Saddle Chair
 Saddle Chair promotes spinal alignment using folded, slotted double-wall cardboard for a stable, lightweight, and packable design inspired by horse-riding. CONCEPT What is the purpose of the saddle chair? Designed to have even weight distribution across the hips and thighs, reducing the strain on the back muscles. A saddle chair promotes a natural, upright posture by tilting the pelvis forward and aligning the spine in a neutral position. This alleviates strain experienced on the lower back and neck, which can be caused by slouching. RESEARCH Sitting is the new smoking in modern society. The saddle chair addresses these concerns. It reduces back pain, elevates core engagement, and substantially improves mobility and posture. “Humans are built to stand upright. Your heart and cardiovascular system work more effectively that way. Your bowel also functions more efficiently when you are upright.” “Sitting in a chair has a higher chance of being overweight, developing diabetes or heart disease, and experiencing depression and anxiety.” https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/the-dangers-of-sitting https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/sitting-health-risks PRECEDENTS  Why the hyperbolic paraboloid? In order to address exceptional stiffness from the density of lines and stable sitting structure, I aim to construct a hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped seating surface by weaving a continuous straight line through two intersecting families of straight lines. This design provides comfort when people sit with their legs aligned along the coordinate lines. What is the precedence you used and what you learned from them? Frei Otto, Architect, and structural engineer pioneered the concept of “form-finding”, and experimented with stable structures. His famous Olympic stadium is based on his experiments with soap films. A radically simple design premise—creating an architecture guided by resource conservation, structural intelligence, and construction efficiency. By using the mathematics of his architecture, I learned that structural stability is a fundamental property of a dynamical system. MATERIAL MANIPULATION   What is the Material and Manipulation for a Saddle Chair? For materials, I used double-layer cardboard. Folding manipulation to engage all cardboard for a packable and shippable design, and Slotting allows diamond honeycomb interlocking cores to create a lightweight and stable structure. When people sit on the chair, it carries a great load like human weight DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES  What did you learn from the first trial and how did they lead you down this design path? 7”x 4.5” to 3”x3” Diamond honeycombs Realized density is an important factor in increasing sturdiness from compacted size and dense diamond honeycomb. Rectangle to Square A square creates equal tolerance when the weight is applied so that it is more stable to hold the compression than a rectangle. Durability of cardboard Assembled by double-layer cardboard is stronger than single-layer cardboard. DESIGN SOLUTION   Why do saddle chair’s value product performance? Seat Height: 18” Seat Depth: 15”-18” Chair Height: 30” Back Angle: N/A According to ergonomics, the planned seat height is 18 inches, the seat depth is 15-18 inches, and the back angle starts at 90 degrees. It allows Sitting in both directions for multifunction while reading, conversing, writing, and browsing. It is appealing to people of all ages and genders, and it is small, allowing for easier access to chairs. shipping/packaging makes them flat together, separating all of the single cardboard easy to deconstruct and reassemble using slotting. According to the floor layout, all of the single cardboard readily built by slotting may be detached. It may also be sent flat and then stretched back to its original chair configuration. It is cost-effective to use recycled double-layer cardboard.   |
The Filter
The Filter is an ecological solution for everyone and the Hudson river by purifying water and offering various activities from the tide effect, designed to be playful and contribute to environmental protection through river engagement. Site analysis Phenomena explanation 02.25.24
The Filter
The Filter is an ecological solution for everyone and the Hudson river by purifying water and offering various activities from the tide effect, designed to be playful and contribute to environmental protection through river engagement. Site analysis Phenomena explanation 02.25.24
Joyous Shades
Joyous Shades is a colorful play space that calls attention to the sun path though the shadows it casts. As the Sun moves across the sky and shines though the openings in the canopy, it will activate different colored panels
Joyous Shades
Joyous Shades is a colorful play space that calls attention to the sun path though the shadows it casts. As the Sun moves across the sky and shines though the openings in the canopy, it will activate different colored panels
The Undimmed
The Undimmed crafts a sunset even during cloudy skies harnessing the gleam of copper sheets to evoke a captivating orange radiance. The Undimmed, where even cloudy skies can’t dim the allure of a sunset. Here, I’ve captured the gleaming beauty
The Undimmed
The Undimmed crafts a sunset even during cloudy skies harnessing the gleam of copper sheets to evoke a captivating orange radiance. The Undimmed, where even cloudy skies can’t dim the allure of a sunset. Here, I’ve captured the gleaming beauty
Pnuema
Pnuema [ noo·muh ], is a sensory experience that celebrates wind by exploring a wind-driven dynamic labyrinth using sense of touch. Inspired by the motion of dandelion seeds in a gust of wind and their random dispersion, “Pnuema” was created.
Pnuema
Pnuema [ noo·muh ], is a sensory experience that celebrates wind by exploring a wind-driven dynamic labyrinth using sense of touch. Inspired by the motion of dandelion seeds in a gust of wind and their random dispersion, “Pnuema” was created.
FLOATING MOTIONS
Concept Statement “FLOATING MOTIONS is a design that interacts with nature, harnessing the power of wind andsunlight to create a dreamlike space and provide an environment for people to observe andconnect with nature.” Phenomenon Overview The phenomenon of reflection occurs
FLOATING MOTIONS
Concept Statement “FLOATING MOTIONS is a design that interacts with nature, harnessing the power of wind andsunlight to create a dreamlike space and provide an environment for people to observe andconnect with nature.” Phenomenon Overview The phenomenon of reflection occurs
LIGHT STUDIO
Light Studio is a immersive space that celebrates the diurnal movement of the sun by revealing changing patterns of light as the sun penetrates various apertures over the course of the day. —————————————————————————————————————————————— “Crepuscular Rays” “Crepuscular Rays” is the scientific
LIGHT STUDIO
Light Studio is a immersive space that celebrates the diurnal movement of the sun by revealing changing patterns of light as the sun penetrates various apertures over the course of the day. —————————————————————————————————————————————— “Crepuscular Rays” “Crepuscular Rays” is the scientific
Muhheakantuck
Muhheakantuck [Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk] is how the Lenape, the indigenous people that lived in Manhattan called the Hudson River. The word means “River that Flows Both Ways.” First, we should know the fact that the Hudson River is not a river, but
Muhheakantuck
Muhheakantuck [Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk] is how the Lenape, the indigenous people that lived in Manhattan called the Hudson River. The word means “River that Flows Both Ways.” First, we should know the fact that the Hudson River is not a river, but
MyCell
Concept MYCELL is a bionic device that simulates and utilizes the forms of mushrooms and mycelium to attach to growing plants, allowing people to feel the atmosphere of the surrounding forest and the quiet experience of plants in the busy
MyCell
Concept MYCELL is a bionic device that simulates and utilizes the forms of mushrooms and mycelium to attach to growing plants, allowing people to feel the atmosphere of the surrounding forest and the quiet experience of plants in the busy
Asphodel
Asphodel is a calming, luminous, torus-shaped space that captures natural light through a central color-tinted light-well, then diffuses and reflects it within. The form and reflective surfaces inside amplify this luminosity, filling the space with soothing light for a serene,
Asphodel
Asphodel is a calming, luminous, torus-shaped space that captures natural light through a central color-tinted light-well, then diffuses and reflects it within. The form and reflective surfaces inside amplify this luminosity, filling the space with soothing light for a serene,
Wind’s Symphony
“Wind’s Symphony” is designed to be a living, breathing space that harmonizes technology, art, and nature, offering a unique experience that changes with the wind. Its goal is to inspire, educate, and provide a space for contemplation and community interaction.
Wind’s Symphony
“Wind’s Symphony” is designed to be a living, breathing space that harmonizes technology, art, and nature, offering a unique experience that changes with the wind. Its goal is to inspire, educate, and provide a space for contemplation and community interaction.