Production Mode

Current status: My design has been 'finalized' after adding the actual structural steel component to it... Don't think the SSEF would have been too impressed otherwise. This also means that the whole changing stall is no longer all made of steel so no one will be burning their hands... win-win! In addition, I have all the Rhino tutorials under my belt and even have Rhino on my laptop now (after 3 hours of failed attempts)!

Here's what I have to (attempt to) model:

connection to wall (with the HSS tapering to one flat piece) and connection of stall to fin

overall idea of how everything will look except the fins will face inward so that the structure can rotate and be positioned flush against the wall when not in use over the winter

Movement

so far we've broken bones, backs, our new years resolutions and now... my headphones..

woe is me.

Over the Bridge.. because his legs work

Under the Bridge

For distraction you no longer need to switch which window you're working in

iterations

Moving away from the "Home Depot" model and towards a more architectural solution to sun and rain protection, I've designed a network of hexagonal shapes with rotating 'fins' which allow different degrees of sunlight to penetrate and flatten out completely for full protection from rain. Does that make sense? If you're confused, you know where I sit...

Though the sea anemones still serve as a source of 'inspiration', expanding my horizon and looking in to other 'spectacles' in nature has given my design a greater degree of flexibility and allowed me to explore ideas that I haden't considered before.

Here are a few screen shots of the many, many different iterations... I'm currently working out the connections and hope to have the model complete by tomorrow night (now that I've posted it on the blog I am commited to it.... back to work I go!)