Different variations of the component, controlled by the parameters in grasshopper.

Image showing the component applied on a surface. The division/ application on the surface can be varied parametrically using law curves.

The variations on the surface illustrated

Photographs of the weaving pattern tried with 1″ wide strips of 3mm thick plywood.

‘Sparse triaxial weaving uses three sets of parallel fibres, known as the warp, the whug and the weft. The whug is not present in conventional rectangular weaving. During construction it acts very much like a second warp. The warp can be laid down in simple parallel lines. The whug is then laid down on top of it – again in simple parallel lines. Finally the weft is woven in and out of both layers – to create the final fabric.’

So I tried to use this same principle and create a pattern.

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Plain Weave

Trying the pattern with strips in Rhino

Replacing the strips with pipes

Next step = to make this parametric!

Then I tried to build it geometrically in grasshopper, only to realize that it doesn’t give the desired effect! A simplified version in Rhino made things clear.

Next step was to further simplify the component. So far it only works on flat surfaces as I used a plane to mirror geometry [Please help Tom! ]

Paper Model Images

I was trying out a pattern that looks like an irregular weave…