SPLIT SHELL
The Technoledge Design Informatics course focuses on using parametric and generative design methods to realize a small built project. The assignment was to design a stage installation for the Czasoprzestrzen Cultural Centre in Wroclaw, Poland. My partner and I developed the Split Shell which was selected to be constructed by the class. This is a three-part free-standing structure optimised for acoustic and structural performance to be used as a backdrop for acoustic performances. A team of 30 students were divided into groups: form, materials, acoustics, assembly, and structure.
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The teams worked together to take the project from design to reality. Parametric design was used extensively in all aspects including organising the fabrication process. We were required to use fibreglass composite and honeycomb cardboard to construct the project. The major structure is made up of composite panels with honeycomb cardboard place behind to aid in absorbing noise from behind the stage. The panels were fabricated on an adjustable mould system called the Fleximould with the help of fibreboard ribs. The project was built over the course of one week in Wroclaw.
