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Prof. Dr. Juan José Castellón

EXperimental Models of Space and Structure

20CM_X01

COMBINATIONAL MODEL / EXPERIMENT ONE

Jefferson Xia, Charlotte Cohen, Jerry Song

PHYSICAL MODEL

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DIGITAL MODEL

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PROCESS

This model features four wood sticks attached to a series of 4 V-shaped arms via multiple strings. The movements of the arms will be locked as a pair due to the gear structure at the bottom of the arm. The arms have the tendency to fall down, creating tension in the strings. The strings that connect the wood sticks to the arms then act as the tensile force that pulls the sticks towards the arm. At the same time, the strings connected to either end of two sticks would pull the sticks together while regulating the direction of the force.

Prof. Juan José Castellón
Architect | Researcher

University of Miami School of Architecture
Dr.sc., ETH Zurich

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