Bring in the Noise A robotic-aided framework for the indirect shape translation and molding of inexact geometries.

Elena Vazquez, Marcus Shaffer

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Abstract

This paper examines how mediated translations that embrace indeterminacy-from design to fabrication-can enhance material and tactile explorations. It investigates a dialogue between a digital environment that supports the design process, and fabrication processes that combine tools that are both precise (the robot) and indeterminate (casting/forming devices) in their essential functions. We present a research inquiry into this issue by providing a reflective account of a robotics-aided framework for the fabrication of inexact geometries using reconfigurable pin tools (RPT). These tools, with their inherent indeterminacy and variability, were used as a base mold for casting blocks in concrete and plaster. The central thesis of this paper is that a non-linear fabrication process-one imbued with variability rather than deterministically controlled for formulaic production/outcome-becomes a potent generator of novel forms. By focusing on process, rather than on the product of design, designers can subvert the geometrical control inherent in a digital-material output, thus favoring discovery over order and material sensitivity over determinacy-essential qualities in progressive architecture practice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputing for a better tomorrow
EditorsAnetta Kepczynska-Walczak, Sebastian Bialkowski
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages827-834
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789491207150
StatePublished - 2018
Event36th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2018 - Łódź, Poland
Duration: Sep 19 2018Sep 21 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference36th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2018
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityŁódź
Period9/19/189/21/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Education
  • Architecture

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