Week 15 |
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Applications And Implications - May, 13th 2015
Different Paths |
I had many several and fruitful ideas since arriving on the FAB Academy-Barcelona - At once many of which made sense both in a matter of personal desire of what I´ve previously wanted to accomplish as a final delivery and on how it could be actionable in terms of technical feasability. It is interesting to note that what in the beginning seemed very unlike to execute, gradually became something tangible that on the same time could help assessing my progress during these 15 weeks. Meanwhile, the "open horizons" made me very confused: from a project of public lighting to a folding chair to a sculpture to... I´ve decided to throw myself on an adventure trying to leverage a previous knowledge on architecture and design. Thus was born the "Cabana Girassol". My Final Project
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Answering Important Questions |
Our task this week was to plan and document a final project that integrates the range of units covered: 1) What will it do? The Sun Follower Cabin consists of six mobile modules that open and close using rails and motors to deal with times of day, seasons and weather conditions change. Providing lighting and ventilation according to need for the owner. The main idea however is "play with the sunlight" 2) Who's done what beforehand? There are some exemples, of moving houses in contemporary architecture. London architects dRMM have designed a house with mobile walls and roof that can be moved to cover and uncover parts of the dwelling. Designed by Tehran studio Next Office, Sharifi-ha House features three rooms that can be rotated 90 degrees to open up views and terraces during Iran's hot summers, and turned back to a horizontal position to keep the house warmer during the cold, snowy winters. In my case, I'm building not a house, but a cabin, and I'm trying to use the same concept. 3) What materials and components will be required? I'm still not quite sure of the materials that I intend to use in my final project, however, I imagine that plywood to build the huts, trails to make them mobile, a bipolar stepper motor as an output and a button as an input, fulfill the function satisfactorily. 4) Where will they come from? I'll try to get all the electronics from the inventory, recicle everything that I could, and I'll have to buy sheets of plywood or mdf. 5) How much will it cost? Since I'm thinking about prototype, I hope not spend more than 30 Euros. 6) What parts and systems will be made? Design, mill boards, program them, cut the wood and join them. 7) What processes will be used? Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing (laser cut, 3D printer and milling machine) (circuit boards) from embedded programming, input and output (button, LED and motor), Electronics Design and Manufacturing (circuit boards) and a simple inferface. 8) What tasks need to be completed? Although I'll certainly have to rethink the design, measure the quantity of motors that I will need, and think about how is the best way to achieve the desired result without complicating much the work to be done. 9) What questions need to be answered? How to design the six modules using the lightest material to make the motor works smoother. 10) What is the schedule? 1-2 week: redesign, mill and program boards, 3-week: prototype and cut. 4-week: join all the parts and make it work! 11) How will it be evaluated? I remember well my first few weeks in FabAcademy. They were simply terrifying I felt totally unable to keep up with what for me was totally new. I feel that today I still must develop myself, but I think I've learned a lot. And that was and still is my main goal. "From Zero to Hero" was an achievement. And so I suppose I should be judged as someone who pursued and reached what it wanted. So be it ...
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