Skilling Module PortfolioBARCO179 Bio-Integrated Design, March, UCL, January 16th 2023 1st project: - Sensing Toxicity
project: - Sound Journey In Noise Polluted City (Rhino, Houdini, Fusion 360) Xinrui (Angel) Cai
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Process overview: Case study 1 Case study 2 Colline Notre Dame du Haut - Le Corbusier Why this form? Easily stacked each display panels horizontal & vertical Simple container where soil can be place inside the geometry From inspiration from Notre Dame Use light to display the soil Organic shape where each individual piece can plug in and out to form the overall geometry The geometry can be use for soil display Light as a variable 360 Arch. models ideas | architecture model, concept architecture, architecture design. (n.d.). Pinterest. Retrieved January 12, 2023, from https://www.pinterest.com/ahmadsamy5070/arch-models/ Notre Dame du Haut - Ronchamp - Le Corbusier - WikiArquitectura_063. (n.d.). WikiArquitectura. Retrieved January 12, 2023, from https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/chapel-of-notre-dame-du-haut/notre-dame-du-haut-ronchamp-lecorbusier-wikiarquitectura_063-2/ Prism Planters by The Principals stack up into arches and pyramids. (2018, August 12). Dezeen. https://www.dezeen. com/2018/08/12/prism-planters-the-principals-modular-plant-pot-garden/ 1
Draft
1:
logics
Initial idea and
display
model
Goal: Easily stacked each
panels horizontal & vertical Issue with this design: Geometry: too many elements going on, need to be simplified In the geometry
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On the geometry Color: Type of soil contamination & its severity
Different geometry approach and form experiment
Sensory
Visual
Draft model 2: GENETIC HEIRLOOM - REVITAL COHEN & TUUR VAN BALEN. (n.d.). Www.cohenvanbalen.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023, from https://www.cohenvanbalen.com/work/geneticheirloom#:~:text=This%20series%20of%20speculative%20 heirloom
experiment: Colorful soil dye by streptomyces show case its level of contamination.
experiment: Streptomyces has different smell under different soil condition.
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Visual experiment: Plants growth condition might change as the contamination is reduced by streptomyces.
Visual experiment:
Sensory experiment:
Design intension:
Allow visitors to interact with the installation through sensory experiment (visual, odor)
Issue with this design: Geometry: the method for display can be improve. The design doesn’t clearly represent the topic of soil. There are too many elements going on. The purpose needs to be simplified.
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Geometry:
Inspired by Le Corbusier Notre dame de haut’s window frame design. The design is composed of group of rigid containers to create the overall structure. The opening are design to control the amount of sunlight.
Sensory experiment:
Each individual container use streptomyces bacteria as a “natural dye”, where it create different color and texture when react to different heavy mental.
Different amount of light coming from different directions
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Final Design
Fabrication
Soil
for display: Contaminated soil that cannot be identifies by eyes
Light: Control the amount of light coming from different direction
Visual: Different color and texture when react to different heavy mental
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Final geometry 7
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Trying out different angles and styles
Plants & Nations: Yemen. (n.d.). News.cgtn.com. https://news.cgtn.com/ Final geometry
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Form inspired from tree
Trying out different angles and styles
Nowadays we want to rule nature and forgotten that we are dependent on her.
We are already paying our consequences through the hostile approach to the living environment.
We need to respect nature, and think about other alternatives that would be less harmful for our planet. And be mindful what we are inputing into our environment.
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Houdini learning and practice:
In Class learning: 11
Houdini build-in render:
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Flow field: Slump: Height-field
Noise:
Terrace:
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Project 2 - Pattern study (surface approach)
Redshift practice + Pattern study
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Geometry & Sound absorption
surface:
Reduce sound reflection
Broken sound wave
surface:
the 80% sound reflect back Surface approach Geometry approach
diffuser:
sound in different direction, broken sound wave
Surface: Less than 20% sound reflect back, broken sound wave Absorption Decoupling DIGITAL MATTER // QUIET CITY. (n.d.). IAAC Blog. https://www.iaacblog.com/programs/digital-matter-quiet-city/ 16
Project 2 - design for sound absorption
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Geometry testing
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Trying out different angles and styles
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Houdini geometry testing
Surface finish + VDB 20
Fusion 360:
Clay robotic printing:
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After robotic printing: 22
Geometry testing for moss growth
Result:
• Non-fired clay break easily when exposed to water.
• The material is not ideal for moss growth.
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Re-mesh geometry in Houdini
Visual:
Re-mesh the geometry to different shapes and practice using different re-mesh methods in Houdini
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The seating geometry is created by Sahda
The seating geometry is created by Sahda
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Geometry:
Design patterns with different density to absorb different sound intensity.
Sound map
Road traffic noise - bus, car 81.6 - 89 dB 101.6 dB Warning noise - railway
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High density area
High density area
Attribute:
Isolate certain areas with high density
Design: Create geometry and texture in high density areas to improve sound absorption
Texture & Density
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T H A N K Y O U H o p e y o u e n j o y e d m y a r c h i t e c t u r e j o u r n e y " A r c h i t e c t u r e i s t h e t h o u g h t f u l m a k i n g o f s p a c e " - - L o u i s K a h n "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely." --
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