Creased Continuum: Transition from Surface to Structure

Yadnyee Pankaj Palshikar

AR2049

Rooted in structural sciences and reinterpreted through the lens of design, this studio embraces the legacy of physical forces as an active agency in the design process. Inspired by the ideologies of learning by making, thinking through hands, and expanding possibilities through digital modelling this project explores the technique of curved crease folding.
The project focused on form-finding through an understanding of folded systems, structural geometries, and the interplay between form and forces. Forms were then scaled to form products, wearables and structures. The final outcome was to design and execute a large scale prototype demonstrating this technique. The form was made with a 1 mm thick Mild Steel Sheet and put together by bolting and welding.

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Case studies were done on two projects to explore two kinds of creased folding- channel based and surface based.

How a curved crease gives structural strength. Multiple physical and digital iterations.

Species were identified by grouping forms. These models were then made digitally to analyze structural and qualitative aspects.

Iterations were scaled to imaging these forms as products, furniture and Structures.

The design process and visualization guided the process of making the final model.

The design process and the final outcome depended on three aspects which lead to the final design.

Structural and Qualitative analysis of the final model.

Visualization of the space.

Complete video of making the model can be accessed through the external work link.

Proposed iterations giving adding an experiential aspect- a seating a table and a canopy.

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