Andrew Taylor http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 May 2006 01:10:25 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Model Idol 1. terminal model 2.jpg
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Having been ill for the last 5 days and losing my phone over easter progress has been a little slow although i have managed to produce these two models. Right the idea is simple cause i'm not too sure if anyone actually ever looks at this blog, i thought i'd get people to vote on which model they prefer, basically like pop idol but with models! I just want to see if anyone actually looks at this, so if you do vote now 1 or 2, or if you think they are both crap vote 3 and i'll try a build another one based on the comments!

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Just some more development from the previous entries, only problem is i always get sucked in by the object so it's time to leave this alone for now and concentrate on some of the earlier stuff and applying to my actual building!

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/05/get_well_soon_rooney.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/05/get_well_soon_rooney.html Diploma Work Fri, 05 May 2006 01:00:01 +0000 Metal folding Industrial origami.jpg

I found this website while I was doing research for my professional studies and thought it quite cool. Its a US based company which have developed their own way to laser cut and fold sheet materials to a high degree of accuracy using what they call laser cut smiles to produce components. The stuff they are producing is a little boring but idea still seems quite good.

Industrial Origami

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/metal_folding.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/metal_folding.html Diploma Work Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:19:40 +0000 Liverpool to win the cup!!!! 28 - Structure studies 1.jpg
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]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/post_3.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/post_3.html Diploma Work Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:57:37 +0000 Site Model For the last 3 days Sibyl and I have been trying to sort out and hopefully get two site models laser cut out of steel for assembly at Uni. The idea is each model is made up of sections which cut through the site, sounds easy but its not, the more you get into it the more problem that crop up, like the logistics of assembling such large sections of steel in terms of weight and the structure to support such a heavy model.

Random LinesSite model cecil.jpg

You would not believe how hard it is to draw random lines! Having tried to draw our own random lines, using various methods like closing our eyes and scribbling on paper and a weak attempt at writing a script for it which only produced one line we remember the Cecil Balmond lecture that we went to earlier in the year where for the Serpentine gallery they using a 3-2 rotation algorithm to produce an ordered choas. i know this is a bit of a rip off but time was getting on.

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Once we had the cecil template we offset the centre and extended the lines to larger box then overlaid it onto each of the resective sites. The idea was also to make the actually site a more dense construction of sections so the template was scaled down by 50% and overlaid again.

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Wire frame of the sections!

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These were just some rough rendering of the Victoria deep water model with no legs, it's still very sketchy but these were only produced to help the manufacturers understand what we wanted to do so we could get a more accurate quote.

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Finished DXF that was sent with the images of the model to manufacturers to get a quote. I have already heard back from one who said she'd get back to me by tuesday with the final quote. The trouble is because this is all new to us, obviously we don't really have a clue about price so the model might have to be simplfied or scaled down to fit into budget and the cabilities of the laser cutters. But we'll keep you informed of the quotes.

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/site_model_1.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/site_model_1.html Diploma Work Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:28:42 +0000 Cruise ship in London

The cruise ship that some of us went to go see, even made the trade press in Travel weekly!!

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/cruise_ship_in_london.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/cruise_ship_in_london.html Other Stuff Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:21:38 +0000 inFORMing, transFORMing, perFORMing

Chosen water structure, which is the Marine Support Unit in Wapping which is part of the the River Police section at the Met. Pretty funny looking building but there is a really nice pub just down the road and some steps next to it going down to the foreshore, not a good idea after a couple of pints!

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/informing_transforming_performing.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/informing_transforming_performing.html Diploma Work Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:15:38 +0000 Just some investigations 24 - Structure studies.jpg
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Sorry i would explain but i have to go get my train home! I know good excuse, but basically i've just taken a section of sketch Model 14 and started to mess around with some stuff from the Tragsystem book, folded plate structural systems. I know it's very basic at the moment but fingers crossed it might lead to something much more complex and interesting, just have to get my head around the basics first.

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/just_some_investigations.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/just_some_investigations.html Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:54:43 +0000 Technical
Pretty cool book although reminds me of my engineering degree! You can buy it from RIBA bookshop and it does have some helpful stuff in it, quite pricey though.

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/technical.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/technical.html Diploma Work Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:35:22 +0000 Floor Plan Floor Plans Rev E.jpg
New floor plan, i think this is like the sixth revision!

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/floor_plan.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/floor_plan.html Diploma Work Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:31:19 +0000 Frequency of cruise ships 2a - Existing brief and Appropriation.jpg
I know this looks dull but it was just to clarify how often the cruise terminal is in use, pure data (this should have been done ages ago). The charts on the right shows, when in 2006 there is a cruise ship docked in London, basically for 2006 there is only a ship docked in London for 8% of the year!!. If London meets it's predicted fiqures by 2009 that will be up to 34% but it still means that the building will only be used for a third of the year!! Also looking at Yokohama terminal and although it recieved 145 cruise ships in 2005 only 12 of these were international, meaning that roughly 92% of its traffic is domestic which London doesn't have! I know very boring.

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/frequency_of_cruise_ships.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/frequency_of_cruise_ships.html Diploma Work Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:21:04 +0000 Liverpool 1 - 0 Bolton 21- Sketch Model development.jpg
More sketch models, just starting of with the basic extruded form then using the organisation of the programme of the building to start to articulate the roof, then as my floor plaes are quite large the idea was to break this up using a number of separate strips which when folded or articulated would allow ventilation and natural light to penetrate deeper into the space. blah blah blah

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/liverpool_1_0_bolton.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/liverpool_1_0_bolton.html Diploma Work Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:13:25 +0000 Failed experiment 22 - Geometry.jpg
Failed experiment, i was basically trying to appropreiate the geometry from the abstract form generated from the diagram into my revised building using the sectional approach.

]]> http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/failed_experiment.html http://www.diploma-unit-9.net/Andrew/2006/04/failed_experiment.html Diploma Work Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:07:53 +0000 Camera constructs conference
All in all it was pretty good. Although Patrick Keiller was a big disappointment, almost like he'd completely forgot he was meant to be presenting, nice guy though. Highlight for me though was Angus Leadley Brown (above), cool images and at least he was trying to experiment with the medium by means of synchroballistic photography to achieve new effects. Also my house appeared in one of his photos so i instantly liked the guy.

http://www.serratedimage.com/
wired

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