For our project, Alex and I decided to take inspiration from the Al Bahar Towers in Abu Dhabi that utilize a responsive facade to mediate a harshly warm climate. Our exploration of this idea chooses to increase the number of sides per module from three to six, resulting in a hexagonal figure that features more divisions. To power our mechanism, we generated a draft structure to hold a Servo that is connected to the flaps of the module to move the Matte board modules based on an Arduino script. Our first attempt at the project used the aforementioned parts and concepts and experimented with the smallest Servo motor to see if it could generate sufficient torque to pull all of the modules. This, however, ended up failing because the Servo was not capable of doing so. In a successive test, we decided to scale up the Servo until we found one of sufficient power.

In conclusion, the first phase of our project proves that the concept can function, although as shown in the video, some mechanical issues must be solved in order to allow for both more extended use of the contraption, but also to ensure that the structure does not fail. Looking forward, our goals are to finalize the structure than more forward and implement a photoresistor and/or a thermoresistor to allow the system to respond to the physical environment.