「自在」的四种态度

　　本案取名为「自在」，企图回应四种态度：

　　永续性(Sustainability)：材料上使用废弃角材，有效再利用木头资源。

　　形态性(Typology)：我们企图回应中国人一直以来对于「坐具」的思维-「一种或坐或卧的自在」。

　　数位性(Digitality)：透过电脑辅助设计系统(Computer Added Design/ Computer Added Manufacturing)，将抽象设计转化为现实，并在制程上做到模矩化(modular)，有效降低成本。

　　艺术性(Artistry)：我们设定这把「自在」，除了满足「坐」与「卧」的基本机能外，同时不使用时还是空间裡的艺术品，甚至给予一丝佛学的气息(atmosphere)。

　　Four attitudes

　　Called “freedom”, the concept of design involves four attitudes:

　　Sustainability

　　The chair is a green design made from different types of abandoned wood materials.

　　Typology

　　The chair features the characteristics of traditional Chinese chair and echoed Chinese attitudes toward sitting posture, which is the freedom of sitting or lying.

　　Digitality

　　We combine waste wood with advanced design process(CAD/CAM), turning abstract design into real piece, and employ modular production method to lower the cost.

　　Artistry

　　In addition to its function, with Zen atmosphere, the chair can also be an artwork or nice décor in the space.

　　从设计到施工过程：

　　在设计前期阶段，我们从资料中定义几个动作(posture)和尺寸(dimension )，在电脑环境中设计出我们期望的形体(figure)，并利用快速成型技术(Rapid Prototyping)输出实体模型(physical model)来进行设计讨论与沟通，并在电脑中进行分析与修正。

　　施作第一阶段：由于是利用回收的角材，我们必须计算后将之处理成合适并统一的断面(section)，并在曲面强度不同的地方进行材料分配设定，并开始精确放样，组立粗坯形体(figure)。

　　施作第二阶段：以第一阶段粗坏为基础，开始进入电脑数控加工(Computer Numerical Control)加工成形。从前必须计算好材料与时间，往往十分耗时耗工，本案因借助电脑参数化控制系统(Parametric Design Process)，节省大量操作时间及成本。

　　小结：「自在」从设计到施工的过程，都透过电脑辅助设计系统(CAD/CAM)及电脑参数化设计流程(Parametric Design Process)精密控制，企图在一定的预算内，将无秩序的物件(object)模矩化与制程化，化腐朽角料成为神奇艺术品。

　　Process of design and construction

　　Design phase

　　At the beginning, we defined several postures and dimensions to design and adjust the figure we want from CAD/CAM programs, and then Rapid Prototyping technique was used to read in data from our CAD/CAM drawing to produce physical models.

　　Phase 1 of construction

　　Recycled wood materials were processed appropriately with identical section before re-using and then distributed according to the chair’s curve and intensity. After that, we were able to begin the layout and fabrication process.

　　Phase 2 of construction

　　Based on Step 1, the computer file was loaded into the Computer Numerical Control(CNC) machines for production. It significantly reduced the time and cost required to produce a free-form or geometric feature in comparison with the past.

　　Conclusion

　　With CAD/CAM system, Parametric Design Process, modular production method and budget control, we successfully combined waste woods and computerized design process, turning salvage into stunning artwork.