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Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem av Trevor Ryan Patt

Designet Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem av Trevor Ryan Patt er en høyt verdsatt vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv i konkurransekategorien Generativ, algoritmisk, parametrisk og AI-assistert design.


SølvGenerativ· 2021

Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem

av Trevor Ryan Patt

Klient: Ahtehha

Vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv i kategorien Generativ

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Om Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem

Boktekst: Lamellae bruker en skreddersydd multiagent-beregningsmodell for å generere et geometrisk komplekst, men forfinet og konseptuelt presist hyllesystem som kan tilpasses uendelig for å passe til eksisterende rom og utstilling av unike gjenstander. Selv om det har en nesten barokk skulpturell tilstedeværelse, gjør bevissthet om produksjons- og monteringsbegrensninger innebygd i det generative designet det mulig å realisere gjennom ulike effektiviteter: sponkutting reduserer CNC-maskintid og muliggjør flatpakket levering, monteringssekvensen er selvbærende, og presis sammenføyning sikrer nøyaktig plassering og passform.

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Om A' Design Award i Sølv

Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Lamellae Primær funksjon: Multifunksjonell hyllesystem er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.

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Unike egenskaper
Lamellae uses a bespoke multi-agent model to generate a geometrically complex but refined and conceptually precise shelving system that can be endlessly customized to adapt to existing spaces and the display of unique objects.
Although it has an almost baroque sculptural presence, awareness of fabrication and assembly constraints coded into the design allow it to be efficiently realized: CNC swarf cutting optimizes fabrication and allows flatpack delivery; aggregation from small, discrete elements enables limitless scaling while dimensions simplifying installation.
Dimensjoner og emballasje
Overall dimensions: 7000mm x 3000mm x 900mm
Materials: 18mm Baltic Birch Plywood, 1mm Lasercut Aluminum, 7mm Recycled PET Felt Panels
Stikkord
mulit-agent modelling, generative design, digital fabrication, furniture, installation
Produksjonsteknologi
The generative model was custom programmed as a multi-agent model in python. Each lamella unit is represented by an individual software agent that determines its position, adjusts its orientation, checks intersections, and generates the geometry for joining and surfacing.
Customization can be controlled by the designer to adjust the pattern, to adapt to the context, and to introduce disruptions to the surface.
At any point in the design process, all pieces can be automatically laid out and unrolled for fabrication. In the testing stage, a custom exporter for hotwire cutting was written for machining fullscale mockups directly from the model file. The final project was realized with 5-axis CNC routing using swarf cuts exclusively to minimize machine time and simplify flatpacking for delivery. Each piece is unique and cannot be assembled in the wrong position. The precision allows the wood structure to be assembled entirely by friction fit without fasteners or falsework. The complex geometry and lack of parallel joints is beneficial for structural stability of the assembly.
The aluminum inserts are lasercut and hand-folded into place. They are fastened to the back face as a redundant protection against shear forces. Their geometry, especially the location of fastening tabs, is also generated by the multi-agent model.
Designutfordring
This project recognizes the fabrication potentials and efficiency of assembly in the Zollbau lamella structures pioneered in the 1920s. The reciprocal structure of the Zollbau system allowed for large forms to be built out of many, small elements. However, the forms that could be produced were quite limited because any adaptation of the shape had to be propagated through every piece. This research began by using multi-agent modeling to solve the problem of the lamella structure on a free-form shape, utilizing the discrete elements as an expressive element. They suggest a fluid and curvilinear transformation between different display dimensions despite possessing the fabrication efficiency of being milled from flat sheet of plywood. A challenge here was adapting the dynamic multi-agent model to ensure the repeatability and precision required for accurate CNC fabrication and the exact fit of joints.
Forskning
Lamellae develops research on utilizing agent-based modelling in fabrication of highly-refined design work. In this project, each element of the assembly was represented by a unique software object that ensure that piece is within fabrication limits of the CNC machine and the available material dimensions while also generating the complex geometry that gives the project its seamless appearance. This allows unlimited customization of the overall form, unique features like the reading bench here, and adaptation to its surroundings when placed in complex existing conditions.
Inspirasjon
The project was inspired by historical lamella structures that operate through small, discrete elements and a distilled tectonic system. Their geometry, however is limited. I wanted to apply my research into multi-agent systems to resolve the complex spatial interdependencies that such a system would require to adapt to any customized, free-form surfaces. Additionally, using CNC fabrication, seamless joints and continuity between parts could be built into the elements themselves.
Prosjektvarighet
This project is located in the foyer of the DManD Research Centre in Singapore. It is the culmination of a research track initiated 2014. Fabrication and installation were completed in October 2019.
Driftsflyt
The shelving unit was designed to display diverse work in fabrication and 3d printing as well as to compile a library of technical research for the entrance lobby of a research centre. This motivated a design with shelves of many different dimensions and the inclusion of a seating alcove within the structure.
The generative system behind the piece is much more flexible allowing freestanding spatial forms, even structural vaults.

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