The afternoon of day 2 commenced and we were well underway in constructing our octagonal prototype. This consisted of a variety of steps where we completed the model to a scale of 1:50 giving us a great idea of how our final model will work and look. Tulita kick started with working on the container whilst myself and Tom began to cut each individual structural member to size as accurately, in an attempt to use the same pieces of wood used for the prototype for our final model, minimizing wastage of materials.
With all the wood pieces for our structure cut, it was time to use our floor plan as a template on a foam board to give us an accurate idea of where to place the outside beams. We achieved this by using a pin to mark where each corner of the octagon was.
The picture above marks the initial beams of our structure.
This picture above shows the finished product of Tulita’s container, a neat and clean build with some impressive added features too. The video below shows a technique used by Tulita whereby she used wire to create a swinging affect for the doors.
With all the structural beams of the Prototype cut, we proceeded to use modelling clay to construct the model. With some issues trying to get the beams to stay due to the absence of glue. This did however give us an incredibly good interpretation of our final design, allowing us to identify any flaws, structural problems or sizing issues.
