ALINA ROSE SEBASTIAN
Architecture, Art & Design
Lampella Lamella
This project explores faceting, folding and joints on a three-dimensional surface. It used the techniques of digital fabrication to create a metal lamp using a single surface by the method of faceting. It also explores image sampling to transfer a found pattern across the faceted surface to create a pattern that wraps across the surface. The pattern is then manifested in the form of openings that then function to emit light. This project also uses CNC carving technology to create a base that holds the bulb of the lamp. In this sense the project uses additive as well as subtractive techniques to create an everyday object, the lamp.
Digital Morphogenics
This project considers the process, assemblage and efficiency of means relative to concepts of surfaces that have the potential to be morphogenic or expansive in a performative way. It engages and embraces ideas of serial and iterative processes and the potential for constructibility.
It uses the technique of kerfing to create a surface that can be expanded or contracted based on purpose while maintaining the integrity of a single continuous surface.
Crassula ‘Kimnachii’
This project is inspired by the Crassula ‘Buddha’s Temple’ plant which is a succulent plant that can grow up to 15 cm tall and start branching at
varying levels from the sides of each column.
It explores laser cutting techniques and the method of stacking to create a dynamic, textured surface from independent planar elements. The surface profile is developed to behave as a holder for small objects such as electronic devices, stationary and other similar objects.
