Catenary Arc
Form Finding Study
2023
With the 50 x 50cm bounding box, our group created a systematic approach to generate double curvatures with 36 parallel chains. By placing the chains vertically at equal distances, we used 2 chains placed horizontally to mitigate the final form.
We were interested in the translation of curvature from plan to elevation. We separated the 36 chains with a variety of single curvatures, double curvatures, and intersecting curvatures. The points of separation on the vertical chains were then connected to the points on the horizontal chains. Tow-dimensional curves are then translated to the third dimension in the three prototypes, forming different double curvatures on all sides.
We were interested in the translation of curvature from plan to elevation. We separated the 36 chains with a variety of single curvatures, double curvatures, and intersecting curvatures. The points of separation on the vertical chains were then connected to the points on the horizontal chains. Tow-dimensional curves are then translated to the third dimension in the three prototypes, forming different double curvatures on all sides.
