Digital Fragment
Arch 320//Spring 2012//John Fox
Description:
Masses, planes, and frames should contribute to a spatial joint or territory. The spatial joint is a moment where multiple spaces overlap or connect to one another. The spatial territory is an area of space that performs a particular spatial operation. Create a physical model through rapid prototyping while also using no glue.
Strategy:
First thing I tackled was making a tectonic joint that could define space while also using no glue. The shape of this tectonic joint form was a L. After figuring out that tectonic language I was able to extract simpler forms that complimented that joint. Through rapid prototyping I was able to create a mass which held the rest of the fragment.
All pieces fit together while also using no glue. The use of no glue helped get a better understanding of how the materials can work together while also defining space without portaying all walls.
There are two materials that were used. Basswood, which is a tan color, and a 3D print, which is white.
A close up of the tectonic joint.
This is the same tectonic joint as before. However, this joint uses a different thickness of basswood.
