Wax and Water, a new approach

10 06 2009

As the project progressed I began to use processing as my tool of choice. With processing I was able to simulate a set of particals moving through a field and distorting it. With this I was able to create an effect similar to boiling water being poured repeatedly onto a solid blockĀ  of wax. Holes are created and material starts to relocate making bridges and voids. In the rendering you can see where the particals had their main avenue of flow and where they became more eratic at the end of the corridor creating some very interesting geometry. The surface was generated using Rhino and Rhinoscript.

These 6 forms are the result of different settings in the program. some variables include fluid eraticness, fluid speed , material/field density and time of processing.

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Here is a shot of the interior of one of the variations with sun reflecting through the walls.

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Wax and Water

10 06 2009

During my first semester at Pratt we analyzed the material interaction of wax and water. Different results emerged depending on the temperatures of the 2 different materials as well as the fashion in which they are introduced. In my case I mapped and simulated the process of both hot water and hot wax flowing down a surface while cooling. This resulted in the water pulling the wax down the surface and layering on top of its self. Below is a diagram of a density map, where wax built up and layered in some areas while thinning in others. The image is the result of a rhinoscript that simulates this process.

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A new member of Workshops Factory

10 06 2009

Workshops Factory has expanded by adding a new member .

Erik Thorson has graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has received a Master of Architecture with an emphasis in digital tectonics from IaaC. Erik is currently enrolled in Pratt Institute and works as a designer in New York City. His emphasis is on the integration of computer science and architectural design.