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Assingment 2 Task 12

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An Abstract Laser cut Model That Supports My Notion Of A Sectioned Cave





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Caves are a large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff. There are a number of numerous processes in nature of which caves are formed. Some caves also are found in cliffs along the edge of a coastline formed through the process of being chipped away by the relentless pounding of waves. Others form where a lava tube's outer surface cools and hardens and the inside of the molten rock drains away. Caves can also be formed in glaciers, through the process of melted water carving out tunnels at the beginning of its journey to the sea are formed along an extended period of time and not forgetting cave that are formed through the natural process of combining limestone and water.

Caves are naturally dark, moist and uninviting but there is a lesson of aesthetics present. Just looking at the insides and out of a cave one can’t help but realise how a cave is perceived from its outer shell as opposed to its inner sanctum. There are numerous form of caves. The caves that relate to these structures share a pair of shapes that contradict each other. These caves are dressed with simplicity whilst in its inner sanctum lies an array of complex shapes.

Applying this notion to a building, can be very helpful as if in a similar position of wanting a complex and sharp building one would just have to refer to a cave of this sort for inspiration.

What I would like to achieve with these shapes is to arrive at a conclusion. A conclusion that shares my visions. A vision to finalise the design of a building which is embellished with smoothness whilst the internal sections of the building are as complex as can be.

A cave itself deceives any living creature as they walk pass. The main reason as to why I have chosen this route is because whilst keeping the interior extremely shape in context of its complexity with the smooth exterior the cave makes the top candidate.

Applying this idea to a building will bring you to countless amount of sharp points within the building whilst keeping the exterior smooth and well presented amongst its neighbouring buildings. In a way one might describe this building as a concealed building.

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Assingment 2 Task 11

The description of my laser cutting model: What I have done is developed numerous sections of a cave like structure. I plan to set out these section 3mm apart to form an abstract model of my final structure. Bare in mind that this abstract model share similar concepts to my final model.

The shape I created in Rihno was projected onto a box morph.
The spline line was drawn then divided into points and the box morph was projected onto thoses points.

Assingment 2 Task 10

Ive taken my cave inspired structure to the next stage as I would like to incorprate random but controlled spikes sticking out from the inside.

My thoughts on the laser cutting meterial selections would be either plywood or Acrylic, as plywood would give me an earthy and heavy effect but acrylic would give me clean and light effect

Assingment 2 Task 9