Computational design, laser cutting and assembly by hand of paper origami shapes.
Inspired by the art of origami the main idea of this project is to create a Script that can take a curved surface, and generate a polygonal geometry based on it. This polygonal geometry is materialised in paper cut on the laser cutter, and it is designed in such a way to be able to be easily folded and assembled by hand.
In order to arrive to this geometry that can be easily materialised, the initial curved surface is triangulated, and pyramids are generated, whose number may vary. The geometry of the pyramid is chosen because it has the advantage of being easy to fold and unfold, whilst it can give the paper the necessary stiffness to create geometries that are structurally demanding. The larger the number of the pyramids, the more the generated geometry resembles to the initial surface, as it has higher ‘resolution’. However, too big a number of pyramids would eventually pose difficulties during the construction phase.
An experimentation with a variety of surfaces was carried out in order to find the limits and examine the problems of the Grasshopper definition. Throughout this process, many weaknesses were identified, improvements were made, and a series of objectives were set for future research.
Personal Project
Supervisor: François Guena
Carried out during my Erasmus Studies at Architecture Paris La Villette