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Segmented Shell Study

A seam that a person crosses, not just a joint.

Segmented Shell Study
TypeFormal study
MediumPhysical model, scale figures
OutputModel + orthographic set + diagram
IdeaHinge + threshold

A shell is cut into discrete bays. Varying angle and spacing generates moments of compression and release, turning the seams into thresholds that frame movement.

ProblemHow can a seam act as a threshold, something a person crosses, not just a joint?
MoveCut a shell into bays and varied angle and spacing to alternate compression and release.
OutputModel tested with scale figures, plus orthographic drawings and a diagram.

Hinges

Red hinges mark the seams
Red hinges mark the seams
Same model, second view
Same model, second view

From above

Top view, scale figure on the threshold
Top view, scale figure on the threshold
Top view, full sequence
Top view, full sequence
Figures inside the bays
Figures inside the bays

Model

Compression and release, model view
Compression and release, model view