24EM_X11

Deniz Kantar
Lehan Zhang
Jiahe Chen

This project assesses equilibrium via the concept of a parametric tower. The structure achieves equilibrium by employing solely three common materials: wooden sticks, balloons, and rope. The tower employs a 360-degree rotation of two separate polygons around the XY axis, functioning as tension elements. As the value of polygon edges fluctuates, the quantity of sticks affixed to these edges also alters accordingly. These sticks serve as compression elements to bear the applied load which is the balloon situated at its top. The sticks transmit the imposed load from the upper part of the structure downward. The distributed load alters its direction through the beams at the base of the structure, to support its equilibrium.