Glass-Networked

Generative Glass 2013 : Prototype 2

Beginning with a simple cone-shaped geometry (not too dissimilar to a typical culinary vessel for serving dishes) as the most basic unit for the design exploration.The process that led to our proposed aggregation logic evolved from a succession of glass-blowing exercises, mould-making improvements and 3D printed joint adjustments. By taking advantage of the structurally strength afforded by conic geometries, our final prototype is a hybrid system of steel, ABS plastics and glass, with joints attached at the apex of each conic unit and branching off recursively. The structure itself is generative – with the ability to grow and change, relying on redundancy, complexity, connections and irregularity, whilst at the same time naturally creating a coherent whole collectively.