>forgive me father for I have deSIgNNED

Half scale. At this telling scale I really got a grasp on how to achieve the final scale. Using the router produced many problems such as laminating the acrylic to osb for backing. In hindsight, laminating the plastic to MDF will produce a more reliable finished product. Using the cheap osb created many warps and caused chips and breaks in the pieces. Also, acrylic is somewhat brittle. After discovering polycarbonate, I believe this is a more suited material. Polycarbonate has a higher rubber content and is far more flexible. However despite the problems the form comes across quite seductively.

>Confess: Iteration 2

Above demonstrates a practical application of the pinned tensioned tectonic. Chip board was used for economic reasons. However, acrylic or plexi glass will be experimented with next. Even with chip board, the pinned form comes forth from the intersections. This shows that the idea is practical. The scale of the connectors is way too large and are perhaps close to the scale of the final pins. I think a 6"=1' scale model could be next. This would allow a proper experimentation with plastic and the use of the CNC. Since the upper most members are so delicate (.5" at full scale) working in model form is difficult.Also, the secondary layer of the woven string can be applied at the next scale.

>Confess: Iteration 2

Applying the technique used in the structural experiment-woven uv grid, allows for the development of a more complex form. The idea of the screen and two seats becomes the formal expression of the confessional. As seen in the plan (bottom) the form creates an entrance into the cocoon like volume, the break in the form also peels the corner in to create the dividing screen. Mud would be applied to the exterior, and the structure and woven materials would be exposed on the entrance flap to create the privacy screen-dense for sight, but allowing sound to pass.

The bottom most structural diagram describes lofting between uv curves-hugging the form more then the extruded idea. Not sure which is the most effective.

>Structure: Tangential Grid

An experiment. Take a doubley curved object, regulate the uv curves, then create developable surfaces from the controlled moments. Because they are tangent, once the moments are pinned, the material will begin to fold and curve based on the pins. Thus, a flat woven structure can be used as an alternative to a grid structure.