Form/Performance/Footing
This project investigates the design of structural concrete footings for a non-standard geometry, wood pavilion. The emphasis of the concrete investigations will at first be on developing a formal prototype in concrete mass performing as concrete "shoes" for the pavilion elements. Following formal investigation, concrete mix, texture, color, as well as reinforcing will be tested.
Weeks 1-5 beginning formal development of footing, tests in rockite
A "projecting" footing mockup where wooden elements would attach along the upper surface of the footing which simultaneously projects above the ground plane.
First mold (fail) of a sub-surface footing mockup printed on the ZCorp 3D Printer. A couple inverted normals at the lower right corner flipped the solid inside/out forcing a non-thickness element to leave a hole in the mold. The branching elements shown are positives of the wooden elements that would penetrate the footing.
Successful sub-surface footing mockup cast into a 3D printed mold. No mold release was used. Holes were "drilled" out.
Next tests will play with varying the top surface of the footing so that it is more rounded. Also, the "shoe" penetrations will be opened up to the top surface rather than completely embedded beneath the top (testing tolerance for movement)
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