01 / WORMHOLE
Wormhole.
A curved, transparent surface assembled from flat parts. I developed the computational workflow in Grasshopper; we designed and built the installation together as a studio team.
One field, many flat parts.
The form curves around two openings while each individual piece stays planar. Explore the 442 contours in the saved W04 model, then unfold their positions to see the parts individually.
Each part rotates and moves into its own plane. The flat catalogue explains the geometry; the cutting layouts are shown in the making section.
The shape of each piece matters.
A change in outline or orientation changes how a part sits in the field. Choose a profile to locate it in the model, read its dimensions and compare it with the other pieces.
From a surface to a set of parts.
The Grasshopper work connects mesh relaxation, triangle mapping and part outlines. These definitions show the geometric steps behind the project. The later W04 viewer makes the saved part field easier to explore.
Open a full canvas or follow its grouped stages. The historical definitions show relaxation and triangle-to-part mapping; the W04 definition was added in 2026 to inspect the saved contours.
Cut, connect, assemble.
Flat sheet pieces become a curved field through their orientation and connections. Cutting drawings, assembly footage and close photographs follow that change from geometry to the object we built.
CONNECTION / DETAIL STUDY
Small connections hold the field together.
Metal fasteners and washers connect the transparent pieces. Suspension lines hold the field within its black display frame.
About this detail drawing
The exploded drawing uses an assumed 2 mm sheet and M3 bolt to explain the joint. The photographs document the actual connections; these sizes were not measured from the original object.
Cutting the pieces, joining them by hand and assembling the completed installation.
Two openings, hundreds of connections.
From the front, the two openings read as one continuous surface. Closer views reveal the edges, overlapping pieces and repeated fasteners that make the curve possible.
At the table, we sorted the pieces, aligned their edges and joined them into larger groups.
Wormhole · Bionic Design studio · IUST · 2023. Computational work: Kiarash Taheri. Co-design and fabrication: Aida Azimian, Sanaz Amirasgari, Kiarash Taheri, Parsa Taghizade and Ahoura Mohammadzaheri. Professor: Morteza Rahbar. Mentor: Fahime Saeedi.
