I began by looking at a single diagonal unit, repeated and rotated to form a woven pattern.
Pattern established, I created a simple 3D model to define the pattern with space and volume rather than diagrammatic color.
I then started prototpying. I cast a block in plaster, with formwork made of cut and stacked foam core sheets.
I was approaching the pattern differently; creating “sheets” parallel to the face of the pattern, rather than perpendicular “blocks”.
With this new way of thinking I moved to the most readily available method of digital fabrication; laser cut chipboard.
Nice as it was, this was looking rather flat. It was time to move the next level of complexity.
I built a parametric 3D model of my block, with the conceptual massing toolset In Revit.
I was able to populate the block across curved surfaces, but this was no longer a single repeating unit.
The blocks were changing shape to create the curve.
I took another shot at it, this time repeating the same block across the surface, creating a parametric “grout” to fill the voids.
I cast three blocks before my form became unusable.
