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Balloon Goon.

AI-assisted
  • fabrication
  • installation
  • rhino
  • grasshopper
Balloon Goon

The Balloon Goon installation was a fabrication project built for the Boston Architectural College to showcase during the Open Newbury event. The process ran from construction mock-ups through form and paneling modeling in Rhino/Grasshopper, to the final build.

Concept sketch by team member Christian Borger
Concept sketch by team member Christian Borger
Rhino model for construction docs
Rhino model for construction docs

The build

The inflatable was paneled from plastic sheet, with tracing patterns driven by a Grasshopper script and an airlock door for visitors to pass through.

View from the interior
View from the interior
Fabrication process from the interior
Fabrication process from the interior
Entrance airlock door
Entrance airlock door

Deliverables

  • Fabrication prototypes
  • Event design and mock-ups
  • The installation for Open Newbury 2016

Role

Designer, fabricator, manager · Apr 2016 — Jun 2016