ARDIENTE

After weeks of testing new materials and searching for
different optimization shapes, the practical part of the
course was finally about to start in Rotterdam.
Day 1
An introduction to the building, different machines, tool
instructions, safeness and rules were given in the first
session, in order to get familiar with this working site.
Day 2
All the wood and Plexiglas were supplied that day.
Looking in detail at the rigidity of the Plexiglas and
the heaviness of the 18 mm wood, a change of the
thickness of the wood into 9 mm was a lighter and more
efficient solution. So, pieces that were not affected by
this new thickness dimension were cut.
The 2 mm cardboard of the module that was previously
selected did not work, as it was not stable enough
according to the required height. Therefore, a final
sheet of 4 mm wooden plate was used.
The Arduino programming started since the first day, as
it was going to take a lot of time, checking at first the
LEDs function.
Day 3
New construction drawing plans were made according
to the change of thickness of wood in the previous day.
The rest of the wood pieces were cut.
The micro-fans were removed according to the basic
smoke test, which proved that they were not needed.
With regards to the Arduino circuits, a set up of the
program was done.
Day 4
The cutting pieces and Arduino set up was still in process.
Meanwhile, it was decided to split the construction into
several parts, allowing to be individually assembled.
The order that was discussed to be joined was first the
main building structure, then, the smaller individual
parts, and lastly, the electronic circuits and smoke
installations. Unfortunately, the first part was already
assembled, making more difficult the installation of
the electronic circuits. However, it was finally solved by
putting strings and tape in the interior of the box.
PRODUCTION
BUILDING
FIGURE 37: BUILDING PROCESS
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