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== Decked, side view <br/>==
==== CAD Plans and Design Blog====
http://igargoyle.com/images/_Sideway.jpg<br/>
[[ACL Plans]]
The brown and yellow tinted profiles have slightly different dimensions.  Therefore, their decking follows suit.  Gaps in decking will be covered with duct tape, except for the valleys for drainage.  All decking and duct tape will be covered in some surface, represented by the hot pink astroturf.  The goal is a smooth playing surface that won't pinch lounger's skin, but rainwater can easily drain and evaporate.


== Underside <br/>==
==== Developmental Sketches ====
http://igargoyle.com/images/_underbelly.jpg<br/>
[[ACL Development]]
You are looking up through the ground plane and there are now 14 total ergonomic profiles.<br/>
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The green cubes and boxes represent placements of 2x4s instead of the profiles' thin edges for fastening decking.  In this drawing the yellow profiles do not have thickness or 2x4 blocks shown.  They're not even placed correctly.  The brown profiles show how the exposed 2x4s are flush with the edge of the decking.  Therefore, the profiles are set back by the thickness of the 2x4s, which is 1.5".<br/>
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Each color of decking represents cuts from the same sheet.  They are all 4' wide and touch all or half of 3 profiles.  3 4' sheets form the 12' couch.  Surprisingly, each 4'x8' deck board covers the flat "plateau" area, the 3 inclined planes, plus low vertical walls. <br/>
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These walls add safety.  They guard the edge of the 1' platform with over 2" of kickstop.  They also seal-off the ends, and therefore the underside of the installation.  A stray golf ball rolling under the iinstallation can quickly become quite inaccessible without danger.  The walls prevents loss of stray balls and guests alike.


== Here is the first rendering:<br/> ==
== Project Outline ==


http://igargoyle.com/images/approxspacingsmaller.jpg<br/>
[http://figmentnyc.org FIGMENT] is a festival taking place on Governor's Island in late June.  Figment has also been asked to install a 9 hole mini-golf course on GI for the summer.  The minigolf call for proposals can be found [http://figmentnyc.org/minigolf/FIGMENT%20Minigolf%20Call%20for%20Artists.pdf here].
There are 12 wooden profiles.  They will all have 2x4s flush with the profile edges for adhering the decking to, instead of the profile edges.<br/>
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I plan to get 8 profiles out of a 4'x8' sheet of cheap board ($11) called OSB.  I am currently planning out the surface dimensions to determine how the flat boards get cut out of their own 4'x8' sheets.  This may slightly affect the profiles themselves, which would be visible in a future rendering.<br/>
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The space in between the right and left groups of 6 profiles is created by the ground of the exhibition space.  The distance can be adjusted to lengthen or shorten the overall length of the mini-golf hole, while trying to maintain the vibe between the 2 facing couches.  I'd start with a few inches distance and perhaps increase it if there is shade over both sides for facing people to still maintain a connection.<br/>
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I'm not really interested in delineating a golfing side vs. a relaxing side until people get bothered by golf balls hitting them. Then, it may be time for a simple 1x3 or 2x4 wall along the profile; setting the fairway at about 3' wide.<br/>
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== A cutting diagram: ==
===Team members:===
* Robo
* Friar Tuck
* Ocean
* Jester Jaimi
* Theresa from Tribe ?
* YOU?


http://igargoyle.com/images/AC72_%28colorcoded%29web.jpg<br/>
=== Timeline ===
I haven't yet updated the rendering of the 12 profiles with the color coded profiles. Basically, the light and dark coded profiles are VERY similar, but not exactly.  This will be fine for our purposes- we'll just have the different designs create the 2 facing couches.<br/>
 
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Opening: May 31 or during Figment itself, June 27 (most likely the 2nd)
I tried to futz with everything so the dimensions aren't in sixteenths of an inch, as well as tried to get the dimensions of the "light" and "dark" color-coded profiles exactly the same. Oh well, they seem to mate well in this configuration: otherwise I started getting into weird spaces between the profiles. At least in this version, there is no double cutting between the profiles!<br/>
 
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=== Location ===
I know 1/16" sounds pretty accurate to some people, but the "kerf", which is the thickness of the sawblade, and the wood that becomes dust when a line is sawn through, will make everything kinda wacky anyway. My suggestion is to hopefully just cut everything out the same way and make up the difference with screwing down the decking well. The profiles we use on the playa have been cut with a jigsaw, so they are all a bit different. But they work.  If we can get these cut out with a circular saw, the cuts should be straighter and faster.
 
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;t=h&amp;s=AARTsJoBMQZJIi2u73jldVYo-qFTVJaLgg&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=104819465209950291847.00044a930f5a6152e58a0&amp;ll=40.689717,-74.018004&amp;spn=0.003905,0.006866&amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=00044a931691fef84d698&amp;output=embed"  Annotated Google Map]
* site is on '''grass'''
 
=== Build site ===
* On site?
* Figment may secure a build site?
* Hot Tamale's place on SI?
* FabLab in Brooklyn?
* other?
 
== Proposal ==
 
The submitted proposal can be found [http://www.thegoodfriar.com/stuff/Disorient_Minigolf_proposal.doc here]
 
Key Elements include:
* corrugated surface serving as part of the golf green as well as a lounge space (zero-g's)
* shade (Delta-shade)
* visually disorienting surface elements created using pink and orange astroturf
* windsocks in the form of Disorient camp members?
 
=== Feedback ===
NOTES from the minigolf meeting, April 6, 2008
 
In general:
* people like it
* worried about size (a little big?)
* could be great in the middle as a rest space ... build rest of course around it
 
playability:
ball getting stuck in grooves
* add in flat segments in middle or putty or something
* could make putting surface flatter
* need high walls, & separate from sitting area
* gradient of ground: factor it into design
 
start: could eliminate ramp, start up high (I added a ramp up in my drawing)
end: could ramp it down to make last part easier
 
surface:
Astroturf + soft stuff underneath?
 
safety & durability:
* delta shades – will they hold up?
* weather - drainage holes and/or tar paper for waterproofing
* putting surface: needs to be able to support people walking on it … we may need to add supports underneath (current design is prob. not walkable)
 
Overall people were optimistic, they loved the idea of a loungy dual purpose space, and they felt that issues with playability could be tested and fixed as we move forward with design and construction.
 
 
== Design ==
 
A sketch by Ed of how the hole might look:<br>
http://www.thegoodfriar.com/stuff/D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg_s.jpg<br>
([http://www.thegoodfriar.com/stuff/D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg.jpg Larger Version])
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=== Robo's [[Astral Carpet Lounge]] Design Blog ===
 
 
=== some earlier conceptual ink sketches<br/> ===
 
Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from [[Deep Down Disorient Daze]] Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.
 
The Astral Carpet Lounge is based upon the concept of two attached [[Zero-G Chairs]]:
http://igargoyle.com/images/Relax.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/LowGrav.jpg <br/>
 
 
Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from [[Deep Down Disorient Daze]] Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.
 
The [[Astral Carpet Lounge]] is based upon the concept of two attached [[Zero-G Chairs]]:
http://igargoyle.com/images/Relax.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/LowGrav.jpg <br/>
 
 
http://igargoyle.com/images/tubez.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/tunn.jpg <br/>

Revision as of 23:32, 25 May 2008

Current Design

Rendering by Ed

D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg_s.jpg
(Larger Version)

Rendering by RoBo

covered.jpg

CAD Plans and Design Blog

ACL Plans

Developmental Sketches

ACL Development

Project Outline

FIGMENT is a festival taking place on Governor's Island in late June. Figment has also been asked to install a 9 hole mini-golf course on GI for the summer. The minigolf call for proposals can be found here.

Team members:

  • Robo
  • Friar Tuck
  • Ocean
  • Jester Jaimi
  • Theresa from Tribe ?
  • YOU?

Timeline

Opening: May 31 or during Figment itself, June 27 (most likely the 2nd)

Location

Build site

  • On site?
  • Figment may secure a build site?
  • Hot Tamale's place on SI?
  • FabLab in Brooklyn?
  • other?

Proposal

The submitted proposal can be found here

Key Elements include:

  • corrugated surface serving as part of the golf green as well as a lounge space (zero-g's)
  • shade (Delta-shade)
  • visually disorienting surface elements created using pink and orange astroturf
  • windsocks in the form of Disorient camp members?

Feedback

NOTES from the minigolf meeting, April 6, 2008

In general:

  • people like it
  • worried about size (a little big?)
  • could be great in the middle as a rest space ... build rest of course around it

playability: ball getting stuck in grooves

  • add in flat segments in middle or putty or something
  • could make putting surface flatter
  • need high walls, & separate from sitting area
  • gradient of ground: factor it into design

start: could eliminate ramp, start up high (I added a ramp up in my drawing) end: could ramp it down to make last part easier

surface: Astroturf + soft stuff underneath?

safety & durability:

  • delta shades – will they hold up?
  • weather - drainage holes and/or tar paper for waterproofing
  • putting surface: needs to be able to support people walking on it … we may need to add supports underneath (current design is prob. not walkable)

Overall people were optimistic, they loved the idea of a loungy dual purpose space, and they felt that issues with playability could be tested and fixed as we move forward with design and construction.


Design

A sketch by Ed of how the hole might look:
D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg_s.jpg
(Larger Version)

Robo's Astral Carpet Lounge Design Blog

some earlier conceptual ink sketches

Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from Deep Down Disorient Daze Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.

The Astral Carpet Lounge is based upon the concept of two attached Zero-G Chairs: Relax.jpg
LowGrav.jpg


Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from Deep Down Disorient Daze Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.

The Astral Carpet Lounge is based upon the concept of two attached Zero-G Chairs: Relax.jpg
LowGrav.jpg


tubez.jpg
tunn.jpg

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