INTRODUCTION
The goal of this project is to create lightweight furniture, by applying the methods used by 19th century Barcelona architect Antoní Gaudi, while using contemporary technologies.
Although Gaudi's buildings are very expressive, Gaudi created logical and thoughtful structures, and often looked at nature and physics to show him the right designs.
Gaudi determined the shape of his churches by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity show the strongest shape for withstanding forces.
When a chain hangs in between two supports, it will follow a line defined by gravity. This is the catenary. When this line is reversed, a strong form for taking compressive forces emerges.
By using contemporary materials and manufacturing technologies, these methods can be used to apply Gaudi's methods to create organic and logical structures on smaller scales, such as furniture. Software modeling can help with generating the right structure or adopting the design to specific material characterisitics.
MODULES
The project is devided mainly between the design of actual furniture pieces and the manufacturing process.
INTRODUCTIONThe goal of this project is to create lightweight furniture, by applying the methods used by 19th century Barcelona architect Antoní Gaudi, while using contemporary technologies.Although Gaudi's buildings are very expressive, Gaudi created logical and thoughtful structures, and often looked at nature and physics to show him the right designs.Gaudi determined the shape of his churches by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity show the strongest shape for withstanding forces.When a chain hangs in between two supports, it will follow a line defined by gravity. This is the catenary. When this line is reversed, a strong form for taking compressive forces emerges.By using contemporary materials and manufacturing technologies, these methods can be used to apply Gaudi's methods to create organic and logical structures on smaller scales, such as furniture. Software modeling can help with generating the right structure or adopting the design to specific material characterisitics.MODULESThe project is devided mainly between the design of actual furniture pieces and the manufacturing process.
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