Alec Singh – Digital Fabrication & Computational Design

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Tensegrity Hexagons. www.thingiverse.com/thing:

Tensegrity Hexagons.

www.thingiverse.com/thing:5145578
[link in bio]

Tensegrity is a structural principle where elements under compression do not touch each other. They're are only connected and hold in place by tensioned members (usually cables). The term "tensegrity" is short for "tensional integrity and was proposed by Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s.

This experimental model is a study on fabricating such a tensegrity structure. The boundary conditions are set to avoid assembly of the members and making additional support material obsolete. The focus here is on FFF/FDM as fabrication method. The intertwined hexagonal rings are only connected through fine strands to each other for stabilization. They're just filament extruded into the air. This technique is called bridging.

Geometry was created using Rhino/Grasshopper.

Printed with @spidermaker_official Matte PLA (Iron Blue, Wasabi Green) on a Prusa i3 MK3S & Raise3D Pro2 Plus (layer height 0.2 mm).
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The art of fdm 3d-printing. Patterns emerging f

The art of fdm 3d-printing.

Patterns emerging from the process. Some experimental geometry (yellow, more on that soon) after slicing for fdm 3d-printing. And a lot of support structures (blue), which is also modelled and applied as reinforcement structure. Automatic supports aren't an option, unfortunately.

Sliced geometry is exported to OBJ-format via PrusaSlicer.
Rendered in Blender/Cycles.
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Dreischeibenhaus in autumn, Düsseldorf. I love

Dreischeibenhaus in autumn, Düsseldorf.

I love my hometown.
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Gebäude HC, Bergische Universität Wuppertal. Be

Gebäude HC, Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

Beginning of winter term. University is slowly waking up again.
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My first architecture model (2007). That was ac

My first architecture model (2007).

That was actually an entrance test for architecture: To build a tower-like structure out of wooden sticks with a length of 10cm. Well, apparently I succeeded 🙂
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Der Neue Zollhof (The New Zollhof), Düsseldorf (2

Der Neue Zollhof (The New Zollhof), Düsseldorf (2007).

Frank is on fire.

[Canon PowerShot A520, 6mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec.]
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Neanderthalmuseum (2009). Human history is not

Neanderthalmuseum (2009).

Human history is not a straight line.

[Canon PowerShot A520, 5.8mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec.]
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Differential growth with kangaroo3d. This one w

Differential growth with kangaroo3d.

This one was about testing differential growth with Grasshopper & kangaroo3d (plugin which uses some kind of dynamic relaxation). The outcome was somewhat limited in its development, because it was difficult to add new points during the simulation.

Frozen geometry was then exported and 3d-printed.

Took a picture where I placed the model on a mirror with a fancy background picture plus some adjusted RGB lighting. Easy and fast setup!
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You know where (2001). Picture quality was poor

You know where (2001).

Picture quality was poor, so I lowered it even more.

[180 x 180px, custom palette with 6 colors]
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Illuminated Staircase, Kohlenwäsche/Zeche Zollver

Illuminated Staircase, Kohlenwäsche/Zeche Zollverein (2007).

Don't touch, it's glowing hot!

[Canon PowerShot A520, 6mm, f/2.6, 1/8 sec.]
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