B1 Research Field
Alan Chan Po Lun 722911
Big in scale, how to transport materials to site? prefabricated?
Inc The external parametric wall of the warehouse encloses the building on three sides. Parametric processes have been used here to superimpose the contours and Aqua Tower / Studio Gang Architects The design was inspired by the striated limestone outcroppings common in the Great Lakes area (see photo below). But this sinuous shape is not just a mere formal gesture, but it is also a strategy to extend the views and maximize solar shading. And by looking at the plans we see a rational structure, true to the Mies legacy in the city.
.implications(patterning) Easier to construction than sectioning forms because
its past. The wall consists of concrete blocks, angled to create an interesting texture and varying amounts of light. Inside there are two meeting rooms and exhibition areas. The roof of this space has been left intact, simply renovated. Large windows run along both Need to calculate the structural capacity of the external wall mimic natural form silk material and wind motion acting on it.
in the balconies.
.opportunities
Mimic limestone in nature. Flexible to incorporate many natural forms. Achieve functionality of sun shading and views.
.Fabrication concerns
of individual concrete blocks.
Sketchbook
First I tried to make the reptile skin but I failed to cull it. And the subsequent steps did not work.
Then I made the lines on a shell surface. I shifted the points on the lines to create intersected lines on the surface.
Lastly i tried to combine the shell with the reptile skin pattern and this is the result. It seems that the reptile skin does not attach on the surface.