from Bold to Soft

Here I have worked a little bit more with the "blending" idea. In specific I tried to create an object depicting the columns' transformation from bold to soft and finally to a blended object with the roof. So I created this - like a tree - object which actually starts from one branch which is divided to three. Then I got one of these objects and after curving it I made some possible positions.

geometry and movement

This is San Lorenzo's dome and I tried to understand its geometry by using 3d software. I extracted the "bold" lines and then I made some changes like rotating or moving vertexes. I came up with this surface by multipling this 3d object and scale it.

spreading to the roof

Looking at this picture I noticed that the columns from solid and discrete objects become more plastic untill they blend with the roof. So I simplified this structure to lines and the result was an element dividing into three smaller. Afterwards I translated it to origami art and played with the surfaces by making openings or chamfering the edges.

shell - two different surfaces

Here is San Lorenzo church at Turin built by Guarino Guarini. What I found interesting here is the fact that this plan shows two completely different surfaces. It is like a shell where the interior with the sculpture and the ornaments makes difficult for the visitor to "read" the space and its geometry in contrast to the outside surface where everything seems more clear. So I took a part of this plan in order to experiment and see what will happen if I multiple, rotate or scale it.