universaljoint
bone machine_geometry
Inspired by an image from a book, Philosophy of Structure by the great Engineer Torroja, the project has long been conceived as an automated, iterative joint able to incorporate morphable, stretchable and infinitely extensible formal possibilities - as well as all AISC pipe sizes.
From an aesthetic standpoint we prefer a bio-mechanical look, while from an industrial standpoing we conceive of the jont being produced in rapid prototyping and made available via ftp download (or as actual parts from Shapeways) as an open source, low-cost method of space formation for rapid deployment.
The manufacturing of the joint could be via low-tech sand casting, direct to metal rapid prototyping or via more mass-production technologies. With one simple, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) we can optimize the joint for an active performative connection for its respective location and function.
We imagine extra room in the joint for fit-up, or even pass-trhough sleeving of pipe within the joint for Waterloo-type adjustability.
bone machine_geometry
Inspired by an image from a book, Philosophy of Structure by the great Engineer Torroja, the project has long been conceived as an automated, iterative joint able to incorporate morphable, stretchable and infinitely extensible formal possibilities - as well as all AISC pipe sizes.
From an aesthetic standpoint we prefer a bio-mechanical look, while from an industrial standpoing we conceive of the jont being produced in rapid prototyping and made available via ftp download (or as actual parts from Shapeways) as an open source, low-cost method of space formation for rapid deployment.
The manufacturing of the joint could be via low-tech sand casting, direct to metal rapid prototyping or via more mass-production technologies. With one simple, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) we can optimize the joint for an active performative connection for its respective location and function.
We imagine extra room in the joint for fit-up, or even pass-trhough sleeving of pipe within the joint for Waterloo-type adjustability.