Nodes: Where All Forces Converge

A connection node of a parametric structure. Several slender steel tubes at different angles converge at a single point, connected by a precisely machined or printed metal joint; the shape of the joint is custom-made for this specific combination of angles, so each node is unique. The surface is matte dark gray, showing subtle machining textures. These nodes appear regularly in the grid. Avoid: using standard, generic joints, hiding the nodes so they are not visible, making the nodes excessively large and cumbersome, or using exposed bolts and welding marks.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處參數化結構的接合節點。數根不同角度的細鋼管在一點交會,由一個精密加工或列印出來的金屬接頭連接;接頭的形狀是為了這一個特定的角度組合而製造的,每一個節點都不同。表面是霧面的深灰,可以看到加工的細微紋理。這些節點在網格中規律地出現。避免:使用標準的通用接頭、把節點藏起來看不見、讓節點的體積過大變成累贅、使用外露的螺栓與焊接痕跡。