Hexadome
The decision to make the first pavilion in Pars university was held by students themselves and the participation was completely voluntarily. Due to lack of any sponsor, we decided to go as cheap as possible. After some experiments, we chose a light, cheap cardboard which is mainly used in making pastry boxes.
The main computational challenge was to planarize the hexagon modules in order to laser-cut them through a simple cardboard sheet. In addition, the beehive shaped exo-skeleton was made by folding the wide flaps (the folding line was loosely laser-cut).
• Weight: under 50 Kg
• Material: Cardboard / Plastic cable ties
(all Joints are dry and completely glue-less)
• Cost: less than 90$
• Assemble Time: 3 hours
• Disassemble Time: 1 hour (2 person)
• Team members: 11
• CAM: Pars IoCAD
• Material: Cardboard / Plastic cable ties
(all Joints are dry and completely glue-less)
• Cost: less than 90$
• Assemble Time: 3 hours
• Disassemble Time: 1 hour (2 person)
• Team members: 11
• CAM: Pars IoCAD
1- Understanding the behavior:
Initial form finding and modelling
Initial form finding and modelling
2- Creating an small scale model:
We made an actual small scale with paper
We made an actual small scale with paper
3- Laser-cutting the segments:
All the segments were designated by numbers
All the segments were designated by numbers
4- Assembling:
We used plastic cable ties to join the segments
We used plastic cable ties to join the segments
