Full-Scale Material Prototyping

The first hands-on prototype was more of an experimental process searching how we could provide privacy utilizing recyclable materials and technology. Aesthetics, cost, sustainability, and privacy were the primary considerations in design and making. The diamond shape choice makes possible the option of having privacy or open space in the room as presented in the images. The final product can potentially be used to provide privacy, decorative purpose, and temperature room control. During the process, the main findings were that to reuse the filament, the fabric must be burned, each piece must be assembled, and the layer adhesion can be messed up after placing the mesh. This type of design is time-sensitive and utilizes more materials than expected.

After the findings of the first phase, a fully 3d printed curtain option were selected, this second phase has more cultural and material analysis. Before choosing the shape, a cultural analysis

based on Syrian artistic images and colors was used to create a shape. After selecting the figure, two iterations were selected for 3d print. The first prototyping a fully articulate 3d

flexible curtain, and the second was more like a chain curtain type. Both prototypes can be easily scaled up and can be 3d printing without pausing, which will lower the amounts of

failed 3d printing. Even though this type of prototype can be fully recyclable, it does not provide the privacy aspect that the first phase offers by itself. The main advantage is the reduction of materials utilization and the simple material life cycle compared with the first phase.