Jokerweek2008

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Jokerweek2008

• Group 8 CNC
• Anne, Anthony, Lieselot, Kevin, Lorenz, Maarten,
  Martijn en Peter

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Sint-Katelijneplein / Place Sainte Catherine /
Saint-Catherines Square
Up to 1870, the area around the Vismarkt
consisted of docks. These docks were drained and
Saint-Catherines church was built. The presence
of these docks can still be felt when looking at
some of the streetnames around the church. The
large amount of seafoodrestaurants also
contributes to this presence.
Our concept With our sculpture, we try to
surface the water of the docks again, by shaping
it into a wave emerging from the surface of the
square.
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Design
The design of the wave was entirely done in
Generetive Components. We started out with a grid
of points. With these points we can create a
surface that would be easily transformed into a
wave-surface by moving the points that define it.
Once the shape was done, we sliced these models
and exported the slices to CAD. With this
drawing-file we could let the lasercutter cut our
parts.
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We developed several models to find the best
shape for our sculpture. These models varied by
grid geometry, overall shape and the directions
in which we moved the defining points.
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Some cardboard-models (done by hand).
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Some cardboard-models (lasercutter).
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Some more cardboard-models (lasercutter).
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While the final shape was being designed, we also
sought a solution to the lateral stiffness.
Different options were considered. Some exemples
designing a surface in which the plates would be
inserted, forming a grid with the plywood and
some other options with steel parts. We felt
that the linearity of the sculpture should be
preserved but we didnt want to make a box that
completely covers the squares texture. Our
choice went to a system of lateral bracing that
varies in position and height. The T-shape makes
it possible to sit or stand on it, or even use it
as a small table. This way our structure becomes
part of the city-furniture and because of its
location along the course of the parade it can
function as a small tribune..
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Drawing.
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Montage.
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We made a scale 11 model to test the strenght
and stability of the braces.
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Some stress-tests.
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Succes!
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Our final shape was made in a similar way but we
needed to make different solids and substract
them from eachother to achieve the final solid.
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The cardboard-model.
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Thank you for your attention.
Anne Goossens Anthony Tetaert Kevin
Druwé Lieselot Coppieters Lorenz Adriaens Maarten
De Pestel Martijn Hendrickx Peter Hendrickx