A first and amateurish pass at component aggregation ideas that would potentially be made of aluminum casting.

 Idea one speaks about having a genealogy of forms where each form is unique but they all belong to the same family. This system provides intriguing results however, it is not as efficient for a fabrication.

Idea two speaks about having an identical component that gets reproduced repeatedly. This system is the most efficient in terms of material costs and fabrication time because we would potentially only need one mold. This system however when aggregated will produce a much more repetitious and perhaps banal condition. 

I think that we need to find a balance between these two (this is the ideal vision, more likely we have one characteristic that is more prominent but, both should be present in the work) in which we can achieve an intriguing aggregation, that provides for a high degree of flexibility but at the same time is not inefficient in terms of amount of necessary molds, time to create, and cost. 

Idea one: inspired by the human spine, tower idea

Idea two: field Aggregation, inspired by the number three. Three connections (two output, one input), all faces have three sides. Some sort of complex joint system that could provide for a degree of flexibility but also a degree of accuracy within the socket that receives an incoming component.