BENDING CARDBOARD PROTOTYPE
Bending experiments are inevitable to utilise compression and tension, and they could be the fundamental background towards the timber revolution. Before testing with timber, use cardboard to analyse the cracks and breakage.
THE FAILURE OF BENDING TIMBER
Most timbers can be broken and cracked when over-force is transmitted. Although this may be considered useless, it will be an opportunity to discover new possibilities and potential from this architectural failure. These bending experiments aim to analyse the maximum limit of bending angle before cracking. Timber performs better when force is applied toward its grain.
Therefore, bending timber can be more resource-efficient, durable, and structurally effective than cutting it. This year, I have attempted to utilise the limit of bending timber to create innovative timber structures.
THE COMPRESSION AND TENSION
To experiment with the failure of timber compression, I used a hydraulic compression machine at B-Made at the Bartlett. Even if all experimental pieces of European beech are the same size, the compressed results are vary due to their different grains. One of the unique features of timber is its grain, which represents its ages and conditions.
The shape of timber breakage depends on the points of compression. These experiments have revealed that the forms of timber failure are different according to the grain’s directions and points of compression.
THE FAILURE OF THE MATERIALS
Most materials can be broken and cracked when over-force is transmitted. Although this may be considered useless, it will be an opportunity to discover new possibilities and potential from this architectural failure. These experiments aim to analyse material destruction when the materials are compressed. Concrete columns and wood tend to withstand constant forces; however, they finally explode and tear. Based on this hunch, the project will be developed.
420mm x 297mm, Pen hand-drawing
THE K-POP LEARNING SPACE
The K-POP Learning Centre in Seoul, South Korea, is a project for those who wish to learn K-POP performance, spirit, and dancing. With eminent dancing masters and artificial intelligence (AI) hologram technologies supported by Samsung, many people can experience the pleasure of K-POP. This proposal can not only expect to gain enormous domestic and global interest but also expand the pure spirit of K-POP worldwide.
K-POP Learning Centre is a place where people can experience the joy and pleasure of K-POP, not a severe academy. This proposal will be supported by people who love K-POP and expand this area of the music industry.
