When the profile of a gothic column shares character with the foundation of its vault, it produces a coherent geometric transformation through the structural skeleton. Based on this observation, the research proposes a re-interpretation of ceramic construction by using 3d printing technique. This project concentrates on exploring the role of additive manufacturing and the possibility of clay as an individual component in the catenary system. By understanding the ceramic tile construction principle, the installation provides the ornamental attribute both on geometry variation and printing resolution, by treating the constraint of fabrication as feedback to design. The structure was created to make full use of the 3d printing technique to have a consistently changing geometric profile lofted through the overall column.
Contribution: toolpath generation, machine assembly, printing
in collaboration with : Eliza Pertigkiozoglou + Johae Song + Math Whittaker