Inital idea 2

Initial idea 1

pieces of the pentagons cut from cnc machine

Cut mdf for the table

Side view

Initial ideas hexagon

Complete Construction

Exploded Construction Isometric

Finished booth, now to disassemble and move to the SU ready for PANGEA!

Assembling the frames - Its all coming together!

Cutting Plywood pieces on the CNC Machine, 3 sheets down, 5 to go!

Collating construction process and creating presentation sheets.

Day 9,successful finish of the assembly, everyone is admiring their work.I am very proud of all of you guys, was a pleasure working together!

Preparing the final presentation.

Day 9, testing the assembly.

One of the initial design proposals on the 1st day. An experiment of combining the louver system and curving shape.

Post-completion we walked the structure down to the University of Manchester Students Union.

Measuring the purlin lengths. We had a few issues with the natural bending of wood.

The CNC sheets during production.

Sean the grasshopper Lyon adjusting the CNC sheet layout. It took just over a day to cut the 8 exterior ply sheets.

Day 9. Finished!

Desk in position.

FInal stages of desk construction.

Fun fun fun.. Pangea booth is done!!!

Nearly Completed

Cutting Purlins to size

CNCing

The final build of the 1:1 booth, complete with the DJ table. For Pangaea festival a UV light will be used to illuminate the string structure.

For the final build we started off by constructing the pentagon frames together and then weaving the string in for the parabolic curve effect. We then attached the frames together and cladded the structure in translucent plastic. By assigning tasks we managed to work well as a group which made the process quicker.

After completing the 1:10 physical model we had to spend time researching materials we could use for the final build which proved to be difficult since we had to take into account the budget we had been given. The design of the DJ table had been finalised and a rough plan was drawn up in order for the construction process to run as efficiently as possible.

We developed the chosen idea by combining aspects of other pitches to produce the final design of parabolic curves in multiple pentagon frames, with the string being lit up by UV light. In order to gain an understanding of the scale and construction of the design we built a 1:10 physical model. This process was useful since the technical problems we came across when building this model meant that we could resolve these earlier and reduce time when coming to build the final model at 1:1.

The next part of the process was for all of us to present our concepts and models to the Pangaea committee and workshop technicians, as well as answering their questions regarding cost, time and construction details. The panel concluded that the chosen idea to be put forward for development was the parabolic curve concept pitched by James Nutt.

On the first day we got into groups and came up with initial ideas for the DJ booth. Our initial concept came from modelling geodesic domes and cutting panels out in order to translate the form into an enclosure. We continued to develop this idea by cutting voids and placing a translucent material underneath in order to mimic a fabric tension structure.

Day 8, part 2. The first day away from the workshop, piecing together and bolting up our beautifully crafted pentagons. Let the stringing begin and the design unfold.

Day 8. Stings strings strings, how you created nightmares with your nots.

Day 7. With the wood sheets arriving we were able to start the production of our DJ booth. Shapes were cut out using the CNC machine and sanded and finished in the workshop. Issues with pieces fitting together and hole sizing arose, but we were able to resolve them in the workshop.

Day 5. Now that we have a final design, its onto the details and construction timetabling to make sure the build runs as smoothly as possible. Four large structural pentagons and purlins acted as the fame, with plastic sheeting as the waterproof cladding. Three inner pentagons included holes to enable us to string the white rope within, creating the wormhole effect.

Day 4, part 2. The final design incorporates uv string which we intend to light up using black lights in order to produce a wormhole like effect. This was inspired by one of our first design proposals, an infinity mirror. By editing the photo I am able to produce a more realistic visual of to how it will be seen on the night.

The final 1:1 DJ booth constructed in the open studio on the eight floor. Through the test build we discovered a couple of issues such as the frame swaying laterally. To combat this we added extra bracing between the structural pentagons. We also built a DJ table to fit exactly within the front space of the booth since the strings and pentagons create a lot of spacial constrictions and requirements.

Day 4. Model making time. As a team of 3 we built a 1:10 model of our final design.

Day 3. Feed back from the panel after our presentations was to combine 3 of the proposals, the use of pentagon shapes from our geodesic dome idea, the shed like structure from another and the use of strings to create parabolic forms from the 3rd.

After we had threaded the three full size pentagons we layered them against each other just to check for scale and that the DJ would be able to move freely and comfortably inside the space left in between

This is the full scale first pentagon just after it had finished being threaded. The process was very slow initially but we became a lot faster with practice and hopefully the final build for the festival should be much faster than our initial build.

Day 2. Presentation day to the client. We presented our 8 different proposals to a panel made up of people from the SU, Pangaea committee, 5th year architect students and Jim and Scott From the workshop.

The proposal that was decided on had the loose theme of tension strings surrounding the DJ creating a permeable membrane. We then developed this idea until we had a final design made up of strings threaded between structural pentagons. This is the 1:10 model in development, testing the arrangements of the strings.

My favourite proposal for the DJ booth was by Arjun Mistry and consisted of several infinity mirrors surrounding the DJ. To test the theory behind the mirrors Arjun made a scaled down version from mirrored acetate, LED fairy lights and wood. Unfortunately the proposal was too expensive for our budget so we had to focus on other proposals.

Day 1. Using initial ideas to create and design our first set of proposals. As a group of three we looked at geodesic domes, using models to develop our idea. We experimented with shape and materials, for example looking at combining material and frame and the effect it created once lit up.

DJ table was built

Assmebly

Second week- Sanding job

To approach the design problem we separated into small teams and created some initial ideas. We created several sketch geodesic domes, then deconstructed them in various ways to experiment with the different shapes that could be created and how the DJ could interact with both the space and the crowd.

Final physical model 1:10

Build has been dismantled and carted across to the Student Union for storage until Pangaea Festival on June 4th.

Test build - on night of festival the string patterns will be illuminated with UV lights.

Test build - plastic cladding added and DJ table completed.

Test build - timber purlins hold pentagon portals together.

Test build - CNCed structural frames are slotted together.

Day 3- After presenting our ideas to UOM Student Union and workshop staff, we started to finalise the design for our DJ booth with second year and fifth year students.

1:10 physical model

Day 2,Sketch up model with initial ideas from our group

Day 1, initial ideas were discussed and we were ready to present them using 1:10 model

Workshop time

The Dj table is almost done!

Assembling the actual pentagons for the booth structure today.

Making the the DJ table in the workshop today.

Sanding and finishing the wooden parts of the pentagons in the workshop.

3D SketchUp model of the DJ table. The DJ table would go inside the pentagon structure of the booth.

Small model of the DJ booth for Pangea.

...and the strings

It's all coming together nicely!

Day seven - structural pieces have been CNCed and everything should be ready for the test build on Thursday.

Some wooden pieces of the pentagons that were sanded today at the workshop.

The pieces for the DJ table are now cut and ready to be assembled.

Complete structural frame: Front and Rear Isometrics