In this final project for OBDF-100, I ended up working with Katie Romansky and Rachael McCardle both exceptionally talented CAD/Rhino designers in my class. We were tasked with designing a self supporting structure, which was then to be 3d printed using PVA filament.
During the brainstorming process, we had a general agreement of creating a planter vase we could potentially finalize into either a ceramic print or re-created by hand.
Below are some of the brainstorming sketches we had developed, Katie Romansky(top left), Rachael McCardle(top right), and myself(bottom two).
We went through a couple of sketches and experimenting with the model we want, and in the end we agreed on having a design inspired by a strawberry planter. The final design had this protruding balcony forming out of the object and with ridges spiraling around the form(reminiscent of a scallop). I had the suggestion of using a ridged pattern around the object mostly because I wanted to inoculate the object with moss or micro greens. If the material was ceramic the ridges would act as climbing points and make it easier for moss to stick, since moss doesn't inherently have a root system(it shoots out rhizoids to grab onto things like rocks). The moss would also offset the porosity of the material, it could help retain the water within the pot and mitigate continuous watering(depending on the variety of plant co-habiting the planter).
By enveloping the planter with moss and along with the plants, will serve as a structural foundation for the symbiotic relationship between the plants and spaces it will exist in. Eventually it will becoming an organism of its own making.
Inspiration for the idea:
Biophilic Design.
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