Esquisse Two - Understanding Form

Using form and geometry in the design process.

Aim:
To construct a 100 x 100 x 100mm 5 sided pyramid using only 10mm X-board (no glue or fixings) by calculating the correct geometry to ensure it remains within these dimensions.

Outcome:
Determined to challenge myself, I decided to try do this in only one go. This made the entire process quite lengthy because it took a lot of time to carefully plan each step through. Just drawing out the template alone took over an hr. After mustering up the courage to make the first cut, it was quite a repetitive process after that with a lot of 45 degree angle cuts. The locking system really stumped me because it was quite difficult to find a clean way to join all 4 triangles together. The final result isn't 100% perfect but I'm quite happy with it still. I also managed to achieve my goal in only doing this once =D

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Esquisse One - Understanding Material

An introduction to the material Xanita board.

Aim:
To construct an open ended 100 x 100 x 100mm cube using only 10mm X-board (no glue or fixings) where each fold is using a different technique and to devise a locking method to hold the cube closed.

Outcome:
The first one took quite some time and didn't turn out as a cube. It was more a weird rectangle where the locking system was totally calculated wrong. After much more careful planning, the second one which is shown turned out quite well :)