Sarah Oppenheimer
P-01 Aluminum joint geometry is developed using parametric manipulation.
Fabrication drawings for structural aluminum frame
D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
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Fluid cooled milling of aluminum plate.
Aluminum panels inspected prior to folding.
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A grasshopper definition handled a detailed, rigid unfolding of each aluminum segment, taking into account material thickness. This produced the necessary channel widths to be milled into the piece for a given fold angle.
Anodized aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
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A grasshopper definition was developed to slice the aluminum skin along user-specified planes, unfolded each resulting segment, and tested for fit within our limited sheet size.
Prior to final fabrication, aluminum samples confirm the scalar relationship between material thickness and channel width.
Assembly of aluminum skin.
Perforation tests for aluminum honeycomb folding.
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Assembly of aluminum skin.
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Aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
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Spacers are placed to insure a regular gap between folded aluminum panels.
D-33 Tiling options generated in Rhino through Grasshopper plug-in.
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D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
Aluminum elements are prepared for folding.
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Anodized aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
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W-120301 Aluminum folding.