The Logic layer’s geometric rule set becomes a physical load-bearing language in the Structure layer.
In OmniMino, the hyper-optimized profile set, under Di-plex lattice topology, is interlocked through a cross-lap joinery discipline inspired by ancient Kumiko technique, and stiffened. As a result, profile combinations—within the same joinery discipline—generate countless OmniMino modules.
OmniMino operates with a hyper-optimized profile set. For orthogonal planes, it uses only four standard profile lengths. Just as four DNA bases generate countless combinations, this four-length set follows the same principle: it combines to generate variety. These lengths are not arbitrary; they are defined by a discipline of measurement and proportion that enables the bay (grid cell). As a result, the same profile set—working on a proprietary polyomino coordination system—produces the raw material for module forms (Base Forms + Alphabet Forms). The outcome: reduced inventory complexity and dramatically faster standardization and serial production.
Four Lengths, Infinite Combinations: Inventory stays lean; configuration space expands.
Profiles alone are merely lines (1D); but when joined, they form a bay-based structural lattice. These lattices are the physical embodiment of abstract polyomino geometry (I, L, T, Z).
The system operates at two levels: 10 Base Forms (monomino, domino, etc.) derived from squares and rectangles, and 17 Alphabet module forms corresponding to polyomino geometry. However, each letter is not a single form but a type family applicable at different scales (e.g., L 2×2, L 3×5). Just as a font preserves the same alphabet across different point sizes, these module forms scale and combine to construct limitless spatial sentences.
The result: OmniMino does not offer a static “shape catalog,” but a generative grammar for structure.
10 Base, 17 Letter module types, Infinite Sentences: Dimensions change by adding bays; the grammar stays fixed.
OmniMino’s structural signature departs from conventional single-line lattices, where adjacent cells share a single common edge. In Di-plex topology, each bay has its own edge line; when bays sit side by side, no shared single boundary is formed—instead, a double-line edge emerges.
This “non-shared-edge” logic spatially separates profiles while making them work together, so strength increases through topology rather than by thickening sections. The double-line logic turns the structure into more than the sum of its members: it governs load transfer between elements, damps torsion, and converts the gap into an engineering advantage—delivering a superior, repeatable topology.
It also generates the standard edge and alignment geometry that the connectors used in the Interface layer (the CT family) reference—the Interface is not arbitrary; it is read from this lattice logic.
Not a Shared Edge—A Double Line: Strength grows in topology, not in section.
In OmniMino, Kumiko-style cross-lap joinery is not merely a joint detail; it is the core principle that simultaneously produces the structure’s mechanical discipline and its instantly recognizable Structural Signature. This geometry enables profiles to interlock through controlled surface contact—generating stiffness not through arbitrary reinforcements, but through the joinery technique itself. It makes tolerance and cutting accuracy an integral part of the design, delivering repeatable build quality—so OmniMino’s visual identity is read directly from the structure’s engineering logic.
One Joinery, One Language: Mechanical discipline becomes a Structural Signature.
Now zoom into the interface—the active node, locking, and connection logic that enables reversible assembly.
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