A Translucent Arcade

Button Bonanza

Design development and structural analysis

Stringing buttons on wire to post-tension

Preliminary arches after post-tensioning

Plastic Scales

Derived from 6" plastic messenger tubes, the plastic scales were created through a method of flattening the tubes in boiling water, and were then torched on a flat surface to fuse the sides together. They were then hung on a jig and torched until the bubbles were properly articulated and carmelized. The final scales were attached using wire and placed in an aluminum frame.

Lots of soap dishes

Quilt

133 pieces, 342 wire connections

Project 1: Crystallized Gradient

Initial Concept: laser-cutting at various depths without cutting all the way through the piece created reflective, gradated micro-surfaces trapped within the acrylic.

The circle pattern allowed the change the direction of the gradient throughout the panel. After testing, the final circle size was 1/2 inch diameter. A larger size circle would have made the gradient hard to read, while a smaller size would have resulted in more time cutting, more warping of the panels, and an over-stimulation of the senses. There were a total of 4560 circles in the final product.