Will Cast on Monday. I will make the model of the railways out of steel on Monday too.
First of all, I mimicked the trajectory of the sun on the Shinjuku area with the tungsten light, which I thought was appropriate because the heat of the tungsten light in a ratio to the model is similar to that of the sun in a ratio with the Earth. This is an estimation of course. What I then did but it is not shown on the model yet was to trace these shadows on the model and paint them with acrylic paint so that they become a datum for me to start designing I suppose.
In the model I also added railtracks because the movement that happens in & around them makes them some of the warmest areas in the city.
I thought one way to move forward would be perhaps to paint the data of the temperature reading in another cast model with acrylic paint in the same manner of a surface temperature map. Perhaps this is also something I could do on site in Tokyo when we get there.
After the lights were on for a bit, the temperature was starting to raise steeply (it went from 16C when I started the experiment in the room without lights, to 24C after 20 min with lights on). For the first time I put the fan (ventilator) next to the thermometer, and the temperature went down by 2C in a matter of 90 sec. This was one of the biggest hurrays of the day I guess.
I then tested the temperature of the narrow urban corridors after 20 min with lights off. The temperature was 2C lower than in the railway area.
The other experiment explores the overlay of concrete building + metal panel + lights with a marginal interstitial space between the facade and the new “neon” facade. What I did for this experiment was to use fotovoltaic cell in order to turn on my mobile phone (which was out of battery). This was another hurray, because in the shop (Maplin) they assured that it would not work with LEDs, but it did (see pics). This was another good moment 
Finally, I made another model in the afternoon which I have not photographed, where the lights are embedded into the concrete. In fact it is as manner of experimenting with the artificial shadows in a more accurate scale, because the lights are same scale as model in this new model. I will ph0tograph ASAP.
More to come
More to come, here’s videos of how I made my two “additional” circuits, a DIY & super simple thermometer to monitor the temperature in the model as I perform the tests and eventually in the design; and a air cooling fan that, in addition to my aquarium pump (which pumps up water, still haven’t figured out how), tries to cool down the site from the heat island effect.
Having discussed this with Apostolos, it seems I need to connect them to Arduino via relay & transistor. He will explain how to do it on the workshop tomorrow.
This is the state of my site model today @09:00 am:
& yesterday night:
I then made a sketch site model, on which I performed the light& temperature tests, but still formatting that data onto coherent sheets, will post later:
This is the test spread, further tests to be added to it (please be reminded that it is a large format sheet, so I am aiming to organise the data accordingly):
Finally, this is my model, latest update. I was worried it would come up too small for me to build anything interstitially but this morning I was happy to see it seems big enough for me to carry out both tests on it (negatives + interstitial buildings)
//{input1 is a heat sensor connected to a thermometer
//output1 is a thermometer which gives you a first reading of the sensor//input2 is a heat sensor connected to arduino
//above a certain temperature (23.5 ºC) output1 is an aquarium pump which sprays water on the model
//output2 is a switch that turns the lights off (lights are creating the heat)//output3 is a second reading of the thermometer
T<23.5ºC – Motor OFF and Switch ON
T>23.5ºC – Motor ON and Switch OFF
//TestA
#include <Servo.h>;
Servo AquaPump;
Servo Switch; //Would the switch be programmed from here?int HeatSensor=0; //heat sensor
int val;
void setup(){
AquaPump.attach(9); //this is just symbolic, at present I don’t have arduino connected to the computer
Serial.begin(9600);
}void loop(){
val=analogRead(HeatSensor);val=map(val,0,1023,0,179); //this are the values we used in class, I assume they are different for heat sensor and AquaPump… how can I find out?
Serial.print(val);
delay(20); //as far as I am concerned, this is in order to give time to arduino to react because otherwise it’s too fast for human eye… am I correct?AquaPump.write(val); //In this code I never specified the temperature that activates AquaPump… where can I do that?How?
Switch.write(val); // Same here, never specified that it goes from 1 to 0
}//Funnier is that the code works when I verify it…
I posted this to Apostolos but maybe someone else can help… Or just to share really.
The second spread on the top right, where there is a blank space, is for me to insert a section of 3d model (of the site) i am working on.
The drawings on the left of the second spread (entitled tokyo heat island) are from the 3D model – see screenshot. The area calculations come also from the 3d.
In addition, I will CNC the model on Monday in order to test the temperature on it. (see previous post yesterday the 5th)
I’d like to CNC this site model at some point, in order to then cast the negative (plaster? silicon? gelflex?)
Now some technical issues…
Maximum depth of material is 5cm, and minimum thickness of blade is 6mm.
When I make my tallest building 5cm high, the spaces between buildings become smaller than 6mm. When I make all the gaps between buildings 6mm or bigger, my tallest building becomes 20cm tall, which just won’t fit in the machine… any tips?
Of course I guess I could space out the buildings, but then it’s kinda not true to the reality… any other ideas? Or commands?…. 
Thanks in advance.
Several of the projects mentioned this morning can be seen in full here.
Of course all the rest of Projects Review Slideshows @ AA website are interesting to look at.(I mean besides inter3)
Enjoy!
Haven’t been there, but looks interesting. I think it was mentioned by Nannette:
Charlie Murphy’s work often encourages or relies on the participation of the public, but at its heart is an exploration of the intimate – the private.
Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1999, Murphy has been inviting members of the public to collaborate with her to create casts of moments of intimate human contact. During this time she has collected hundreds from all over the world, often through performative ‘kiss-in’ events.
Occupying specially adapted display cases spread over three floors of the Wellcome Collection stairway, the exhibition shows selected works from this continuing project, as well as new directions Murphy’s work is taking and her continuing interest in performance and the processes of making. (from wellcomecollection.org)
Related to today’s conversation on laser cutting & folded designs that emerge from one single sheet of material, check this.
I first saw this work in an small exhibition curated by Lucy Orta on patterns at the Architectural Review launch as part of London Design Festival – supported by Crafts Council. Check it out here, many references for material cut outta one sheet of material, foldable patterns, &c.
