monolith
Project Constraints
The main constraint of this project was to design a smart user interactive product that was centered around the users inputs. For this to happen an Arduino must be incorporated and programed to work as the brain of these interactions.
project duration
5 weeks
SKILLS USED
Sketching
Iteration
Prototyping
Arduino
CAD
3D Printing
Inspiration
For this project I took my inspiration from brutalist architecture. I wanted my final design to feel towering and other worldly.
project constraints
The focus of this project was on casting, and using one mold to cast a common part for every chess piece.
Sketch iteration
As I began to develop the form for my chess sets I kept materials forward in my mind. Material choice and honesty is essential in brutalist architecture so I made sure to center my ideas around that.
early cad exploration
At this point in the process I started to explore 3 different design directions in Fusion360. By exploring and modeling the shapes and materials I wanted to pursue in Fusion I was able to get a better feel of the structure, weight, and limitations of what my final pieces would be.
project constraints
Every single chess piece had to incorporate a common cast piece, made from one single mold. With this constraint in mind I wanted to see how far I could push the limits. I cast the concrete of every piece around the acrylic core, and once it was fully cured I broke both the acrylic and concrete to the size I needed.
Build process
Each piece in my set was designated with one of three heights. Every piece that was cast starts out with every concrete layer included, and layers were broken off to show the order of importance of the pieces.
