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ARCH 473/3522 - DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO AND WORKSHOP Alia Ghoneim Spring 2021

The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Sciences and Engineering - Department of Architecture ARCH 473/3522 - Digital Design Studio and Workshop (Spring 2019) Student portfolio documenting samples of work submitted along the course, including research, experimentation, 3D modeling, digital fabrication, parametric design and modeling, physical model realisation and analysis. Student name: Alia Ghoneim Student ID: 900172578

Alia Ghoneim Architecture Student

My name is Alia Ghoneim. I am an undergraduate student studying Architectural Engineering at the American University in Cairo. I was admitted in the program in Fall 2017 and I am expected to graduate in Fall 2022. I would like to call myself a dreamer. I remember before choosing to study Architecture I would always wonder what can I possibly do with my tendency to constantly imagine. I enjoy courses that trigger my thought and make me think creatively without constraints. Accordingly, I have found ultimate freedom in choosing to design with digital means. They have always been my go to whenever I wanted to challenge my imagination in the beginning of any design concept. What makes this course specifically unique, is that it goes beyond the conceptual phase and allows to create a

fully curated digital model that has both strength in its conceptual background along with its implementation until the very end. It broke the tabboo of perceiving digital means as tools with infinite scales and inaccuracies. I felt like this course spoke to me in a way that i found very interesting and informative in many ways. Computational design has proven itself through several fields studied in the course. This includes design methodologies, mapping and digital fabrication. The course has allowed me to see parametric design from a fresh eye for the first time and explore its potentials. This started by working in the first project “The Homeless Shelter” which my group and I designed to be located in Beni Suef. This allowed us to work together in a group and indivual form to curate a conceptual statement that had strength and could be contextual to the chosen site. Our computational skill escalated even better when we moved on with Projcect 2: “The Parametric Facelift”. In this Project, we were asked to renovate the building facades of one of the buildings that exist in South Teseen. The design needed to include a screen that is both contextual to the site and respects a conceptual frame that addresses the needs of the existing users. The second project allowed us to form interesting geometries while exploring Grasshopper for the first time. It was tricky in the beginning, yet i personally found it encourage when I saw the outputs of the tool and how well and accurate it can curate our projects and communicate well while presenting them.

Stalactites

01 Mobile Shelter for the Homeless

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In this phase we did our research in a cave in the chosen site Beni Suef. We were then inspired by the elements inside the cave. Every element had its own unique geometry that was both complex and different than the ones inside the cave. This allowed us to find individual inspirations easily as there were several options to choose from. We also discovered in this face that every element in the cave grows in a different shape and direction across the cave. This allows it to have its own individual space that is not occupied by the rest of the elements. After analyzing all the elements we realized there was a sequence in the growth of the elements inside the cave. This means that for all the other elements to grow the first element ever inside the cave needs to be there. It continues in an ascending order for the top part until it reaches the ground level beside the waterscapes found at the base.

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5 In this stage we were asked to individually find the inspiration that we will start modelling from in the upcoming phase. I was personally inspired by the growth of stalactites. They are the first elements that originate inside a cave by. They usually grow from the ceiling and extend downwards to form another element called stalagmites and form a column in between them. The inspiration originally came from the idea that it represents the growth and diversity of the entire cave from one small element. It then gains its strength and becomes bigger in size to transform from thin ice edges to larger stalactites with an actual shape and form. The geometry of the structure and how it holds itself against gravity to grow up the ceiling was also inspiring and allowed me to come up with the perseverance concept. In this stage, I still did not have an idea whether i will use the sharp edges of the stalactites or only embed with concept itself but throughout a different geometry. I was also inspired by the zoning and negative spaces formed between the elements. The idea that the cave itself feels like an inside out experience by which everything on the walls is functional and is an active participant of the entire form of the cave. Conceptually, if the elements were not growing ascendingly inside, the cave would have never came into existnece in the first place.

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Draw curve

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Rebuild curve

Adjust curve points

Duplicate curve and create cross sections

Sweep 2 and offset surface 0.5 m

Copy model and wedge together

Add planar surfaces to add height using

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7 In my first iteration I cared to include a rhythmic experience for the user in a way to show the different stages of growth of the stalactites from small ice cubes until they are strong enough to generate their own identity and shape. The different heights represent the complexity of the stages as long as their sharp and edginess like the pointed ones found in the actual geometry of the shape. Instead of using literal pointed edges like the stalactites I chose to project the meaning itself emerged from their geometry and growth process. I cared also to include several negative spaces within the form to recreate the same inside out experience witnessed inside the cave. The elements were supposed to be actively functioning in the interior of the space and were not just important for the aesthetic of the exterior facade.

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8 Conceptual Approach

Motion - Progress

Greatness The model aims to give the user an experiential feel of the cave and is inspired by the growth of its elements. All of them have different geometries yet form one unifying element in the end.

Allowing the user to feel the depth and greatness of the formation of the cave by giving a sense of height

Giving the sense of motion in the pavillion by allowing the user to experience the slope and extend

Beginnings Planar surfaces imitate the origins of the elements that did not have their rigidity in the beginning

The model aims to reflect the same process. Structures of different heights and natures cooperate together to form a single experience for the user.

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9 In this attempt I tried to imagine the experience of the user from beginning to end. It includes how they enter the shell itself all until they acces the interior spaces and how different zones differ from each other. It is also visible in the model that not every shell was meannt to serve as a zone. Some of them acted as an emphasis on the skyline or a protective screen frlom the undesirable sun rays. In this stage I still have not developed an interior structure yet. The zones that had privacy were the once inside ths small semi public market spaces. The feedback I received in this stage was to respect the hierarchy of the different levels of privacy and try to include a sequence that makes sense bearing in mind that the idea of the project itself from the beginning was to create a mobile shelter for the homeless hence it had to be the most important feature included in the program and has its own individual structure away from the exterior markets being emphasized on in this stage.

eywords Rigidity Perseverance Persistence Strength Growth Stability

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10 Formation of Models Verticality

Horizontality

1 Commercial Cluster

Zoning of Spaces

Rhythmic Connector

a series of arcades that are highly accessible to the public and provide residents with basic food and necessities

Slope Like Experience

Connectors

Social Cluster located at the beginning of the interior space of the model and has a blend of access between private residents and the visitors.

Residential Cluster located at the far end of the model. Entirely separated from the public area and can only be accessed by private residents to access shelters.

outdoor experience

Arcades

Slope slope like experience imitating the cave like depth

arcades that divide the space in sections that serve as shelters

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ramp that leads the user inside the cave as a mediator

Concept:- Perseverance :- "Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. " Stalactites represent an element of growth and persistence in its generation process. By understanding how it forms its shape through years of by which the large cone-shaped begin as these fragile tubes and then enlarge to cones when enough water accumulates to flow along the outside of the soda straws.

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model aims to give the use experiential feel of the cave and is inspired by the growth of elements.

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Strong Base

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This stage aimed to compile all the ideas together to make sure I benefited from all the stages. I took several inspirationds from my other iterations and try to include them in my initial model so that it becomes responsive to the user’s needs in a better way. One of the factors that helped form my model is the verticality of the form which helped emphasize on several features such as entrances and the grandeur experience of the entire space in terms of function and size. Another element included in the model is the concept of the horizontality in the central structure. This serves as the main space of the mobile shelter for the homeless which is the main concept of the project. It aims to be fluid with different levels as it targets different levels of privacy for the users. For instance the semi public zones would be for visitors being hosted by the residents versus more private zones like their own shelters which need to be at a considerable distance from the semi public zones for the residents to be comfortable enought o occupy the shelters and ensure its success.

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Outdoor experience

Arcades

arcades that divide the space in sections that serve as shelters

External Visitor Individual User of Shelters

Slope slope like experience imitating the cave like depth

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ramp that leads the user inside the cave as a mediator

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13 This stage aimed to compile all the ideas together to make sure I benefited from all the stages. I took several inspirationds from my other iterations and try to include them in my initial model so that it becomes responsive to the user’s needs in a better way. One of the factors that helped form my model is the verticality of the form which helped emphasize on several features such as entrances and the grandeur experience of the entire space in terms of function and size. Another element included in the model is the concept of the horizontality in the central structure. This serves as the main space of the mobile shelter for the homeless which is the main concept of the project. It aims to be fluid with different levels as it targets different levels of privacy for the users. For instance the semi public zones would be for visitors being hosted by the residents versus more private zones like their own shelters which need to be at a considerable distance from the semi public zones for the residents to be comfortable enought o occupy the shelters and ensure its success.

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14 the user is now in their individual shelter than cannot be accessed by any foreigners in the other spaces.

inside-out experience External Visitor Individual User of Shelters

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The visitor starts their journey in the main public hall that could be accessed by everyone and end their journey after the second exhibit

the user transitions their journey in the private shelters. this space acts as a mediator between public and private

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Fabrication Process

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Material used to fabricate this model was chosen to be plywood since it is a delicate material and available easily as MDF in stationaries

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Dimensions

Dimensions used to fabricate the model in the form of an A2 board that is 594*841mm in dimensions

Thickness

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The thickness chosen for the board is the one commonly available in the market which is an estimate of 4 millimetres

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ce direction chosen to be vertical to ep the shape of the vertical curvature istent and keep the rhythm present in the model.

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entral mass itself also needed a vertical ng method to adapt with the functional ment of spaces while putting the model er and allowing it for a possible sectional w of a clear planar view of the rooms.

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Gypsum

02 Material Exploration

what is casting?

Liquid metal is poured into a mold cavity that matches the shape and size of the part. The production method that visits for it to cool and solidify to obtain the blank or part is usually called metal liquid forming or casting

1. sand casting

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a casting method for producing castings in a sand mold.Steel,iron and most nonferrous alloy castings can be obtained by sand casting

3. die casting

the high pressure metal liquid is p metal mold cavity at high speed a cooled and solidified under pressu

2. Investment casting A kind of casting method that usually refer to making patterns in fusible materials, covering the surface of the pattern with several layers of refractory materials, and then melting the pattern out of the mold shell to obtain a mold without a parting surface, which can be filled after baking at high temperature

Types of casting

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Sand Casting

2. Investment Casting 3.

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pressed into a precision and the metal liquid is ure to form a casting

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The material exploration phase was very unique and different from all the other iterations we have done before. It was very personalized to our thoughts and how we personally perceive things. It was important to use our sense of scale and proportion to reduce errors and the need to repeat the entire experiment due to the failure of the gypsum. It was interesting to be making the rules of the game and learning from them gradually as we processed throughout the phases. It also helped us take measurements that were important if we were to transform the gypsum model to be implemeneted in the future phases. One of the factors considered was the spacing between the masses and the depth of every circle so that it doesnt collapse or lose its strength. Another factor is the effect of making openings and how far to they have an impact on the entire gypsum structure. It was important the see where the weak points were and try to fix them aaccordingly using trial and error methods. It became easier to learn throught observing the experiments and how the repetition of trials but with different technoques actually had an impact on the strength and solidity of the gypsum models. In order to make sure the experiments were beneficial, I had to test other risky factors such as height and protrusions away from a stable base. Although my trial did not succees entirely yet it allowed me to deduce certain deliverables concerning the maximum threshholds by which the gypsum can withstand in several factors.

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precedents

fabric casting

P_Wall (Sevenstar) Date: 2011 Size: 1.93m x 1.75m x 0.3m Materials: Fiber-Reinforced Plaster Discoveries:1- Nylon fabric and wooden dowels as formwork 2. weight of liquid plaster slurry causes fabric to sag,expand, and wrinkle before equilibrium 3.form generated using physical forces

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2.Uneven surface for adhesion by using

3.Tulle made of polyester and geotextile bonding properties appeared to be the p preventing the extrusion material to bond

4.During the cooling process, the researc while cooling, causing warping, and trans

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e of polypropylene), the chemical primary means of adhesion, d with the surfaces

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modelling steps 1

preparing different materials to start modelling

layer broke due to small thickness and large height not proportional

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pouring in the first attempt 2:1 ratio of gypsum and water

the interior surface of the mold created a thicker model that didnt break

clumpy result had to repeat attempt

used a 1:1 ratio found a mo

the overall surface was stronger yet some points had close tension poin on the surface. Most of the other tension points were flexible and were

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ore flexible result takes longer to dry

nts which lead to small breaks not prone to breakage

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modelling steps 1

preparing different materials to start modelling

this attempt focused on creating holes within the mold to test its strength on the edges of the opening versus further points

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pouring in the first attempt 2:1 ratio of gypsum and water

the mold broke at the 2 corners of all opening suggested the idea of providing more offset \to create larger distances between openings

clumpy result had to repeat attempt

using plasticine flexible b

when one hold only was experimented again, the mold tends to reveal tension points around the hole and its severity. This might've been the c holes which lead to breakage.

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conclusion 1. creating geometries 2cm

creating depth required an egg crate that has a minimum of 2 cm thick. otherwise the gypsum is loose and doesn't get trapped inside the mold.

2. controlling heights

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The height needs to be at an estimate of a 1:1 ratio with the width so that the cantilever structure does not get too fragile and thin and break.

3. creating openings choosing a 2cm diameter void will help create a proportional circle to the depth allowed by the egg crate

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4. Distance between geometries

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creating depth required an egg crate that has a minimum of 2 cm thick. otherwise the gypsum is loose and doesn't get trapped inside the mold.

5. distance bet openings

Openings tend to be more fragile than solid geometries. The openings would not break if the openings have a spacing of 3X their diameter

6. control tension points

to allow less tension points to be created around openings, it is important to create an offset of 3x the diameter to allow the tension to spread before the next opening comes

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03 The Parametric Facelift

Site Environmental Analysis Winter Sun-shading Chart When temperatures fall below 23 degrees C, solar exposure is desirable; above 31 degrees C, shade is required for comfort.

Summer Sun-shading Chart When temperatures fall below 23 degrees C, solar exposure is desirable; above 31 degrees C, shade is required for comfort.

Summer Sun-shading Chart Windrose Chart In July and August, wind speeds are at their lowest. Winds are from the north in summer and from the south-southwest in the winter. Southwest winter winds are undesirable and should be blocked

Illumination Range Solar radiation is desirable in December, January and February,while in morning and late evening in November, March, April and May. Shading and cooling strategies are needed during midday and afternoon hours in May through October.

Illumination Range Urban Reduce heat island effect, especially surface Heat from Islands parking.

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Manipulating Air Movement

Use evaporative cooling such as water elements to cool and humidify outdoor spaces.

Use the thermal unit concept to pro of cool air to buildings and courtyard and to move air from low pressure to pressure areas.

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Site Analysis Deliverables:The buildings attempt to act as a translucent layer is of low performance and has no external add ons like louvres or shading devices

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the big screens and the attempt to fully expose the buildings with curtain walls does not achieve an aesthetic at night to fulfill their lighting concept

orientation of the building is directed towards south west orientation which is the worst sun rays during the day from 2-4 pm

the material does not serve the hot arid climate well knowing that south orientation is the hottest and has undesirable sun rays

1- facade needs thermal treatment of glass panels according to the surrounded environment and performed activities 2- manipulation of shading devices to treat the undesired rays coming from south west 3- allowing better wind circulation within the same facade orientation

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In the second stage of project 2, we were asked to use the deliverables of the experiments carried out in the first phase of the project and implement them on the parametric face lift initiative of the project. It was important to use deliverable from the first phase like how the similar geometry i will be using might be affected by certain variables like distance between the geometries and how big they are meant to be in size if we compare them to the actual screen.In this project I was inspired by a geometry as organic as the egg crates i have used in my materiality assignment. The vornoi cells seemed to be the perfect solution to use in my three dimensionality concept. I intended to include the vornoi cells not only as a screen but as a functioning element within the building. I intended to include a three dimensional aspect towards the screen in away that would make them extend as pipes and function differently according to the zone of the space and the type of users in this area. In order to make the design efficient, it needed to address the formal perspective of the building while still respecting the playful vibe of the screen and how it prodrudes and recesses according to different functions of the space. Other than the protrusions being available on the screen, the playful experience is still embedded within the section of the building to allow it to function with the same rhythm of the outer skeleton.

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PRECEDENTS - STATIC PARAMETRIC DESIGN

1 TRAPS HEAT

DOHA TOWER

PRESERVE VIEW

it does significantly impact the cooling load in Qatar as the humid climate traps the daytime heat and does not allow a significant drop in the nighttime temperatures

Doha Tower, Qatar | Ateliers Jean Nouvel The Doha Tower uses a double façade that employs a fixed screen element as the outer layer of the system 25% NORTH

The exterior skin of the Doha Tower is composed of four “butterfly” aluminum elements of different scales to evoke the geometric complexity of the Islamic mashrabiya while serving as protection from the sun.

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40% SOUTH

A view of the interior of one of the office floors showing the effect of the geometric screening on the interior. Not all direct sunlight is blocked in order to preserve significant views from the tower.

60% E/W

The pattern varies according to the orientation and respective needs for solar protection: 25% towards the north, 40% towards the south, 60% on the east and west.

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user control provided to occupants p their environ system is pr cooling load

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lled roller-blinds is permit the personal control of nment. The façade rojected to reduce ds by 20%.

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Derived Perimeters & Goals:1- creating openings that controls the maximum heat radiation while maintaining a good amount of lighting in a large space 2- rhythmic interplay of structures that have vast amount of space to behave along a surface 3- creating depth within a surface that has a tendency to stay levelled and flat

Exposure allowing maximum exposure at the highest elevation to allow users of maximum privacy to have more control and observation over the space for more interactions

creating a v that connec entrance w building in and experie

VTN Architects Brings Nature Into The Checkerboard Façade Of Hanoi University Building

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Verticality

vertical experience cts the secluded ith the rest of the n terms of aesthetic ence

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Verticality creating a vertical experience that connects the secluded entrance with the rest of the building in terms of aesthetic and experience

Negative Spaces

allowing maximum at the highest elev allow users of max to have more contr observation over th more interactions

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Small Openings

Concept:- Voronoi: In Mathematics:- A Voronoi diagram is a partition of a plane into regions close to each of a given set of objects. In the simplest case, these objects are just finitely many points in the plane.In Nature:- Voronoi. A Voronoi pattern provides clues to nature's tendency to favor efficiency: the nearest neighbor, shortest path, and tightest fit. Each cell in a Voronoi pattern has a seed point. Everything inside a cell is closer to it than to any other seed.

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Traps Heat small distances between openings limit the chances of the sun to penetrate through the working spaces visited on day to day basis

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Glass Panel The screen here is totally flushed with the the two dimensional panel allows the office workers that have small openings to have minimal light thhrough the glaze

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Inside-out Pipes that transcends inside the form itself could act as existing furniture pieces that serve the building functionally according to the formality of this zone and the users

Cut by Slab

Environmental approaches

South Facade Pipes are concentrated at the south and south west orientations to trap the heat and reflect back away from the building. Pipes are used to self shade the users inside the offices

West Facade is protected from the south west orientation that has harmful sun rays during afternoon hours by concentrating the skin facade at the corner that faces it.

Openings that are cut in half by a slab have a recession inside like a tunnel like structure that allows the user to not only rest on the form but also penetrate through it

real facade experience

conceptual experience

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1 southern facade definition

2 western facade definition

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43 In the second stage of project 2, we were asked to use the deliverables of the experiments carried out in the first phase of the project and implement them on the parametric face lift initiative of the project. It was important to use deliverable from the first phase like how the similar geometry i will be using might be affected by certain variables like distance between the geometries and how big they are meant to be in size if we compare them to the actual screen.In this project I was inspired by a geometry as organic as the egg crates i have used in my materiality assignment. The vornoi cells seemed to be the perfect solution to use in my three dimensionality concept. I intended to include the vornoi cells not only as a screen but as a functioning element within the building. I intended to include a three dimensional aspect towards the screen in away that would make them extend as pipes and function differently according to the zone of the space and the type of users in this area. In order to make the design efficient, it needed to address the formal perspective of the building while still respecting the playful vibe of the screen and how it prodrudes and recesses according to different functions of the space. Other than the protrusions being available on the screen, the playful experience is still embedded within the section of the building to allow it to function with the same rhythm of the outer skeleton.

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Glass Panel The screen here is totally flushed with the the two dimensional panel allows the office workers that have small openings to have minimal light thhrough the glaze

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Inside-out Pipes that transcends inside the form itself could act as existing furniture pieces that serve the building functionally according to the formality of this zone and the users

Cut by Slab

Environmental approaches

South Facade Pipes are concentrated at the south and south west orientations to trap the heat and reflect back away from the building. Pipes are used to self shade the users inside the offices

West Facade is protected from the south west orientation that has harmful sun rays during afternoon hours by concentrating the skin facade at the corner that faces it.

Openings that are cut in half by a slab have a recession inside like a tunnel like structure that allows the user to not only rest on the form but also penetrate through it

real facade experience

conceptual experience

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southern screen proposal Cut by Slab Openings that are cut in half by a slab have a recession inside like a tunnel like structure that allows the user to not only rest on the form but also penetrate through it

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Pipes that transcends insi the form itself could act a existing furniture pieces th serve the building function according to the formality this zone and the users

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to include functiona openings that could as tunnels for exhib like spaces for visito of the space.

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glazed facades are slightly leaning towards the south western side towards prevailing wind direction

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entrance screen proposal Glass Panel The screen here is totally flushed with the the two dimensional panel allows the office workers that have small openings to have minimal light thhrough the glaze

Environmental approaches

the user is now using the space to glaze the office spaces directly facing the entrance.pipes self shade on each other

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using the negative spaces to serve the environment and trapping undesirable sun rays floor plan

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The pattern does no create functional spaces. yet here we need to ask why do need to locate the activities here

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imitating the appearance of the and ze? olalbutldowifacade ng it to glaze with protection

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another factor to be considered is how can we seve the function of an entrance using patterns

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Vertical farm is in the south to absorb sunlight and benefit from it

environmental solutions

Different glazing techniques designed according to function and orientation of the space

Planar surfaces are being shaded from extruded pipes to protect them from undesired sun rays

Vertical Farm

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51 Double cavity wall system is applied to protect the offices that exist at the south west facade and trap heat

Double Cavity Wall

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architectural drawings The life of the pipe The user here is experiencing a double height experience in a part of the floor to exchange feedback

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The blue part represents floors connected with each other in terms of experience and visibility

The green part represents the most private spaces by which ever green space is separate offices

The pink part is a social space on a double height system to allow events to take place across the building

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The yellow part represents individual offices that share a single social space. Semipublic zone

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architectural drawings

The tunnel like system allows the user to stay in spaces that are non linear and diverge from one pipe to another

Social spaces are more interactive with the pipe as they use it as a tunnel like structure and have areas to socialize inside

western facade

NORTH facade

Separate zones for workers to do their work in individual cubicles. Use pipe as a glazing screen only

most offices facing north are not recessd or protected by the pipes because they do not need to

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The use of permeable pavements connected in terrace and double skin wall to trap heat

Protected offices in the south west facade due to the double skin system that has small openings covered with a vertical farm

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office are rather closest to the screen to get the most optimum amount of light during the day

offices are also zoned into semi public and private spaces according to the type of work done

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the user is now in their individual shelter than cannot be accessed by any foreigners in the other spaces.

inside-out experience

The visitor starts their journey in the main public hall that could be accessed by everyone

Rooftop potential could have a small screen to provide privacy for users and flush with the lower screen

Individuality

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57 The entrance is a space to showcase the environmental aspects of the screen blending with nature in progress

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mod st Creating a boundary surface for the screen to have a background by which the vornoi pattern is resting on

Applying the nurbs curve command to give the edges a more organic and fluid shape for the over all geometry

Applying the vornoi pattern on the screen as the main geometry of the screen

Applying the extrude command to create the pipes that emerge from the vornoi screen to give the building a three dimensional experience

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Designing a brep form by highlighting all the screens altogether and then further applying the division in the next stage

To determine the translucency of the screen they had to be grouped and dispatched according to size which also determine the function

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southwest facade definition

South facade definition

WEST facade definition

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61 In the second stage of project 2, we were asked to use the deliverables of the experiments carried out in the first phase of the project and implement them on the parametric face lift initiative of the project. It was important to use deliverable from the first phase like how the similar geometry i will be using might be affected by certain variables like distance between the geometries and how big they are meant to be in size if we compare them to the actual screen.In this project I was inspired by a geometry as organic as the egg crates i have used in my materiality assignment. The vornoi cells seemed to be the perfect solution to use in my three dimensionality concept. I intended to include the vornoi cells not only as a screen but as a functioning element within the building. I intended to include a three dimensional aspect towards the screen in away that would make them extend as pipes and function differently according to the zone of the space and the type of users in this area. In order to make the design efficient, it needed to address the formal perspective of the building while still respecting the playful vibe of the screen and how it prodrudes and recesses according to different functions of the space. Other than the protrusions being available on the screen, the playful experience is still embedded within the section of the building to allow it to function with the same rhythm of the outer skeleton.

ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019

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niversity in Cairo (AUC) May 2021