Believe it or not you are now in the perfect place to begin informed design explorations. You are well acquainted with your Creative Architecture Machines including the hardware, software and material complexities and possibilities. During the next week we'll refocus to more fully consider the architectural, spatial and tactical opportunities inherent in additive fabrication at the building scale. We will also work to explore future work flows from design idea, to simulation, to prototype, to full-scale production of a bio-structural assembly. How will a design to production studio work in the future? What are some scenarios we can imagine in the next 20 years - from adaptive terraforming to rapid disaster relief shelters to urban infrastructure and streetscaping.
Scale: Lets assume the current 3d printer we have in studio is 1:5 (3" = 1") of the actual machines we want. The machine you should assume we have is 5x as big.
1. 1 hour - IDEATION: We will work together to identify 3-4 research design topics / agendas that are of primary interest to the larger group.
2. 1 hour - SKETCHING: In small groups of 3-5 we'll do some scenario building and explore possible ways to engage the design topics through drawing and prototyping. Group will explore the ideas of design inputs, fabrication outputs, and feedback.
3. Tonight > Wednesday - MODELING + SIMULATION: Work with your group to produce (2) 24x36 vertical sheets that summarize your research efforts and make a case for the large group to explore them. This should be printed out and ready to present at 4:30pm on Wednesday.
Bioconcrete assembly by Francois Roche