Flat Grids Designs Employing the Swivel Diaphragm
Rodriguez C, Chilton J, Wilson R. (2009) Flat Grids Designs Employing the Swivel Diaphragm. An Anthology of Structural Morphology (ISBN 9812837205) pp. 159-172. World Scientific Publishing Company
ABSTRACT
This work is part of the PhD thesis THE SWIVEL DIAPHRAGM: a geometrical examination of an alternative retractable ring structure in architecture by C. Rodriguez Bernal undertaken at The School of the Built Environment, The University of Nottingham between 2001 - 2006 It explores various designs of flat kinetic grids employing the Swivel Diaphragm system. It evaluates the advantages of using this alternative deployable ring structure over other similar systems within grid configurations. The principal aim of this study is to establish a variety of choices for grids offering diverse types of movement. This procedure is unlikely to be exhaustive since the options of grid configurations are so numerous. Hence, in order to avoid a long and repetitive exercise of searching for new configurations, the exploration process has been limited to three different methods. The results of this design process serve as a platform for future research into the possible applications of these types of grids within architectural devices.
This work is part of the PhD thesis THE SWIVEL DIAPHRAGM: a geometrical examination of an alternative retractable ring structure in architecture by C. Rodriguez Bernal undertaken at The School of the Built Environment, The University of Nottingham between 2001 - 2006 It explores various designs of flat kinetic grids employing the Swivel Diaphragm system. It evaluates the advantages of using this alternative deployable ring structure over other similar systems within grid configurations. The principal aim of this study is to establish a variety of choices for grids offering diverse types of movement. This procedure is unlikely to be exhaustive since the options of grid configurations are so numerous. Hence, in order to avoid a long and repetitive exercise of searching for new configurations, the exploration process has been limited to three different methods. The results of this design process serve as a platform for future research into the possible applications of these types of grids within architectural devices.
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