Experiment 1: the fold

Stage 2: The transitional plane

Method: The single fold and quadruple fold where taken from stage one and further developed through the addition of cutting and refolding.


Results:

The initially single folded elements responded well to being cut and re folded with the introduction of a 90 degree folds seemed to pinch and limit the scope of the folded plate however the 45 and 135 degree folds produces some interesting though similar results with the developed shapes having similar outputs albeit more complex as the number of cuts in the surface increased as this allowed for more variation while still enabling the original folded shapes to maintain their structural integrity.

The quad folded shape did not respond as well to the introduction of cutting, the rigidity of the chevrons made the shape immure to the introduction of a new folded planes until at least 4 cuts where created in the element allowing for the movement of a single chevron into a different plane.

However both of these experiments did allow for what could be called a transitional plane, something that we could use to bridge spaces in the voids of architecture or even as the bi fold elements show to create enclosures themselves.