Bucky Lab Studio | TU Delft | 2016
"Quick Frame" began as a design challenge in the Bucky Lab to create a lightweight, deployable shelter. Bahareh’s concept, a rope-guided modular frame, was selected for further development, allowing her to advance the project through detailed design and prototyping in collaboration with a group of four students.
The system is designed to cover varying areas with minimal material use, cost, and assembly time. It relies on a "rope-guided" principle where all elements are interconnected; pulling the tension cables automatically assembles the triangular modules into a rigid structure without the need for manual positioning of individual parts.
Bahareh led the digital fabrication process, modeling the complex connections in Rhino and Grasshopper to ensure seamless joined edges and precise tolerances for 3D printing. She also used Kangaroo to flatten the fabric patterns for cutting and assembly. The team constructed two physical prototypes: a 1:5 scale model and a 1:1 scale detail using PVC pipes. Structural stability was verified through Diana software simulations, confirming the feasibility of this rapid-deployment shelter.