SUPERMANOEUVRE WORKSHOP
Architecture isn’t just about aesthetics it’s also about systems. Sometimes the system can surpass the artifact it produces as the best representation of intent. This can result in some very calculated but unpredictable/novel geometry. During the Supermanoeuvre workshop my team and I worked to create a system which might be used in the future to construct a surface out of bent metal rods. Unfortunately the built realization of our work was never realized (due entirely to time constraints) but the evidence of our investigation is available below.
The simple premise of our system was to have 'rods' follow a preset terrain/surface. Rods were given intelligence through 'rovers'. Rovers decided where the rod should go at set increments based on the geometry in its path. As the rod vector approaches a increment the rover tells the rod if the geometry in the x-axis and z-axis is increasing or decreasing. The rod responds in kind giving a shape which responds to the surface.
Our final result was not perfect. The code generates initial points at random locations on the perimeter of the surface, but rovers were frequently confused with how to properly analyze the terrain resulting in radical knots and crossovers. However the investigation proved to be a very rich learning experience and an excellent launching point for future research.
Our code is open for public/non-commercial use.
