February 9, 2009

HEART ver.3






















Heart Installation by VRO in Progress. Geometry on the left (in each image) is revised Heart.

I started modeling Heart to quickly visualize this complex surface in relation to the site -for example, to check clearance, cable hanging locations, and ring sizes.

In the beginning, this minimal surface modeling itself was challenging, but now I think I got CATIA model under control for fine tuning the geometry. And working closely with engineers, we found that previous version (right in each image) had problems finding form since three rings are set perpendicular to each center cable. Three arms should have kept tangency to cables that meets at connection point to the ceiling.

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