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STUDIO AIR Ying Dan692 092
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CONTENT
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Designing Futuring 4
Design Computation 12
Composition/Generation 18
Algorithm Sketches 26
1. Metropol Parasol
2. The Seattle central library
1. 41 Cooper Square
2. Yokohama International Passenger Terminal
1. La Sagrada Familia
2. The Eden Project
3. Learning outcomes & Conculsion
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BiographyI am currently a third year architecture student. I am from China and lived in Melbourne
for the last four years. I noticed how the city has changed over last a few years and start
to understand how urban planning and building design can play a big role in city devel-
opment, so I decided to study architecture and really get to know the principles behind
design.
Over the past couple of years, I have managed to learn and use a range of architectural
design tools. Hand-skectching and computer modelling programs have been used as
valuable materials as a part of my design. ‘Rhino’ in particular, I was impressed with
how 3D modelling can be done on computer easily, it saves time than traditional hand
drawing and its malleable. ‘AutoCAD’ plays a big role in my design approaches as well, in
terms of making plans and accurate sections. Now, Studio Air has introduced me a new
perspective of parametric design by using ‘Grasshopper’. Digital architecture is taking
over hand-sketching in the design industry, I believe these skills would be an essential
tool for me throughout my university studies.
Therefore, I look forward to master the skills so that I am able to achieve and create
more in my design and broaden my knowledge of digital architecture.
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A.1 DESIGN FUTURING
Over the last few years, the world is moving at incredibly rapid rate alone with problems and con-
cerns in relation to design practice. According to Fry, we are now moving towards a state of defutur-
ing due to the condition of unsustainability, which could take futures away from mankind and other
living species¹.
Future arrives by design, in other words, we can only survive and get to the future by design. Design is
ambitious, therefore, design is not just specifically refer to arts, environments or urban planning, but
the act of prefiguration. Dunno suggests that we should use design as catalyst to get more thinking
and discussing happening about what kind of future we want. Design in all objects of daily use that
should be economical, durable, convenient, congenial to every one, which also requires a new type
of practice that recognizes design’s importance in overcoming different problems. Simultaneously,
the new practice in the arts, music, literature, and architecture, that shall inspire the new era².
The two following precedents aim to reveal how architecture can influence on ways of thinking and
patterns of living, as well as observe the approaches they used to expand future possibilities through
architecture.
1. Tony Fry, Design Futuring (Oxford: Berg, 2009).2.Tony Fry, A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction To Defuturing (UNSW Press, 1999), p. 116.
"Teach A Woman To Fish: Tara Donovan At The Parrish Art Museum", Hamptons Art Hub, 2015 <http://hamptonsarthub.
com/2015/08/18/teach-a-woman-to-fish-tara-donovan-at-parrish-art-museum/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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Amy Frearson, "Metropol Parasol By J Mayer H | Dezeen", Dezeen, 2011 <http://www.dezeen.com/2011/04/26/metropol-parasol-by-
j-mayer-h/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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Nowadays, the building has became the most desire
destination for tourist and a prefect leisure area for the
locals, which help actives the local economy and mar-
ket. The building defines a unique relationship between
the historical and the contemporary city³, and it can be
considered as a “good design” where culture and design
alternatives integrated.
“Metropol Parasol” as the redevelopment of the Palaza
de la Encarnaclon in central Seville, is the world’s big-
gest wood structure which held together by extra-strong
glue. The building is a unique urban space located at the
centre of dense historical ruins, where allows a range of
social activities and human interaction. The idea was
to create “shade” in the city that exposure to excessive
heat. The consideration of materials allows the building
maintain light-weighted and ensure nice natural light
and ventilation. Some of the local residents were wor-
ried that the building is out of place and not suitable
for their city, but some of them believed that their city
should movie with the times.
A.1 CASE STUDY Metropol Parasol, Seville, Spain. Architects: Jürgen Mayer H, Andre Santer, Marta Ramírez IglesiasCompeletion: April 2011
3. “J. MAYER H. BUILDINGS METROPOL PARASO”, Jmayerh.de, 2016 <http://www.jmayerh.de/19-0-Metropol-Parasol.html> [accessed 19 March 2016].
"Metropol Parasol", Wikipedia, 2016 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropol_Parasol> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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What I like about this project is how the architects learnt
from other contemporary libraries that used high mod-
ernist flexibility and put it into their own design process.
Since people can not predict what can happen in the
future, they decided to put those uncertainties in boxes
designed specifically for it, as well as put the our essen-
tial needs on the top of the boxes, which became the
design alternative of the this public library. The building
creates not only the “free space” for people, but also, be-
came a secure shelter for homeless people. As Fry said,
people design the world and the world design us. This
building follows a new type of practice and designs the
place where the future can arrive ⁶.
Libraries since the inception of Carnegie tradition in
America, had second responsibility which was for social
roles. With that being said, the architects group chal-
lenges the high modernist notion of flexibility, which
follows the core idea of within any single space, any kind
of activity can happen⁴. The first thing that architects
considered in their design process was the uncertainty
of the future, they do not know the future of the library,
or the future of the book.Therefore, they focus on creat-
ing singular spaces that are generic and almost anything
can happen within the space, which means the library
was staring to engulf different kinds of activities with
social responsibilities by expansion of the book. The
Seattle library became an institution which no longer
exclusively dedicated to the books⁵.
A.1 CASE STUDY The Seattle central library, Seattle, WA, USA Architects: OMA+LMN Project Year: 2004
4. Peter J Taylor, Modernities (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999),p 18, 32.5. “Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN”, ArchDaily, 2009 <http://www.archdaily.com/11651/seattle-central-library-oma-lmn> [accessed 19 March 2016].6. Tony Fry, Design Futuring (Oxford: Berg, 2009).
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Seattle Library, "Seattle Central Library", OpenBuildings, 2016 <http://openbuildings.com/buildings/seattle-central-library-pro-
file-1297> [accessed 20 March 2016].
"BKK: Seattle Central Library - OMA", Pinterest, 2016 <https://www.pinterest.com/pin/565483296932262908/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
"Seattle Central Library | LMN Architects", LMN Architects, 2016 <https://lmnarchitects.com/project/seattle-central-library> [ac-
cessed 20 March 2016].
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A.2 DESIGN COMPUTATION
"Tara Donovan : The Silver Coat", Thesilvercoat.com, 2016 <http://www.thesilvercoat.com/tara-donovan/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
7. Generatorx, “Computational Design”, Generatorx.no, 2012 <http://www.generatorx.no/generatorx-introduction/> [accessed 19 March 2016].8. Yudong Liu, Developing Digital Architecture (Basel: Birkhauser, 2003).
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Regrading the new type of design practice we need to
find in oder to overcome the problems, the current de-
velopment of computational design in architecture has a
profound effect on design thinking and approaches in a
long term. Digital technologies allows designer to express
and produce complex forms and explore different shapes
and materials, which ensure the design and production
of non-standard buildings, based on irregular geometry.
Computational methods have enhanced creativity and
provide design solutions that could not be achieved by
conventional means. Digital design marked the start of a
new architectural vocabulary.
“Computational design involves the employment of com-
putational methods to design problems, whether related
to presentation, analysis or aesthetic expressions ⁷.” Tech-
nology removes possible barriers that could hinder the
execution of ideas, opens up new perspective also speeds
up the design process for creative people ⁸.”
"Tara Donovan : The Silver Coat", Thesilvercoat.com, 2016 <http://www.thesilvercoat.com/tara-donovan/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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However, performalism means freeing exterior from the
interior, Copper square uses “double skin ¹⁰” to reduce
heat radiation during the summer and preserve heat
during the winter, in order to increase building’s perfor-
mance.
41 Cooper Square is an academic laboratory that
encourages innovative education in Art, Architec-
ture and Engineering. Cooper Square is the prod-
uct of digital age, unfold the way of computational
design and environmental sustainability have influ-
enced on our design approaches.
We are entering an era of performalism, which de-
fines changes in form conception in contemporary
architecture ⁹. Form is once again under consider-
ation. We all know Louis Sullivan’s famous state-
ment, “form follows function”, where building’s
function determine the structural dimensions.
A.2 CASE STUDY 41 Cooper Square, New York, USA Architects: Morphosis architectsConstruction:2006 - 2009
9. Yasha J Grobman and Eran Neuman, Performalism (London: Routledge, 2012), pp. 98-105.10. ”41 Cooper Square | Morphopedia | Morphosis Architects”, Morpho-pedia.com, 2016 <http://morphopedia.com/projects/41-cooper-square> [accessed 15 March 2016].
"41 Cooper Square", Wikipedia, 2016 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41_Cooper_Square> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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"Patricia Poon's View Of 41 Cooper Square | The Cooper Union", Cooper.edu, 2016 <http://cooper.edu/gallery/patricia-poons-
view-41-cooper-square> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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"YOKOHAMA, INTERNATIONAL FERRY TERMINAL", Flickr - Photo Sharing!, 2016 <https://www.flickr.com/photos/48222546@
N00/3565676145> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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design alternatives of higher complexity and quality.
“Yet in order to resolve the complex interplay between
these concerns, the profile of the building needed to be
explored on the computer through an ever more finely
calibrated series of sections. This project was not only
born of the digital-it was realized through the digital”.¹²
The Yokohama Ferry Terminal is an remarkable exam-
ple of computational design. The design transforms the
ground into an functional surface through simple topol-
ogy, in order to articulate both passenger ferry terminal,
and a mix of civic facilities for citizens ¹¹. The project was
driven by digital technologies.The design group prefer
design with CAD rather than physical models, which en-
sured designers to test different forms and shape surfac-
es through various types of information, thus producing
A.2 CASE STUDY Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Tokyo, JapanArchitects: FOA(Foreign Office Architects)Completed: 2002
11. “Yokohama International Port Terminal - Foreign Office Architects”, Arcspace.com, 2007 <http://www.arcspace.com/features/foreign-office-ar-chitects/yokohama-international-port-terminal/> [accessed 19 March 2016].12. Neil Leach, Designing For A Digital World (Chichester: Wiley-Academic, 2002), pp. 6-14.
"Yokohama International Port Terminal - Foreign Office Architects", Flickr - Photo Sharing!, 2016 <https://www.flickr.
com/photos/scottnorsworthy/8271979357> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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"Made", Mymodernmet.com, 2016 <http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/list/tag/made> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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A.3 COMPOSITION/GENERATION
In the lecture we looked at the development of parametric design over
time, the shift from composition to generation in design methods can
be identified. If composition is traditional way of design, then what is
generation in design approaches?
“Generative design” as a concept was introduced to design process
through computational design, which is so abstract and at the cutting
edge of architecture that Wikipedia barely has words to explain from a
professional point of view. Generative design is based on parametric
modelling, generated by algorithms in computer programs. However,
generation in design methods is not necessarily computational. The
most important thing that distinguish generative design from normal
practice is the “feedback” loop ¹³, which means there must be inputs
and outputs of the model. Architects are able to predict the outcome
based on the data and their own unique algorithmic thinking, so that
design process can be relatively shorter and more efficient.
Parametric design plays a big role in generation. It minimizing the ef-
fort design process needed and observe result immediately. However,
the range of computational design approaches can be misleading and
sometimes confusing, the design might also turn into date driven de-
sign, which could be the opposite of what people actually want.
13. “What Is Generative Design? - Diagramming Machines”, Diagramming Machines, 2012 <http://www.reneepuusepp.com/what-is-generative-design/> [accessed 9 March 2016].
"Made", Mymodernmet.com, 2016 <http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/list/tag/made> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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Sagrada Familia as the “most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architec-
ture since the middle age”¹⁴, carries the distinctive spirit of an era. The building is in-
complete and with missing documentations, which can be a big challenge for everyone
that working together on this building. Nowadays, Sagrada Familia has adopted digital
design approach and new construction technologies, which used for architects and
craftsmen to analysis the fascinating geometries of the building, as well as enhance the
architecture form and carry on the original design of the building.
A.3 CASE STUDY La Sagrada Familia Architect: Antoni GaudiConstructsion began in 1882
"La Sagrada Familia - Google Search", Google.com.au, 2016 <https://www.google.com.au/search?q=la+sagrada+famil-
ia&espv=2&biw=927&bih=886&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwi35sqEn87LAh-
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3D printing was introduced to the project as well, which uses in modelling process and
form complex hyperboloids and ornaments. With all kinds of new technologies, the
building is able to finish in 2026.
14. Paul Goldberger, “Barcelona”, National Geographic, 1991.
"La Sagrada Familia - Google Search", Google.com.au, 2016 <https://www.google.com.au/search?q=la+sagrada+famil-
ia&espv=2&biw=927&bih=886&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwi35sqEn87LAh-
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The Eden project creates two large biomes, which
are Tropical biome and Mediterranean biome. In
oder to meet the needs for these two entirely differ-
ent biomes, architects will need to find new design
alternatives and technology. Each dome contains
hundreds of hexagons and pentagons, which sup-
ported by steel frame with two layers overlap. The
special design of geometry bring efficiency to the
building. The material also maximises the surface
area and minimises the complected perimeter de-
tailing. The building is moving towards environmen-
tal sustainability and building efficiency. In this case,
computerization creates a inspirational platform for
exploring geometries, also a shortcut of defining the
architecture form
A.3 CASE STUDY The Eden Project, Cornwall, UKArchitects: Grimshawcomplete: 05/2000
"The Eden Project: The Biomes < Projects | Grimshaw Architects", Grimshaw-architects.com, 2016 <http://grimshaw-architects.
com/project/the-eden-project-the-biomes/#> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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"The Eden Project: The Biomes < Projects | Grimshaw Architects", Grimshaw-architects.com, 2016 <http://grimshaw-architects.
com/project/the-eden-project-the-biomes/#> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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Architecture no longer just about creating shelter, instead ar-
chitecture design is influencing on mankind’s future. We need
to have new design practice to develop our future which is sus-
tainable, and desirable.
Organisation is integral to architecture. Understanding the
complexity of organisation structures across disciplines, will
help us to design. Computational approaches is closely linked
to organisational complexity and the potential to give control
to the designer and ensure collaboration between multiple
disciplines ¹⁵, which could encourage new design alternatives
and opportunities.
Even thought, people argued that computer is lack of creativ-
ity, and it is not capable of creating new architecture alterna-
tives. Designers use computational approaches to achieve the
outcomes immediately, test different forms without limits. Our
design is not the product of digital innovation,rather, we de-
sign through digital to get the result that is satisfying and mov-
ing towards a better, sustainable future.
CONCLUSION
15. Tim Schork, “Modes Of Compostion”, 2016 <http://mesne.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Schork-Modes-of-Composition_A-Computational-Approach.pdf> [accessed 7 March 2016].
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Through the Part A precedent study, we truely developed
our critical thinking and analysing skills. The discussion on
computerization brings me to reconsider computational de-
sign approach. Personally, I prefer computational approach
in my design, because it is efficient, changeable, and often
comes with unexpected outcomes. However, in the peri-
od of digital design, there is still no single tool, or software
can achieve complexity that architecture form creates. The
growing needs of the industry requires designer to gain skills
and some degree of understanding of parametric design in
order to design widely. The tools changes the way we work
also influence our design thinking. Each tool has their own
ways and roles of woking, alone with limitations. For exam-
ple, when you can not achieve certain form using a particu-
lar tool, at the end, you often forced to change your original
thought and your design move to a direction that was not
intended.
LEARNING OUTCOME
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A.4 ALGORITHM SKETCHES
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WATER FROPS
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blogs.newcastle.edu.au/blog/2013/05/30/climate-change-forum-lessons-for-renewal/> [ac-
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DUBAI TOWER
Shah Wali, "Famous Buildings Of The World: Dubai Tower, UAE", Famousbuildingsoftheworld.
blogspot.com.au, 2016 <http://famousbuildingsoftheworld.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/dubai-
tower-uae.html> [accessed 20 March 2016].
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URBAN DESIGN -- DOWNTOWN
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galaxy-soho/> [accessed 20 March 2016].
GALAXY SOHO -- BEIJING
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WRONG APPROACH !!!
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CONTENT
B2
B3
B4
CASE STUDY 1.0 42
CASE STUDY 2.0 55
TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT 59
B1 RESEARCH FEILD 40
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B6
B7
84 TECHNIQUE PROPOSAL
90 ALGORITHM SKETCHES
B5 71 PROTOTYPES
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B.1 RESEARCH FEILD: PATTERNING
Pattern is often used symbolically to represent many things: people, beliefs, the natural world, his-
tory, tradition. Colors and shapes have specific meanings, and are passed down from generation
to generation. Looking back in history, the human body was perhaps the first surface that received
designed patterns1, then patterns have been introducing for covering architectural surfaces. Archi-
tectural patterns thus have a broad and deep lineage. In this journal patterns will be explored in the
narrow sense of patterns that used particularly in architectural designs.
During the modernism movement, the avant-garde brought up the idea of “folding in architecture”,
the initially faceted surfaces soon evolved into smooth nurb-surfaces. Towards the end of the 1990s
new possibilities of patterning were discovered by applying the technique of texture mapping onto
the warped nurbs. Built projects achieved these effects by projecting video images onto curve-linear
surfaces, or by embedding digital display systems within the surfaces.2 Architectural patterning had
arrived within the style of parametricism which brings endless possibilities and more exciting explo-
rations to architectural design.
1: Patrik Schumacher, "Parametric Patterns", Architectural Design, 79 (2009), 28-41.
2: Patrik Schumacher, "Parametricism: A New Global Style For Architecture And Urban Design", Architectural Design, 79
(2009), 14-23.
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B.2 CASE STUDY 1.0
"De Young Museum", Patrick Lopez Jaimes, 2016 <http://www.patrickljaimes.com/de-young-museum/> [accessed 29 April 2016].
3. "Cladding De Young With Patterns", Scratchcomputing.com, 2016 <http://scratchcomputing.com/about/deYoung/> [accessed 29 April 2016].
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M.H. de Young Museum is a redesign from the original
museum, which opened in 1895 as an outgrowth of the
California International Exposition of 1894. The facade of
the building is clad in over 162,000 square feet of copper
panels covered with abstract pixelated patterns derived
from over 650MB of images.3 The pattern was created
from high-contrast digital images which are made with
photoshop, then import the images in digital design tools
(grasshopper in this case)for automated processing,
where the images were mapped onto the building sur-
face.
The pattern consists of perforation and dimples, which is
distinguished from regular architectural surfaces. In this
section, my iterations of the original script will be mainly
focus on creating different geometry patterns and testing
different perforations and convex.
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SPECIES 1:ORIGINAL DEFINITION
SPECIES 2:INTERPOLATE POINTS CURVE
SPECIMEN 1 SPECIMEN 2
SPECIES 3:INTERPOLATE POINTS CURVE
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SPECIMEN 3SPECIMEN 2 SPECIMEN 4
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SPECIES 4:PERFORATIONS EXPLORATIONPLANER SURFACE
SPECIES 6:PATTERN & GEOMETRY:3D PATTERNS
SPECIMEN 1 SPECIMEN 2
SPECIES 5:PERFORATIONS EXPLORATIONPLANER SURFACE
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SPECIMEN 3SPECIMEN 2 SPECIMEN 4
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SPECIES 7:PATTERN & GEOMETRY :DIMPLES
SPECIMEN 1 SPECIMEN 2
My iterations are focus on the transformation from curves to planer surface to 3D patterns, instead of using image
sampler to map the pattern on to the surface, I am using graph sampler and several number sliders to change the
geometries under the same concept. The matrix above has shown how I attempted to explore from single lines to the
final geometry, where the continuity of each individual outcome can be clearly identified.
Therefore, it is important to start from a “flexible” starting point where it can add another level to complexity and useful
outcomes. Introducing different techniques such as twisting, piping, lofting, which transferring 2D patterns to 3D pat-
terns and generating interesting result that have design potentials.
DESIGN CRITERIA
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SPECIMEN 3SPECIMEN 2 SPECIMEN 4
My iterations are focus on the transformation from curves to planer surface to 3D patterns, instead of using image
sampler to map the pattern on to the surface, I am using graph sampler and several number sliders to change the
geometries under the same concept. The matrix above has shown how I attempted to explore from single lines to the
final geometry, where the continuity of each individual outcome can be clearly identified.
Therefore, it is important to start from a “flexible” starting point where it can add another level to complexity and useful
outcomes. Introducing different techniques such as twisting, piping, lofting, which transferring 2D patterns to 3D pat-
terns and generating interesting result that have design potentials.
DESIGN CRITERIA
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This outcome can be considered successful be-
cause it achieve my aim of design criteria, which
is to be able to generate a series of outcomes only
through changing the lifting and shifting factors of
the points. I have created more than five similar out-
comes, but this one is the best result of them all in
terms of fabrication. In this case, my grasshopper
definition(from a design perspective) has the poten-
tial to make it possible to accurately fabricate each
panel correctly since they are all regular geometries,
which can be easy to ship and to install in the cor-
rect order on site.
SPECIMEN 11. (Species 4, Specimen 3)2. (Species 7, Specimen 4)
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I used the original definition of dimples as a starting
point. During the process, I changed image sampler
to simple sin-graphs and move a few set of points
along Z-axis. Lofting was used to produce the final
outcome. The interesting things about this geome-
try is that the designer can apply different materials
or patterns to each of the convex in order to achieve
individuality and save budget by combining decora-
tion and ornamentation together, which will make
client happy in a design proposal.
SPECIMEN 2 1. (Species 3, Specimen 4)2. (Species 7, Specimen 1)
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When patterns become straight lines, the possible
outcomes have been brought to another level. The
grey scale image that I used creates openings on
the facade. By adding vectors to each point, I was
be able to twist panels around in a particular angle.
The reasons why I consider this as successful out-
come are: first, it can be twist and change patterns
at the same time, which is what my design criteria
is ain for. Second, it reminds me of folding panels
that often installed on the facade of the building
in order to achieve sustainability and a better user
experience. Each of the panels can be individually
opened to adjust the amount of sunlight and venti-
lation that reaches the interior.
SPECIMEN 31. (Species 3, Specimen 1)2. (Species 4, Specimen 4)
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Since the chosen research field is about pattern,
I though it would be interesting to test out some
parametric patterns and see how factors can have
a huge influence on the patterns we are trying to
create. From the picture above, we can see how
they are distinguished from each other, however,
the only difference is the “boundary surface”. This
outcome is surprisingly fit for my further detailed
design, where the same technique can be used to
produce such incredible pattern on the facades of
my design.
SPECIMEN 2 1. (Species 3, Specimen 5)2. (Species 4, Specimen 3)
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B.3. CASE STUDY 2.0
Architects: Studio Gang ArchitectsLocation: 200 North Columbus Drive, ChicagoArchitect of Record: Loewenberg & AssociatesOwner: Magellan DevelopmentProject Year: 2009
Aqua is an 87-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago, Illinois.4 The design was inspired by the striated limestone outcroppings common in the Lakes area around the site. But this sinuous shape is not just a mere formal gesture, but it is also a strategy to extend the views and maximise solar shading. The design is focus on vertical patterning technique rath-er than flat patterns on particular facade. In the section, I will produce the project using parametric tools and find a pathway of combining the techniques that I have learnt from these two case studies.
4. SUSAN DIESENHOUSE, "Work To Begin On Aqua Tower", tribunedigital-chicagotribune, 2003 <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-02-28/business/0702280163_1_starwood-hotels-ho-tel-rooms-resorts-worldwide> [accessed 26 April 2016].
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STEP 1:
Creating the base geometry, which is a rectangle. I
used the section and top view construction drawing
of the building to find out X and Y values of the rect-
angle, In order to achieve the most similar result.
STEP 2:
Since I decide to use mesh technique to produce re-
verse-engineer, the next thing to do is to construct
mesh from the geometry I created.
STEP 3:
Using Import image instead of image sampler
can be handy, when I had problems that I cannot
solve. The image I have imported became a mesh
surface, which is the reason why I changed the ge-
ometry surface into mesh simultaneously. The im-
age is the accurate facade image that can be found
online. I take an advantage of blurry greyscale im-
age, where the white part will be the “balcony” that
stick out of the facade.
REVERSE-ENGINEER PROCESS
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STEP 3:
Using Import image instead of image sampler
can be handy, when I had problems that I cannot
solve. The image I have imported became a mesh
surface, which is the reason why I changed the ge-
ometry surface into mesh simultaneously. The im-
age is the accurate facade image that can be found
online. I take an advantage of blurry greyscale im-
age, where the white part will be the “balcony” that
stick out of the facade.
STEP 4:
Using vector amplitude sets the vector length of
each point to a specific value
STEP 5:
The final step is to interpolate curve through points
and create planer surface then extrude along Z
axis. However, I faced problem where there were
repeated points on each plane, which caused the
liners connected to each other. In the end, I used
Cull Index which selects and deletes the last points
on each plane.
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My iterations of reverse-engineer is shown in this
section, through the development, design criteria
that I selected has changed a little. My iterations will
now be focus on extrusion and twisting techniques,
as well as creating three dimensional patterns in
a vertical plan. I am also expecting to create some
iterations that can draw a link between similar ex-
isting precedents.
B.4.TECHNIQUE DEVELOPEMNT
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SPECIES 2 Changing primary geometry Twisting + Piping
B.4. TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT: ITERATIONS FOR CASE STUDY 2.0
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SPECIES 1The original definitions
Changing images and vectors
SPECIES 3 Changing primary geometry 2.0
Using graph samplar to control both ends Piping + Extruding
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B.4. TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT: ITERATIONS FOR CASE STUDY 2.0
SPECIES 5 Similar to original definitionPop 2D to select points instead of Image samplarExtruding + Planer surface
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SPECIES 4 Using graoh samplar for facade effections
Extruding + Planer surface
SPECIES 6 Twisting and changing geometry
Extruding
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The Eden project creates two large biomes, which
are Tropical biome and Mediterranean biome. In
oder to meet the needs for these two entirely differ-
ent biomes, architects will need to find new design
alternatives and technology. Each dome contains
hundreds of hexagons and pentagons, which sup-
ported by steel frame with two layers overlap. The
special design of geometry bring efficiency to the
building. The material also maximises the surface
area and minimises the complected perimeter de-
tailing. The building is moving towards environmen-
tal sustainability and building efficiency. In this case,
computerization creates a inspirational platform for
exploring geometries, also a shortcut of defining the
architecture form
SUCCESSSFUL ITERATIONS 1
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Designs that are using graph sampler really demon-
strate how precise every single part changes along
with the whole geometry. I create the closing top
end by employ the graph technique that I have
had a brief understanding from case study 1. Later
adding warp knitting mesh to the facade in order to
draw a link between the existing building and aqua
tower.
SUCCESSSFUL ITERATIONS 2
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I start off twisting around rectangle when I reach the
point where the rectangle was slightly rotated, it re-
minds me of the famous absolute world tower. So I
drew lines in rhino in order to create a similar prima-
ry geometry. Then using same rotating technique
and pushed iterations to its limits. Through the de-
velopment, I gained knowledge of rotate by using
“graph sampler”, “pie”, “number sliders”, which can
be quit helpful for my future design for part C.
SUCCESSSFUL ITERATIONS 3
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B.5.PROTOTYPES
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1. ROTATING PANELS TO CREATE PATTERN
Rubber bands are used as joints to keep balsa wood
panels in place. Balsa wood is light, flexible and easy to
work with since rubber bands itself cannot carry mas-
sive loads. Each panel was cut in particular shape in
oder to get the nice curvy pattern. This prototype is a
recreation of iteration that I did for case study 2, it can
be seen in a bigger scale with denser layers
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The Voronoi diagram is a way of division or decomposi-
tion of space. Voronoi diagram is being used so often by
architects because it produces very organic looking pat-
terns. I present the technique for creating ornamental
designs using Voronoi diagrams. It is not easy to achieve
the flexibility of Voronoi. The idea of using rubber bands
to provide the flexible patterns and pins that provide in-
tersections and base points where “patterns” can build
upon. However, this prototype will require improve-
ments if it will be used under design conditions where
no facade is provided.
2. VORONOI
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Triangles as primary geometry is made by paper. A
balance takes place between the repetitive frame-
work of the rectangular panels and irregular intercon-
nections as the prototype bends. Although, paper is a
easy material to start testing with, what our detailed
design requires must be the combination of a new
material and digital design and fabrication methods.
Laser cutting allows me to have precise panels and an
accurate assemble process.
3. EMERGING PATTERNS
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IgilThe image above is the prototype for our group’s interim proposal, where we create this sheltered space for people
with sittings instead. The material that we choose is plywood, not only because it’s flexibility, but also the low trans-
portation cost. However, the plain warp facade did not meet our design criteria. Through the study of patterning and
development of case study one, we agreed employ patterns onto the facades.
4. INTERIM PROPOSAL FEEDBACK ADN DEVELOPMENT
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The patterns are creating interesting shadows on the floor
The pattern material is connected with wires. Wires create
the frameworks of the design and perforated material form
different forms and directions of folding.
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Rotating geometry is what I have been focus on for part B, It is interesting to
see how this technique can be achieved by cutting and folding papers, where
no separated joints were required. The complex rotation of this prototype
was made with only one fold in paper.
5. ROTATING GEOMETRY
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The technique is used for my individual proposal, where the rotating tunnel is
created to framing the view and provide attractions. Paper folding technique
won’t work under the design condition,which means I will need keep on look-
ing for new solution of how to join each parts together.
6. INDIVIDUAL PROPOSAL
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Taking the opportunity and experienced laser cutting for the first time
What I found great about laser cutting are: laser cutting provides clean cut edges
without burr or dust formation and is able to cut various material thicknesses and
combinations in one operation. and it’s separated from fitted printed boards, also
there is no material deformation due to contactless material processing and no ten-
sioning device or protective cover necessary. Lastly, the high level of precision and
positional accuracy of the cut edges is great for model making.
7. LASER CUTTING EXPERIMENT
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B.6. TECHNIQUE PROPOSAL
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"To provide a sheltered space isolated from the manmade urban landforms for vis-itors to rest and get together in the middle of their journey."
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Parametric design provides endless possibilities. Even in expe-
rienced hands, parametric programs can produce alarmingly
undisciplined results. The Harvard University historian Antoine
Picon, author of Digital Culture in Architecture, observes that
“the capacity of the computer to transform almost every formal
choice into a viable constructive assemblage reinforces the
possibilities offered to the architect to play with forms without
worrying about their structural implications too much.” That
can sometimes be a disadvantage that parametric design, for
example, even some of the great outcomes that I created are
not suitable for precise fabrication and construction. Bigger
projects would have same concerns for sure in computation
driven design.
LAERNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
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Through The 5 weeks learning and developing, I found that
there are more to the parametric design world that I did not
know before. Different grasshopper plug-ins, some of them
can be used to create animation, some of them use sound
captures to have affections on the design. I am willing to de-
velop and explore women with grasshopper and using the
techniques that I have learnt for my part c design.
The one thing that I found difficult is to select design criteria.
My criteria was not clearly shown in my iterations and de-
signs. Ideas tend to shift from one point to another, I found
it hard to stick with on selected criteria through my design
process. This is something that draw my attention, hopeful-
ly, I will come up with a better design criteria and stick to it
towards the end of semester.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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B.8ALGORITHM SKETCHES
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CURTAIN WALLS CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
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CURTAIN WALL BUILDING PART 1 - GLASS
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CURTAIN WALL BUILDING PART 2 - SPIDER FIXING AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
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MESH SURFACES
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WAVEBIRDE EXPERIMENT
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FOLDING PANELS
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CONTENT
C2
C3
C4
Design Concept 110
Tectonic Elements & Prototypes 126
Final Detail Model 140
Learning Objectives and Outcomes 156
C1
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C5 160 Further Development
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C.1 DESIGN CONCEPT
Tony Fry suggests that we are deciding and creating a future that people wants to live in, a future
that is sustainable. Merry creek is a distinctive site where the creek operates residential area from
factories. Creek acts like a natural barrier, also provides undeveloped transitional areas, which can
be really interesting site choice. Our project is to design a shelter space for people to rest or get
together in the middle of their journey, as well as connecting people to the nature and reminding
people to pay more attention to the environment.
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Our interim presentation is rather a broad concept. The
proposal was clear that we wanted to design a sheltered
and protected space. The problem was that our propos-
al did not connect with parametric techniques, which is
the important part of this studio. The form finding pro-
cess was also literal and needed to develop more.
C1.1. REFLECTION: Reflecting on interim presentations
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In my individual proposal for part B, I took the feedback
from the interim presentation and created a “spiral tun-
nel” using grasshopper. Rotation degree can be adjust
through grasshopper witch created more possibilities
for the overall form. But the design was drifted away
from the design concept. From the feedback, I learnt
that it is important to consider the concept throughout
the design process, in case the design gets “lost”.
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The selected site is in the centre of dense residential and indus-
trial area. The site is not fully developed compare to the place
near Coburg Station, however we hope that our design can be
able to guarantee of continuity of leisure activities that take
place along the Merri Creek trial. We discovered a distinctive
specie, Matted Flax-lily in the grassland a few miles away from
the site, the further research shows that Merri creek has the larg-
est group of endangered Matted Flax-Lily existing on site. Much
of the habitat of Matted Flax-lily has already been cleared in
Melbourne due to weed control a few year ago. Now, govern-
ment has came up with the Recovery Plan which determines to
save the species. The idea of using this specific type of flower
can be educational. Thus, Matted Flax-lily is further developed
as site tectonic element in our deisgn.
C1.2. SITE CONTEXT
Residential Aera
Leisure activity (Drive-in Theatre)
Selected Site
Factories
Jukes Road Grassland
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Residential Aera
Selected Site
Factories
Jukes Road Grassland
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C1.3. SITE RESPONSE
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By analysing the geometry of the lily, I find out that hex-
agonal shape is common in our environment. From the
soap foam to honeycomb; from the shape of the lily to
its cytoplasm under microscope, nature seems to follow
the rule of hexagon.
The hexagonal shape has been proved to be the best
way to divide a surface into regions of equal area with
the least total perimeter. Our group agreed to use six
points (indicates each angle of hexagon) as our base in
our form finding process.
C1.4. FORM FINDING
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The idea is to use these six points to generate a surface.
In order to adjust surface by changing the position of
each points, we came up with a idea of having a con-
trol point, which allocate each points a vector direction.
Therefore, the surfaces that is generated by each point
can be easily adjust into the form that we want.
FORM FINDING -- Generation
Base Points
Control Point
Pop 2D/3D
Hexagonal gridWeaverbird’s Mesh Surfaces
Vector 2Pt
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C1.5. PATTERN MAKING
Circle packing 1: Using image sampler and colour filter
to create circles with different diameters.
Circle packing 2: circles overlapping and merging—Voronoi
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Perforation and opening
Extruding: circle — tubes
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Weaverbird’s mesh surface
C1.6. PARAMETRIC MODELLING WORKFLOW
Amplitude Control point
Hexagonal Grid
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Move Extrude
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C. 2 TECTONIC ELEMENTS & PROTOTYPES
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C. 2 TECTONIC ELEMENTS & PROTOTYPES
PVC pipes are the core construction elements our group will
be using. Either 2cm thick cut pieces or longer tubes, PVC
pipe is capable to create 2D and 3D geometry, which add
possibilities for the form that we will be work with.
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C2.1. PRECENDENT STUDY
2016 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion / BIG
BIG’s pavilion is created from pultruded fibergalss
“bricks” stacked on top of each other, the pattern yet
follows the common brick wall. The geometry is simple
and speculative. The connection hinges at each corner
of the brick, which supports the structure are the pro-
totype example our group will be looking at. The way
the pavilion supports itself without massive supporting
structure, yet remain the elegant form is what our group
is aim for.
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The pipes are recycled from the Iplex Pipelines factory
on the other side of the selected site, they will be cut into
different length and drill for bolts that will be connecting
each of the pipes, and all the customised tubes can be
easily transferred on to site.
Since the structure is temporary, the structure can be
disassemble and all the tubes can be send to the PVC
recycle facility, in order to reduce carbon footprint.
C2.2. TECTONIC ELEMENTS
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C2.3. PRODUCTION: CORE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT: LENGTH
EXTRUDE
EXT765 TUBES
DISPATCH STACK
E 100>X>400
DISPATCH STACK
E 400>X>500
E350
E480
GROUP 1:
Length: 350 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
GROUP 2:
Length: 480 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
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Construction period and Overall form trade off
Approach 1:
Grasshopper made it possible to make the different length of 765 tubes
into two groups, as shown on the left, the first group is the length of 350mm
and the second group is 480mm. This method reduces fabrication time
(making only two kinds) and construction period (no specific construction
number for each tube needed).
Approach 2:
The prefabrication phase and construction period are relatively long, but It
ensures the curvature of the original form, preserves the simple yet elegant
form.
Our group decided to stick with Approach 2 in the end.
GROUP 1:
Length: 350 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
GROUP 2:
Length: 480 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
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C2.4. PRODUCTION: PROTOTPYE
1. Straight LinePipes are directly bolted to each other.
2. Turning PointHinge is used at the turning point, in order to achieve the fold path
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2. Turning PointHinge is used at the turning point, in order to achieve the fold path
3. Curvy LineHinges are used to bolt together with all the pipes to create curve path, the structure
now is flexible and movable
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CONSTRUCTION GROUP 1 CONSTRUCTION GROUP 2
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CONSTRUCTION GROUP 3: The most common part in the structure. Hinges and bolts are widely used
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C2.4. PRODUCTION: FOUNDATION DETAIL
Steel column sliders over Tubes stops at rest plate
Custom designed steel columnPre-fabricated
Steel gussetts (90 degree)
Base plate
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Steel column sliders over Tubes stops at rest plate
Custom designed steel columnPre-fabricated
Steel gussetts (90 degree)
Base plate
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C.3.FINAL DETAIL MODEL
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C3.1. SITE PLAN & BUILDING PLAN
100 m
20 m
1:100
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C3.2. SECTION
20 m
1:100
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C3. 3. SECTION & ELEVATION
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C3.4. Detail Model
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C3.5. PHOTOMONTAGE
Inside of the structure, the sense of being protect-
ed, also isolated from the surrounding.
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Night experience:
The ground lights are installed under the sink-ing part in the middle of the structure. The light shot out to the sky, in order to create sta-men-like view from the distance.
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C.4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
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During the formation phase, it has come to my attention that
digital technologies are making design process so much eas-
ier. Compare the form that generated by hand-drawing with
the one that automatically generate in Grasshopper. Efficient,
faster design process enabled by computational design tool.
Grasshopper or any digital tools are acting as assistive tools
in our design. It is important to understand that we can solve
some difficult problems through different algorithm, script or
plug-ins we create.
It is important for me to finally understand how the patterns
on building facades are made, and also be able to have the
chance to create different patterns myself. Plug-ins for Grass-
hopper, such as Kangaroo lead me to think how an abstract
building form can be built, and how detailed construction
methods can be achieved through these programs (the curtain
wall glass and frame connection that I did for Sketchbook was
a big step).
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
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In this studio, I have developed my ability of computational
design. I am able to create interesting patterns and geom-
etries using grasshopper and understand the fundamental
idea of parametric design. It has helped me a lot throughout
the semester, either deal with complex building forms or
analyse random datas. From the feedback that I got from
the final crit, I understand that this design has not demon-
strated the best computation skill that I have. However, I still
leant a lot from Studio Air, such as laser cutting, 3D printing
and the ability to demonstrate detailed construction model
(prototypes). In addition, group work is also a big part of our
final design, how much group members contribute have a
huge impact on the final result.
LEARNING OUTCOME
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C.5. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
Patterning is my field study for Part B journal. The feedback on final
design is that we need to look into different circle packing tech-
niques. Instead of only working with circles, I decide to also work
with the initial form hexagons that we have developed in previous
design process.
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C5.1. PATTERNING
when circles are overlapping, they create petal-like pat-
tern.
Circle packing with different diameter
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C5.2. PATTERNING ITERATION
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C5.3. PROTOTYPE
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The geometry is hard for construction due to thin con-
nection point at each angle of the triangle. Tensile
structure can be a really good solution for this kind
of patterns. Membrane is used in order to achieve the
structure.
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The rubber is stretched when the force is pulling the rub-
ber from 4 different direction. If we cut apart the rubber in
the middle, it will appeared as the pattern that I created.
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Compare the both prototype and material:
1. The force need to be equal in order to create a
symmetrical pattern.
2. Rayon is easier to work with compare to rub-
ber, due to less resistance under tension.
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