(Re)calibrating Construction Simplicity and Design Complexity (2018)
article⁄(Re)calibrating Construction Simplicity and Design Complexity (2018)
abstract⁄Construction simplicity is crucial to cost control, however design complexity is often necessary in order to meet particular spatial performance criteria. This paper presents a case study of a semienclosed meeting pod that has a brief that must contend with the seemingly contradictory conditions of the necessary geometric complexities imperative to improved acoustic performance and cost control in construction. A series of deep oculi are introduced as architectural elements to link the pod interior to the outside environment. Their reveals also introduce sound reflection and scattering, which contribute to the main acoustic goal of improved speech privacy. Represented as a threedimensional funnel like shape, the reveal to each opening is unique in size, depth and angle. Traditionally, the manufacturing of such bespoke architectural elements in many cases resulted in lengthy and costly manufacturing processes. This paper investigates how the complex oculi shape variations can be manufactured using one universal mold. A workflow using mathematical and computational operations, a standardized fabrication approach and customization through tooling results in a high precision digital process to create particular calculated geometries, recalibrated at each stage to account for the paradoxical inexactitudes and inevitable tolerances.
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| Year |
2018 |
| Authors |
Chen, Canhui; Burry, Jane. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. |
| Pages |
386-393 |
| Library link |
N/A |
| Entry filename |
re-calibrating-construction-simplicity-design-complexity |
