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Prof. Dr. Juan José Castellón

EXperimental Models of Space and Structure

19RM_X06

RECIPROCAL MODEL / EXPERIMENT SIX

Elina Chen, Lauren Ma, Yi Luo

PHYSICAL MODEL

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DIGITAL MODEL

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PROCESS

This project explores the equilibrium of solid masses allocated in space within a virtual bounding box using compressive and tensile linear forces. Wood blocks are used as solid masses, lift them by nylon strings (tensile forces) and compress one block against another (compression forces) to achieve the equilibrium. The strings in tension are connected to four poles plugged into the four corners of the wood board.

Prof. Juan José Castellón
Architect | Researcher

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

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