ORNAMATICS

TU Delft Academic assignment

June 2014

Ornamatics merges ornament with mathematics in the attempt to design an ever-growing pattern to be later applied on a building facade or canopy.

The pattern has been developed following the basic rule: “to achieve the highest degree of visual complexity with the minimum amount of available components”.

A total of only 7 different components, each with a specific function within the pattern, are needed.

Furthermore the tectonics of the components are designed so that they can be easily stacked for ease of transportation and storage.

ORNAMATICS — Subdivision — 01SubdivisionMathematical inner grid logic: Subdivision of a circle in 12 sectors.

ORNAMATICS — Components formation — 02Components formationMathematical outer grid properties and formation of tiles.

ORNAMATICS — Piece Definition — 03Piece DefinitionMathematical component properties: underlying tangencies

ORNAMATICS — Evergrowing Pattern — 04Evergrowing PatternLogic behind the evolution and interruption of the pattern

ORNAMATICS — Tectonics — 05Tectonics3D tile materialization

ORNAMATICS — Elevation — 06ElevationSense of scale

ORNAMATICS — B&W Pattern — 07B&W PatternSeamless flowing tectonics

ORNAMATICS — Pattern colored — 08Pattern coloredVisual separation of tiles

ORNAMATICS — Dimension — 09DimensionMinimal dimension of biggest component: 2.3x2x0.5m

ORNAMATICS — Stackability — 10StackabilityComponents are designed not only with aesthetic but also functional concerns: Stackability (for transportation and storage)