A Pattern, A Structure

PATTERN
For the pattern, I ran with the idea that this panel would be a wall with 2 different types of apertures cut through it: one type would provide space for vertical plantings, while the other type would offer view ports for passersby. The viewing apertures are cut at different angles through the panel so that the glimpses are controlled.

You can see in the right two images the difference in aperture size from the front to back. The slices that remain the same size are the planted portions and contain the mesh. The large to small ones are the viewing ports.

The laminating of the mesh and chipboard was relatively easy, thanks to the brick I made from Assignment 1. Gluing the mesh on an individual layer of this pattern was a little difficult, but once I aligned all 6 layers and flattened them for an hour, it worked like a charm.

STRUCTURE
The structure did not necessarily go according to plan, but it came out okay. I was pretty wrapped up in cutting out these fin shapes (and maybe a little distracted by a suspenseful movie on Netflix), and didn't notice that the design in my head did not address the materials meeting perpendicularly. The original idea was that these fins would be planted cantilevers that could be stacked and rotated to create a canopy for cover.

However, once cutting out all of the fins, I realized my problem and decided to try to work with the shape, because I enjoyed it. So I stood up the fins, shifted them here and there, scored and bent them; I tried a lot of things and this shape offered many options. The resultant may be a little Ringling Brothers, but it still achieves the same goal of providing shelter. Essentially, it's an alcove where a bench could be a placed or a small group could huddle. Around the exterior edge, a planted fin peels away from the structure to provide individual protection from sun or rain, as well as provides an open connection from the interior to exterior. The planted portion wold be continuous or connected from the point of the cantilever up to the top of the alcove's roof. There, where it is exposed to the sky through a hole, rain could collect and wash down the entire length
of the panel.