Souza Sánchez, Pablo Miguel de2025-12-302025-12-302025Souza Sánchez, Pablo Miguel de. (2025). FOLDING THE RULE: BEHAVIOR OF TOPOLOGICAL SCALE DISRUPTIONS IN SYMMETRIC YOSHIMURA PATTERNS. Symmetry: Culture and Science, 36(4), 397-408. https://doi.org/10.26830/symmetry_2025_4_3970865-48242226-1877https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16660This 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.engjournal article10.26830/symmetry_2025_4_397embargoed accessArquitecturaPlanificación urbanaDiseño arquitectónicoGoal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation