed in the z direction via control points, reaching to the height of the points that generated the voronoi. the flat planes are given fluid, 3-dimensional qualities, resembling waves of water.

12

2 ŗebuilt surfaces (12 x 2); spine of control points

deforming surface to height of generating point(s)

perspective view of mill file, displaying fluid qualities