Overview:
As my source of inspiration, I have been working part-time at a startup this quarter focused on off-planet habitation. Some of the design considerations for wall stowage are certain aesthetic choices, stowage arrangements, volume optimization, and accessibility to stored items. For wall storage and shelving in daily life, many of these considerations also apply. Specifically, I aim to make a tool to help evaluate different arrangements. Some examples are below: Image1, Image2, Image3.
Intended Users:
- Interior designers, or the everyday person looking to add some DIY changes to a space. This could be for homes, storefronts, or experiential spaces.
- People working in industry like myself who are trying to efficiently use storage space that is more functional and allows easy and quick access to needed items.
Need you’re trying to provide a solution or support for
There are many variables to consider when making an arrangement of storage containers attached to a wall. One can think about the tradeoffs between visual looks versus practicality versus size of objects it could contain. The list goes on and on. I aim to provide a platform to easily flip in between a set of inputs, visualize the results, and determine a best path forward based on a set of desired (and perhaps weighted) outputs, similar to the workflow in Module 7.
Inputs
- Shelf/container shape, based on an n-sided polygon structure
- Array spacing/density
- Array layout (staggered versus linear grid)
- Container depth
- Container width
- Container length
Underlying logic of the model you’ll implement
- Create variable input sliders: Designate as “Is Input”.
- Create an array of placement points: These points can be modulated by the set of inputs in general spacing and overall arrangement style.
- Place geometry on the points: Create hollow polygon container shapes, or alternatively “solid” container masses and place. An input variable determines the base shape.
- Create formulas to compute desired outputs: Using standard nodes in Dynamo and downloaded packages, use code blocks to determine certain output values.
- Display variable outputs by a watch node: Designate as “Is Output”.
Outputs
- Total container volume
- Total container mass
- Packing efficiency (calculated by ratio)
- Total material cost
- Load bearing capacity