Last week we had our presentation to point out the research questions. My research questions are the same in my blog as last week, but one: The opinion of other people is left out, this is too hard to work out, because if I want to get an accurate opinion I will probably need an 1 on 1 model.
One of the other points made in the presentation was that I can create my own boundaries within the model and by creating the boundaries landscaping it.
Axel Kilian told me to start looking at cathedral structures. Last week I started to look at the structures of different cathedrals. And how they work. Depending on the country the difficulty of the systems difference, but al the structures are based on a catenary system. In this system we look to the stresses in a chain, because of the gravity the chain will get a bow formed like structure and there is an optimum in stresses. By mirroring the chain an arch appears. Also in this arch there is an optimum in the stresses.
I am still looking into the structures of cathedrals, the next step is to set my boundaries for the calculation.
And at last, one of the research tutor told about a television program related to my research questions. I want to ask if she can still send me the data. Thanks in advance!
Dear Andjelko,
ReplyDeletethanks for the update on the cathedral structures, the main reason I mentioned them was because I remembered entering the space above the vaults in a cathedral as a child finding it very fascinating to see the undulating up and down of the brick floor/roof, and it being a space that was not normally acessible. an image of a similar example here http://mas.org/up-to-the-roof-a-vertical-tour-of-st-john-the-divine/
http://peregrinations.kenyon.edu/photobank/1-4/23.jpg
The question is what factors influence the shape of your floor towards a landscape like structure, in the cathedrals the above the vault space is a leftover of the vaulted roof, and not the intended outcome, if you wnat to generate floor landscapes what does shape them, forces, programmatic aspects etc.
For Monday try to setup a simple parametric model that shows some aspects of what you would like to achieve in a variable way (meaning if you change a parameter it would adapt in a way you intend it to)
this sketch may help you to define things more closely
Axel