Breathing Wall - Catia Portfolio
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P ARAMETRIC B REATHING W ALL MINHTAM BANH . ARCH 417 . FALL 2009 INSTRUCTORS: DAVID GERBER . ROLAND RITTER WAHLROOS
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Breathing Wall - Catia Portfolio
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P A R A M E T R I C B R E A T H I N G W A L LMINHTAM BANH . ARCH 417 . FALL 2009
INSTRUCTORS: DAVID GERBER . ROLAND RITTER WAHLROOS
C O N T E N T
Problem Description
Builidng Envelope Description
Parameter of Design
Re-parameterization
Prototype
Conclusion
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P R O B L E M D E S C R I P T I O N
Site: Flower and 9th Street, Los Angeles
Program: Store Front for a Perfume Shop
We area sked to design a breathing wall and then subse-quently develop a parametric design and fabrication logic.
B U I L I D N G E N V E L O P E D E S C R I P T I O N
OPENING = 1.8M
LENGTH = 7M
HEIGHT = 2.5M
P A R A M E T E R O F D E S I G NCONTEXT
INSTANCE A
TOP
BOTTOM
X * LEFT RIGHT RATIO X * LEFT RIGHT RATIO
TOP
TOP * TOP FOLD RATIO
BOTTOM * BOTTOM FOLD RATIO
Y * TOP BOTTOM RATIO
Y * TOP BOTTOM RATIO
BOTTOM
YX
INSTANCE B CONNECTION DETAIL
TOP VIEW 1:5 LEFT VIEW 1:10
ISOMETRIC VIEW 1:10
R E - P A R A M E T E R I Z A T I O N
P R O T O T Y P E
TOP VIEW 1:20
RIGHT VIEW 1:20 LEFT VIEW 1:20
Fabrication methodologies: Laser Cut Material: 0.10 polystyreneJoints: (Parametric) Spider
Form shaping: heating up polystyrene by dipping laser cut-ted pieces in hot water, form shape, then dip in cold water to hold shape.
Problem: lack of precision
Erection Problem: Wall isn’t able to stand on its own.
C O N C L U S I O N
The parametric wall is ruled by 9 driving parameters. These pa-rameters controlled the degree of openess, amount of light, air, and view. Consequently they affect the appearance and experi-ence of the wall. In this aspect, I think my design achieve what I set out to do.
However, the innitial idea to create a wall for a perfume store wasn’t realized. This is because my research was insufficient in assisting me in this matter. Moreover, to control air molecule requires a complex system. My design is still too rudimentary for the task.
Fabrication process was not without problems. My prototyped model didn’t turn out as expected due to laser cutting difficul-ties, and material tolerance.
