After wrapping up our earlier 1:6 physical scale models, this week was all about stepping up to the real deal. We officially crossed the finish line on design development, culminating in a highly successful 1:1 prototyping iteration that proved our structural concept could stand firm at full scale.
We also received a massive boost to start the week with the arrival of our generously donated wood from Upper Canada Forest Products and Accoya. The team spent the first part of the week unloading, organizing, and moving the entire delivery into the workspace.
(Photos Taken By Andy Nguyen and Allie Male)
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| Students Work Together to Unload Materials |
With our materials prepped and the precise node and edge details completely locked in, the team enthusiastically shifted gears from theoretical testing into full-on production mode. The workshop floor has been bustling as we started utilizing the CNC machine to its full potential, creating our nodes and members every second we could get.
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| CNC Cutting the Nodes |
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Workshop Technician Filip Tsiler Testing the Fit of the Node |
It has been incredibly thrilling to watch the newly arrived raw materials be cut, routed, and trimmed into the actual, full-sized pieces of our installation. Seeing these individual components finally take physical shape is a massive milestone that makes the upcoming assembly feel more real than ever. |
| Students Begin Assembling Nodes |
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| First test of a fully assembled hexagon |
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