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āhua
2018
individual project
The Brief
The design challenge was to creatively exploit a dialogue between digital design and a manufacturing process. Simulations will output a functional product to be 3D printed by combining a soft particle simulation with a rigid body, as well as using physical forces to shape the product.
The partnership between computer and designer meant that a controlled, yet serendipitous form could be modelled.
digital fabrication
experimentation
SIMULATION
The simulation was conducted in MAYA.
It includes the use of water and a conical cylinder mould.
A rotational motion field was added to the scene which produced the whirl-pool effect.
refinment
Using MeshMixer to cut the outer-splash off and refine the more immediate form
Rhino was used to soften the curvature of the bowl's contour.
3D printed in two parts using a wood filament
craft
The print is then cleaned and sanded smooth
The two halves are glued together and the gap is sealed with wood putty
A wood stain is rubbed in to highlight the bowl's details.
final
published
Victoria University of Wellington 2020 Faculty of Architecture and Design Undergraduate Handbook
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