gill system of mushroom
By Lining Yao, David Constanza, Alan Cai, Neri Oxman from MIT Media Lab and MIT Architecture Department
How to produce 3D form utilizing 2D pattern and fabric tension?
gill system of mushroom
By Lining Yao, David Constanza, Alan Cai, Neri Oxman from MIT Media Lab and MIT Architecture Department
How to produce 3D form utilizing 2D pattern and fabric tension?
The outcome:
The 3D geometry is generated based on the 3D pattern drawed on the streched fabric surface.
Step 1: Researching the Geometry Characteristic of Mushroom:
Naked eye observation; Slicing; Microscope; Pattern Recongition and Reconstruction.
Step 2: Experiment of Pattern Design
To explore the relationship between 2D pattern and 3D geometry. We tested matrix, radious pattern in different legth, density.
Step 3: Computational Prediction
Based on the conclusion we drew from step 2, we designed the patter we are going to use for the final project. We predicted and built the 3D geometry in Rhino beforehand.
Customized Phython script was used to drive the shopBot machine to draw the 2D pattern on top of a pre-streched fabric. In 24 hours, we take the fabric off, 3D form was generated in real time.
