Internship Portfolio - Ahmad Saleem| NUDEs

AHMAD SALEEM Z

SELECTED WORKS

@ NUDES

PREFACE NUDES is an avant garde architecture and design firm in Mumbai. The firm shows particular interest in dynamic forms and challenging structures. As an intern at NUDES I encountered various design challenges which were approached and solved by employing computational design.

This book is a collection of selected works along the lines of computational design.

Computational design is the application of computational strategies to the design process. While we traditionally rely on intuition and experience to solve design problems, computational design aims to enhance that process by encoding design decisions using a computer language.Computational design is a broad term that encompasses many activities, ranging from design generation to task automation.

I’m greatful to Ar.Nuru Karim, Architects and co-interns at NUDES for the experience and knowledge I’ve gained through my internship.

Special thanks to Harshvardhan Kedia, Ar.Yash Panchal, Ar.Karan Sharma for encouraging and helping me throughout.

BAMBOO

NEST

SERENDIPITY | COMPETITION

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE To design a cricular space resembling a bird’s nest

Tangent Curve

Divide

Points 1

1

Direction

2

Jitter 3

Circles

Points

Line

Pipe 4

2

directions fluctuated to match randomeness in real world

3

4

bamboo stacks tied to vertical supports

BAMBOO

WEAVE

SERENDIPITY | COMPETITION

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Acheive a weaving pattern with an image reference

Image

Surface

Points

Divide 1

Divide

image sample

Samples

Points

Move

2

Points

Interpolate 3

Extrude 4

Pipe

Lines

1

2

3

4

THE

MONOLITH

RTF | COMPETITION

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Model a visualised complex form

Cells Out

Mesh 1

Grid

Cells

Move

2

Inclusion

Cells In Module

1

2

3

4

Modules placed in each cell

4

Union

Floor Plates

3

Orient

Floor profile for planning and design

BESPOKE

CHANDELIER

REGAL SHOES | VASHI

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Model a dynamic chandelier, further produce deliverables for fabrication

Extrude Plane Surface

Divide

Boolean Points

3

1

Line Project

2

Points

Surface

1

2

3

4

Pipe

4

CENTRAL ISLAND

DISPLAY

REGAL SHOES | WESTEND MALL

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Model a dynamic seating-display space and produce deliverables for fabrication

Plane Surface

Divide

Points

1

Line 3

Project

Points

Surface

1

2

3

4

2

Plane Surface

Pipe 4

Extrude

FABRICATION | RESEARCH

VOR-3D

Geometry

1

Surfaces

Boundary

2

Offset Offset

3

Intersect Explode

1

Planar Srf

Divide

2

base geometry to be fabricated

3

4

Offseted to avoid intersections

Point

4

PLine

5

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Loft 6

Loft

Extrude 7

Extrude

Produce joinery details good for fabrication

Union 8

Subtract

Box

5

6

Joints algorithmically placed based on edge length and angle

7

8

Extruded to board thickness

INSTALLATION | BHUVANESHWAR

RATH

Surface

Contour

1

Divide

PLine

ProďŹ le Curve

2

Explode Sweep

Points

6

Merge

PLine

Surface

7

Extrude

3

Offset

Solid

1

2

3

4

4

Point

Line

Variable profiles due to structural reasons

5

8

Pipe

COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVE Produce MS framework good for structural analysis

5

6

7

8

steel plate positioned to avoid intersections