Showing posts with label architectural. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architectural. Show all posts

Monday, September 10, 2012

The Beginnings of Panel Assembly

A lot of the day was spent getting the 30 panels started.  Each panel is constructed of a series of MDF, acrylic and plywood planes held together through the use of perimeter skirts and spacers for support. Syringes are mounted in a backer panel comprised of a plywood sheet routed to accommodate the syringes which are held in place by an MDF plane allowing plungers to move in and out of the barrels. The plungers are attached to a dowel which is in turn fastened to a circular MDF cap which acts as a pushing surface. The frontal plane of the panel is comprised of an acrylic sheet fastened to the back of a final MDF plane which lies behind the outer membrane. So far the Aura team built and assembled the perimeter skirt for each panel, as well as attached the spacers and the frontal plane of the panel.      


Gluing the Perimeter Skirts Together.  

Frontal Plane of Panel

16 More to Go!

Key to Efficient Production - The Assembly Line

Acrylic Layer of Frontal Plane

Adding the spacers

Horizontal Frames of Structure

Attaching Spacers to Vertical Frames

Horizontal and Vertical Frames For the Supporting Structure


Always Clean Up!
Coming Soon!

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Aura Installation Coming Together

It's nice to see everything coming together after cutting so many individual pieces.  The structure is being framed and now that the individual components are finished, the panels are ready to be assembled.   The Aura team has been working hard over the past week to ensure that everything is ready and continually progressing.  A big thank you to all the volunteers that continue to help us in their spare time!


Acrylic Sheet Ready for CNC Router

CNC Router in Action

Dremeling MDF

Removal of Tape Used to Hold Acyrlic In Place When Being Routed

Our Electrician Preparing For a Day of Wiring

Assembly of Structure


Just Fits Through the Door!


Painting of Spacers to Reflect Light

30 Panels=Lots of Spacers

Ballasts

Ballast Wiring




Saturday, September 8, 2012

Digital Startpoint



Here are a couple of screenshots of Rhino model that we did in order to get a sense of how the installation would look and take shape in its location at Ryerson University.  It allowed for us to determine how many panels we would need and the angle that we would connect each panel.  

View From Entrance

View From Exit

Plan View
Side Elevation