FOLDING THE RULE: BEHAVIOR OF TOPOLOGICAL SCALE DISRUPTIONS IN SYMMETRIC YOSHIMURA PATTERNS

Abstract

This article examines the structural and formal behaviour of hexagonal Yoshimura Origami patterns when topological scale disruptions are applied in plan. Four specific deformation strategies are addressed: (1) progressive deformation along the X-axis, (2) scalar deformation along the X-axis, (3) progressive deformation along the Y-axis, and (4) scalar deformation along the Y-axis. Each variation is projected in 2D and then folded into 3D prototypes. The structural behaviour is analysed according to different degrees of folding (10–30–65%, 5–20–40%, 20–50–80%, and 5–10–20%), as shown in the images accompanying the article.