Final Project

Week 5 Update

Okay…possibly doing a 180. Now considering what does it mean to compost electronics? How might I reuse electronics waste around MIT?…-> Frankensynth

Week 1 Update

See H1 for an initial model

Week 0 Update

Initially, I envisioned having the structure of the form be some kind of faceted, irregular polyhedra, where each column of panels pulled away from the center, kind of like segments of an orange.

This week, I spoke with one of the TA’s of the course (shout out to Alfonso!) who specialized in origami structures. I showed him a piece of installation art, which inspired my interest in using origami for this project (see here). Noting that the form of folding in that project is rather in efficient, he encouraged me to look up origami flashers

I am really excited to delve into this area of research. I think that it could be the key to making my final project work!

Brainstorm

Much of my time working on the first assignment was spent doing sketches, trying to come up with a worthy idea. I sketched up a few things before settling on a winner.

My final project proposal is inspired by my time spent working in community gardens. As summers grew hotter and rain storms became more infrequent,
I dreamed of implementing some sort of rain water catchment system. The issue is that any large rain catchment system would block sunlight from reaching the plants below.

I propose to make a deployable rain catchment system called the Water Lily (working title). When it rains, the system will blossom, maximizing surface area. When it is no longer raining, the system will stow itself so as not to block sunlight.

The details certainly need to be fleshed out, but there’s the idea!