3-Axis CNC Milling in Architectural Design

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Aitcheson ◽  
Jonathan Friedman ◽  
Thomas Seebohm
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Physical Scale ◽  
Scale Models ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Way

Physical scale models still have a role in architectural design. 3-axis CNC milling provides one way of making scale models both for study purposes and for presentation in durable materials such as wood. We present some types of scale models, the methods for creating them and the place in the design process that scale models occupy. We provide an overview of CNC milling procedures and issues and we describe the process of how one can creatively develop appropriate methods for milling different types of scale models and materials. Two case studies are presented with which we hope to convey not only the range of possible models that can be machined but also the way one creatively explores to arrive at appropriate milling strategies. Where apposite, we compare 3-axis CNC milling to newer technologies used for rapid prototyping but rapid prototyping is not a primary focus.

JAVA™-Based Design Calculator for Integral Snap-Fits

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung S. Oh ◽  
Dean Q. Lewis ◽  
Daeyong Lee ◽  
Gary A. Gabriele
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Operating System ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Specific Loading ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Integral Attachment ◽  
A Company

Abstract Many different types of snap-fits have been developed to replace conventional fasteners, and research efforts have been made to characterize their performance. It is often tedious to look for design equations for unique types of snap-fits to calculate the insertion and retention forces. If found, these equations tend to be long, complex, and difficult to use. For this reason, a snap-fit calculator has been created to help in designing integral attachment features. Studies of seven most commonly used snap-fits (annular snap, bayonet-and-finger, cantilever hook, cantilever-hole, compressive hook, L-shaped hook, and U-shaped, hook) were used to provide the equations implemented in this snap-fit calculator, more fasteners than any other snap-fit calculator available. This tool aids in designing snap-fits to meet specific loading requirements by allowing the designer to size the feature to obtain desired estimates for maximum insertion and retention forces. The software for this design tool was written in JAVA™ language that is independent of operating system platforms and can be distributed at a company site-wide over an intranet or worldwide over the Internet. This makes it easily accessible to a user, and universal upgrades can be achieved by simply updating the software at the server location. Designers will find this tool to be useful in the design process and the most convenient way to estimate the performance of snap-fits. This paper describes the development and operation of the IFP snap-fit calculator including several case studies comparing the calculated results to experimental data.

Electoral Ergonomics

2020 ◽  
pp. 240-262
Author(s):  
Michael Bruter ◽  
Sarah Harrison
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Young Voters ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Empirical Logic ◽  
Electoral Choice ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

This chapter focuses on electoral ergonomics, defined as the interface between every aspect of electoral organization and the psychology of the voters. It argues that every small detail in the organization of the vote (electoral ergonomics) matters not only mechanically, but also because of the way it may trigger different psychological mechanisms and emotional reactions, and that as a result, the ergonomic interface will have different effects on different types of voter, such as ‘referees’ or ‘supporters’. Indeed, electoral ergonomics affects the way citizens experience the vote, their attitudes, their likeliness to vote in elections, and their actual electoral choice. The chapter then unpacks the theoretical and empirical logic behind the influence of electoral ergonomics, both in general and through specific case studies. These case studies include the impact of the use of remote voting on electoral experience in the general population, its influence on the electoral choice of young voters, and the effect of ballot-paper design (including paper vs electronic ballots) on the electoral experience.

The Role of Building Materials in Architectural Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 679 ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Hafedh Abed Yahya ◽  
Muna Hanim Abdul Samad
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Core Element ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Architecture ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Way

The argumentation of previous studies demonstrated the historical evolution of the materials in architecture and the position of the materials in the design process. The purpose is to recognize the role of materials in architectural design, and the materials are a core element of the design process. This paper is about the way materials can be used to create personality and character of the design. The research finds two overlapping roles for materials which are providing technical functionality and building personality. Thus building materials were one of the major factors for new innovation forms through the history of architecture. Keywords: Building Materials, Architectural Design, Technical Functionality, Aesthetic Attributes.

scholarly journals Sound, Shape, Space : The Ontology of Space in Architecture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean W. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Shape Space ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Ontological Sense ◽  
The Way

This work embarks on a radically different understanding of space that sheds its preconceived physical attributes. Borne from a criticism of the imbalanced approach to architectural design, which focuses on ‘form’, the aim is to redeem ‘space’ as the inextricably linked partner of form in the design process. Herein, space is re-framed in an ontological manner as it relates to architecture, that is, as having to do with ‘being’. To accomplish this, sound becomes pivotal, constituting a catalyst in the reaction with form that brings ontological space to life within architecture. By using sound in reaction with form, the work will engage in the design of space in the ontological sense; as it relates to being, namely, that of human social practice. At its heart, this work is not really about sound or space, nor even architecture for that matter. It is about the way in which humans exist.

scholarly journals Mass-tailorisation - a digital aid for the decision-making in the designer's design process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Sik Kim
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Potential

<p>The advent of digital tools and technologies of modern times has provided architectural designers with the ability to create in complexities and volumes of an unprecedented scale. With the myriad of possibilities, the designer has become prone to the Paradox of Choice - the difficulty of making decisions in a field of mass-options. </p> <p>Mass-tailorisation aims to aid the decision-making process of the designer in a world of unprecedented possibilities, limited only by the practicalities of reality. This research develops a theoretical framework for mass-tailorisation systems that aid the designer in the decision-making process by strategically focusing on four stages of the decision-making process. </p> <p>The thesis investigates the theoretical framework of mass-tailorisation through several phases of case studies that critically assess the viability and the implications of the components that constitute the mass-tailorisation system. The need for mass-tailorisation, as well as the establishment of the system and the future potential of mass-tailorisation are addressed through these case studies. Thus, leading to an integrative theoretical framework on the validity of mass-tailorisation. </p> <p>The research also speculates on the possible role of the future designer as they navigate through the near-limitless possibilities of the architectural design process of modern times. Finally, the thesis concludes by discussing the specific importance of the Design-Fabrication-Assembly Digital Continuum and the pursuit for the Move 37 phenomenon in explaining how mass-tailorisation can improve the decision-making process of the designer during the design process.</p>

scholarly journals Figurative analogies and how they are resisted in British Public Bill Committee debates

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiki Y. Renardel de Lavalette ◽  
Corina Andone ◽  
Gerard J. Steen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Dialectical Theory ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Metaphor Use ◽  
Qualitative Analyses ◽  
The Way

Abstract This paper studies metaphor use in British Public Bill Committee debates. It focuses on the way in which legislators frame their arguments in metaphorical terms under the form of figurative analogies. Because these figurative analogies can be misleading by oversimplifying the issue under discussion, resisting them by putting forward counter-argumentation is a crucial and necessary skill. The purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of countering figurative analogies in legislative debates, and to show that resistance to figurative analogies is a complex phenomenon comprising various types of criticisms to different types of metaphor. To this end, we present qualitative analyses of a number of case studies of resistance to figurative analogies found in the British Public Bill Committee debates on the Education Bill 2010–11 by employing the three-dimensional model of metaphor (Steen, 2011) and the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation (Van Eemeren, 2010).

scholarly journals Experiments with visible and invisible materials: designing and building an ambiance

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 02008
Author(s):  
Céline Drozd ◽  
Virginie Meunier ◽  
Antoine Mabire
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Sensory Quality ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The Way

This article relies on a workshop called “materials of ambiances” that is taking place at the Graduate School of Architecture of Nantes. It aims for the students to question the qualities of ambiances within spaces with an approach through the concept of material, making them aware of invisible materials (ambiances) from the manipulation of visible materials (building materials). The experimentation with materials holds a significant place: the students are asked to build an ambiance device to create a sensory experience in order to highlight every sensory quality of a material capable of producing an ambiance. The materials used for this experiment are mostly from fields beyond architecture as to think of potential misappropriations. It is about making sure that the student tests by himself the materials and recreates the connection between data from the experiment, and the physical characteristics given by the manufacturers and industrialists. The pedagogical experience that we present aims at creating within students an interest for the built material, to develop ambiance intentions to qualify projected spaces, which are not always measurable but always noticeable. This article proposes to turn back to the way the qualities of ambiances are felt, the misappropriations of materials are perceived, as well as the perspectives on the evolution of the architectural design process. This contribution is illustrated by an ambiance device whose the name is “Cosmic dream” built in 2018/2019 by Marilou Bach, Hugo Falaise, Carole Lyssandre and Charlotte Say.

scholarly journals Land, Sea and Skyscape: Two Case Studies of Man-made Structures in the Azores Islands

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Fernando Pimenta ◽  
Nuno Ribeiro ◽  
Anabela Joaquinito ◽  
António Félix Rodrigues ◽  
Antonieta Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Summer Solstice ◽  
Artificial Structures ◽  
Azores Islands ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Way

Two case studies in the Azores islands show possible integration of elements of landscape, seascape and skyscape in the way two different types of artificial structures were aligned. The major axes of the Maroiço structures from Pico Island may have been aligned on the summit of Pico Mountain and, reciprocally, on the setting sun at summer solstice over the neighbouring Faial Island. The artificial caves near the sea excavated in Monte Brasil, Terceira Island, may have integrated solar calendrical marks, especially for the Equinox sunset over the distant S. Jorge Island.

scholarly journals Land, Sea and Skyscape: Two Case Studies of Man-made Structures in the Azores Islands

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Fernando Pimenta ◽  
Nuno Ribeiro ◽  
Anabela Joaquinito ◽  
António Félix Rodrigues ◽  
Antonieta Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
Summer Solstice ◽  
Artificial Structures ◽  
Azores Islands ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Holocene Period ◽  
The Way

The exploration of the Mediterranean seascape goes back to the foragers of the early Holocene period around the ninth millennium BCE. Two case studies in the Azores islands show possible integration of elements of landscape, seascape and skyscape in the way two different types of artificial structures were aligned. The major axes of the Maroiço structures from Pico Island may have been aligned on the summit of Pico Mountain and, reciprocally, on the setting sun at the summer solstice over the neighbouring Faial Island. The artificial caves near the sea excavated in Monte Brasil, Terceira Island, may have integrated solar calendrical marks, especially for the Equinox sunset over the distant S. Jorge Island.

scholarly journals Measurable Mistakes in Architecture the Effect of Designer's Experience on the Propagation of Mistakes in Architectural Design - Residential Buildings in Al Sulaymaniyah City as a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-111
Author(s):  
Wrya Sabir Abdullah ◽  
Amjad Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Design Values ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

The importance of physical and nonphysical architectural design values made architectural designers need good experience to be experts of architectural values reasonably without neglecting any value in the design process.  The importance of such values made that ignoring any values and mistakes occurs in the design process. Simultaneously, architectural designers' different nature and the difference in their experiences are causing different understandings of the design values, thus causing architectural mistakes. The research problem appears from the randomly propagating of mistakes in contemporary architecture, which is about to become a phenomenon in Al Sulaymaniyah city. The research aims to find the main reasons and influences of making architectural mistakes and propagating such mistakes in the contemporary architectural design depending on randomly selected samples. The study took the factor of "Architectural Designers' Experience" as an influential factor in avoiding the propagation of architectural mistakes. To see architectural mistakes in real existing cases, the research took some of the different types of residential buildings in Al Sulaymaniyah city designed during (2000-2010) as case study to show architects' architectural mistakes in residential buildings

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