Computational Design Portfolio by Albert Simon Philip

Simon Philip

Computational Design Course Portfolio

Novatr 2023-2024

Albert

Rhino 3D Basics

SubD

Visual Scripting Basics

Stadium Concept

Twist Museum

Phyllotaxis

Facade

Attractor Based Modulation

Jacob

NSW Pavilion

Capstone

’s Ladder

Form Optimization

Node

Custom Paneling

Project 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Contents

01 Rhino 3D Basics

blend

tools rhino 3D 4

concepts

curve, loft, sweeps, extrude

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Flugt Refugee Museum

02 SubD

subdivide, subd loft edge loops, crease

concepts

tools

3D 6

rhino

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03 Visual Scripting Basics

concepts extrude, loft, boolean operations, graph mapper, sets tools rhino 3D, grasshopper

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04 Stadium Concept

concepts surface morph, voronoi tools grasshopper 10

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tools grasshopper Front Top 12

05 Twist Museum concepts remap, dispatch, isotrim

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06 Phyllotaxis

concepts

graph mapper, voronoi, gradients

tools grasshopper

Parametric Column

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07 Facade

concepts

divide domains, md slider, relative items, branches tools grasshopper

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08 Attractor Based Modulation

concepts orient, attractor curve

tools

grasshopper

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09 Jacob's Ladder

concepts solid difference, tree branch

tools grasshopper

Original Form Iteration 01 Iteration 02 Iteration 03 Iteration 01 Altered Base Curve Iteration 03 Altered Base Curve Iteration 02 Altered Rotation Graph Mapper 20

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10

tools grasshopper 22

NSW Pavilion concepts data dam, rich graph mapper, animation

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11 Form Optimization

concepts

evolutionary solving, pareto front

tools

grasshopper, wallacei

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12 Custom Paneling Node

concepts variables, functions, definitions

tools

grasshopper, gh python

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13 Capstone Project

concepts

blend curve, loft, sweeps, extrude

tools

rhino 3D, grasshopper, kangaroo, galapagos, ladybug, honeybee, dragonfly

Tower 01 Offices Podium Retail Tower 02 Offices 28

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Massing Cores Columns

Slabs Towers

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11 Capstone Project Facade 32

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11 Capstone Project

0900 hours 1200 hours 1500 hours

21 Jun

Summer Solstice

Equinox

21 Mar/Sep

Winter Solstice

21 Dec

Shadow analysis

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Site max solar access SW SE NE NW

Sky masks for all four orientations from site

Direct Sun Hours analysis on site and towers

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The Spatial UTCI analysis performed on the podium levels justifies the use of a canopy above to mitigate heat gain during summers. The hourly UTCI plot shows that the overall feels-like temperature remains hotter during the summer months (Jun-Aug).

About 65% of the podium area experiences hotter temperatures, with the central and bottom areas most exposed. With the canopy, the temperature all across the podium significantly drops by ~1.5°C.

Canopy Without Canopy With Canopy Spatial UTCI map at the Podium for 29 Jun @1300 hours UTCI hourly plot Hottest day: 29 Jun @1300 hours

HOY: 4309 UTCI Index: Moderate Heat Stress

Novatr Course Portfolio N 3.23 million kWh/m2 2.45 million kWh/m2 1.29 million kWh/m2 3.26 million kWh/m2 2.80 million kWh/m2 2.27 million kWh/m2 1.09 million kWh/m2 3.08 million kWh/m2 E S W Without Shading With Shading

study

all four facades of Tower 01 with & without solar shading 37

Radiation

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DF PIT @1200 hours ASE sDA(300/50%) Without

30 %

With

30% Daylight studies using Daylight Factor, PIT, sDA & ASE metrics on three test floors of Tower 01

Shading

Glazing Transmittance

Shading

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32.15 kWh/m2 32.53 kWh/m2 32.96 kWh/m2 33.18 kWh/m2 39

Thermal model analysis on cooling loads for various glazing-to-wall ratio (GWR)

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Energy

The building’s Energy Use Intensity (EUI) was measured with the Regular EPW and an Urban EPW generated with Dragonfly, for daytime & nighttime occupancies.

As a result of Urban Heat Island, the difference between cooling loads during nighttime is 13kWh/m2, much more than 3kWh/m2 difference in daytime.

The urban model created reveals higher feels-like temperatures that contribute to a higher temperature difference between day and night.

108.048 kWh/m2 68.650 kWh/m2 111.104 kWh/m2 82.087 kWh/m2 Cooling Heating Equipment Lighting 0800-1800 hours 1800-0700 hours Cooling Heating Equipment Lighting Test Floor 40

Optimized Shading Currrent Shading

Optimization

The current shading derived from panelling which is the same across all four facades, is optimized using Galapagos as solver. The genomes considered are all four horizontal depths and horizontal angle.

The optimized shading using the metric of Direct Sun Hours shows significant improvements, especially in the east and west facades with 26.6% and 22.6% improvement respectively.

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Direct Sun Hours

= 0.9 b = 0.6 c = 1.3 d = 1.0 Fin angle = -25º

= 0.3

= 0.6 c = 0.9 d = 0.5 Fin angle = 21º a = 0.6 b = 1.2 c = 1.0 d = 1.1 Fin angle = -12º

shading

W S E Test Floor 41

Grasshopper script for

facade

optimization

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24,867

# Volume (cum) Area (sqm) Thickness (mm) Height (m) Length (m) Type Material 1 0.760 76.05 10 4.00 45.0 Exterior Cladding Aluminium Cladding Panel 1 1.216 76.05 16 4.00 45.0 Sheathing Gypsum Board 1 7.605 76.05 100 4.00 45.0 Structural Frame Wooden Stud Framing 1 7.605 76.05 100 4.00 45.0 Insulation Stone Wool 1 0.684 76.05 9 4.00 45.0 Interior Finish MDF Board 22 2.598 (x22) 103.95 (x22) 25 3.15 1.50 Window Double Glazed Glass 22 - 15.34 (x22) 75 - 204.6 Window Frame Aluminium

Embodied carbon by life-cycle stages

kgCO2e North Facade 42

Novatr Course Portfolio # Volume (cum) Area (sqm) Thickness (mm) Height (m) Length (m) Type Material 1 - 180.00 25 0.60 45.0 Solar Shading Copper Louvers 1 2.182 109.125 20 4.00 45.0 Exterior Cladding Fibre Cement Panels 1 1.200 109.125 11 4.00 45.0 Sheathing Oriented Strand Boards 1 10.912 109.125 100 4.00 45.0 Structural Frame Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) 1 21.825 109.125 200 4.00 45.0 Insulation Organic Fiber (hemp, linen, cotton) 1 1.310 109.125 12.5 4.00 45.0 Interior Finish Gypsum Plasterboard 15 3.543 (x15) 70.875 (x15) 50 3.15 1.50 Window Triple Glazed Glass 15 - 10.462 (x15) 75 - 139.5 Window Frame Wood

kgCO2e South Facade 43

Embodied

carbon by life-cycle stages 46,250

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