Twist
Group Iteration
Half Scale Model 1
Half Scale Model 2
Final Design - Shop Drawings
Final Design - Models
Carnegie Mellon University
First Year | Spring 2016
Studio Coordinator: Kai Gutschow
Studio Professors: Kent Suhrbier, Annie Ranttila, and Gretchen Craig
Introduction
Twist was a partner project to design and build a full-scale, furniture-sized wood structure spanning between two supports that can carry substantial loads from above (e.g. a small person). It needed to focus on creative and tectonic expression, as well as efficiency, structural performance, and stability.
In Collaboration with Harshvardhan Kedia.
Process
Initially, we combined our ideas and tried many different designs before deciding to focus and iterate upon our final concept. Many of these initial designs focused on the structural aspect of a "skin." This eventually led to our first half-scale model, where we incorporated structure in our "twist" concept. Our second half-scale model then focused on finalizing our design, and put us on the path to creating workable joinery.
Group Iteration
Group Iteration Designs
Half Scale Model 1
Skeleton of a twisting motion
Half Scale Model 2
Prototype of twisting planes
Final Design - Models
Final Design - Shop Drawings
In order to build this model, we created shop drawings of our design, focusing on representation and clarity. We used these series of drawings for measurements and instructions for the cut and assembly of our final span project. See the entire shop documentation here.
Cover
Connection Detail: Triangles
Connection Detail: Dowels
Assembly of Modules
Subassembly 2
Subassembly 3