Bucky Lab Studio, TU Delft, 2016
The quick frame is a system that could provide a flexible shelter that could cover a range of small to a large areas with minimum materials, effort, storage, cost, assembly, and disassembly time. The idea is based on a rope principle that allowed for a quick assembly and disassembly process since all the elements are interconnected. The triangles are assembled and are guided by the ropes which are then pulled, where the structure could be assembled without being touched or moved.
Two models, a 1:5 scale of the entire structure, and a 1:1 scale of the connections were built from standardized pvc pipes and connections during the building weeks in a group of four students. The connections have been modeled in Rhino and Grasshopper for 3D printing which required seamless joined edges and appropriate thicknesses and tolerances. The fabric pattern has been flattened in Kangaroo, the segments were printed on paper which was then cut out and attached together according to the labeling system. The structural analysis has been done in Diana software.