Individual Model Submission

Individual Model Video

https://youtu.be/4weki04AkKg

For my model, I experimented first with how different materials effect the light and shadow. I decided to conduct the experiment using materials that I thought could be used to build the housing that is described in our radical scaffolding project. The first material used is wooden sticks, which would have a similar effect as bamboo scaffolding. The second is glass, which is a material used in most - if not all - buildings and skyscrapers. I also used a netted fabric that is made from bamboo, and also experimented with how doubling the fabric effects the light. I then placed a square piece of foil which completely blocked the light, and then used some dry flowers which might have been similar to the Arish material. 

I found that the wooden sticks, bamboo fabric, and dried plants gave a nice quality of light in the box whereas the glass did not make much of an impact to the harsh, direct light. 

I then chose a few materials to experiment with the impact on heat. I predicted that the more light, the hotter the box would be, however, this was not the case. I first carried out a control test with no material blocking the light to see how much water would melt from the ice. I then moved on to the bamboo cloth, wooden sticks and foil. The results showed that the material which resulted in the least amount of water melting was surprisingly the bamboo cloth, as opposed to my prediction which was the foil. This might have been because although the foil blocked the most light, metal acts as a conductor and transfers heat. 

This model has proved that bamboo is a versatile material. It can be used for scaffolding and can be made into a material that can provide protection from the hot direct sunlight of Dubai, without blocking all natural light.