The 2023 Winter Stations design team has been working on finalizing project imagery, as well as prototyping the canoe structure using a more rigid material and rivet connections. This allows the team to test the durability and constructability of the shells, and also attempt to use the CNC router to cut out the components.
Latest Prototype
The 2023 Winter Stations designers continued to explore different arrangements of the canoe shells, eventually deciding on a radial alignment which forms around the lifeguard station.
As the design team comes closer to modelling the joints and tectonic details of the canoe shell structures, initial renders were explored in order to show how these aggregates will come together to form the complete 2023 Winter Stations project. This imagery contextualizes how the project deals with the theme of radiance through form, materiality, and spatial interaction.
Arrangement #1: Radial
Arrangement #2: Scattered
Early Prototyping Version #3:
Based on the Version 2 Prototype from last week, the 2023 Winter Stations design team explored the options of creating canoe shells which differed in scale, height, and diameter. The team ran into some issues with the sizing of members, some being unable to connect from top to bottom of the structure. While closer to finding a tectonic solution which resolves the project's theme of radiance, the designers are still working on sizing the different components so that they may interlock and form a complete canoe shape.
Based on the Version 1 Prototype from last week, the 2023 Winter Stations design team was able to reshape the aggregated parts and components, in order to create a canoe-like shape which is continuous from top to bottom.
The Intention:
The project emulates the form of a canoe through a series of aggregated parts and components. Aggregations are connected structurally in a way which depicts ripples in the water.
Expressing Radiance:
The design intends to express radiance in its form and spatial interaction. Each canoe aggregation will be arranged in a radial formation, creating a dynamic series of shells which protects visitors from the harsh winter.
Version #2:
After some revision, the canoe aggregates were resized and reshaped in order to ensure that the 'ripple' connections may be utilized from top to bottom of the structure. This prototype explored the option of varying the interlocking circles' size to create a canoe-like shape.
This week, the 2023 Winter Stations design team began creating scaled prototypes in order to test and comprehend some of the project's tectonic elements or components. Modelmaking and prototyping using materials such as MDF or chipboard, as well as digital fabrication tools like laser cutting, allows for a certain degree of flexibility and accuracy while negotiating the design details at an early stage.
The Intention:
The project emulates the form of a canoe through a series of aggregated parts and components. Aggregations are connected structurally in a way which depicts ripples in the water.
Expressing Radiance:
The design intends to express radiance in its form and spatial interaction. Each canoe aggregation will be arranged in a radial formation, creating a dynamic series of shells which protects visitors from the harsh winter.
Version #1:
The first prototype of the canoe aggregation proves that careful consideration for the curvilinear panels is required. This model identified issues with the interlocking structural components and demonstrated challenges in creating the canoe shape using these components.
The Protest in the Park team has begun fabricating the display structure in the DAS Wood Shop. Assembly starts with connecting CNC cut components into individual modules. These modules will join together on-site for more efficient transport and fabrication.
Fabrication Images:
Campers were ecstatic to see the repairs to the pavilion, allowing them to utilize the space again with their cabin, counselors, and friends.
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Students interacted with the animals that had spent the summer living in the paddock while returning to Camp Winston. Students learned about unanticipated uses of the paddock through interacting with the animals and monitoring their actions. For example, the corrugated polycarbonate surface served as a rough surface on which animals could scratch themselves.
