The Wall-Mill : the design of a flexible machine for the in-situ architectural machining of surfaces
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. === Water-like wave patterns on surfaces are seen in the walls of the Glaphyros Apartment in Paris, France and in the Frankfurt Nightclub in Frankfurt, Germany (designed by Mark Goulthorpe). These 3-D surfac...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007
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| Summary: | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. === Water-like wave patterns on surfaces are seen in the walls of the Glaphyros Apartment in Paris, France and in the Frankfurt Nightclub in Frankfurt, Germany (designed by Mark Goulthorpe). These 3-D surfaces were created by first constructing molds which is an extremely time-consuming and inefficient process. It is also difficult to transport a large mold from the machine shop where it was created to the building site where the panel will be installed. Additionally, the non-modularity of molds requires that a new one be created for a different design. It would be much simpler and efficient if the mold is replaced with a portable apparatus that can machine the surface directly. The main concept is a vertical milling machine appropriately named the Wall-Mill. The goal of this thesis project is to design and construct a prototype of the Wall-Mill. === by Tiffany Yang. === S.B. |
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