Page 51 - Designing Ways 266

Aerial view
Photo credit: Guo Jing

who can sit, stand, move, lie down, play, The fourth step is the construction 5. Set the artificial stone on the shaping
and observe from multiple angles, the optimisation, material design, and mould after softening it with a
creation is made in combination with the structural design. The optimisation of professional oven.
calligraphic modeling form. The three the construction is achieved through the 6. Create the splicing mould and
elements of space, art, and traditional following processes: combine it with the steel frame
culture are integrated together in the form 1. Establish the overall 3D model to structure.
of an outdoor installation. determine the shape. 7. Place the shaped artificial stone,
2. Deepen the internal steel frame according to the model number, on
Design Process according to the 3D model. the splicing model splicing moulding.
The first step is to study the forms 3. Decompose the model and the 8. Detail and polish materials.
generated by calligraphy and to create steel frame structure according to
various formal languages. In the process processing needs. We used artificial stone to simulate
of writing calligraphy, the four strokes 4. Create the shaping mould of the the ink dipping process, with pure black
of "swing", "flat movement", "lifting and artificial stone according to the as the main colour, and white light to
pressing", and "twisting and turning" decomposition model. strengthen the border.
form the three-dimensional space of
calligraphy. The "paths and lines" of
calligraphy and the "cross-sections" Behavior diagram
of brush movements form "three- Photo credit: lin architecture
dimensional calligraphy".
The second step is to train the model
to analyse the types. The prototypes are
identified and the prompt engine is used
to generate relevant design vocabulary,
including form, material, stylistic language,
etc. (smooth, flowing, graceful, elegant,
undulating, serpentine, etc.). The control net
is mainly derived from the specific writing
logic of calligraphy and the deconstruction
of the radicals of Chinese characters.
The third step is to select the optimal
intention for deepening the design.
Combining specific functional use with
the formal requirements of the design,
we choose to generate categories and then
continue to deepen them. One direction
of deepening control is at the rational
level, considering the needs of different
interactive behaviors; the second direction
of deepening control is at the perceptual
level, considering the aesthetics of forms
and spatial forms.

dw • Issue 266 51