Architecture Portfolio - Ramkrishna Saha

Radiation Analysis for North - East and South - East Facade Surfaces considering Ancillary blocks as context for mutual shading

Radiation Analysis for North - West and South - West Facade Surfaces considering Ancillary blocks as context for mutual shading

Facade Designs for South-East (left) & North-West (right) faces with simple Diamond Panels wherein the openings dynamically & parametrically scale according to the Radiation Values

Grasshopper

PART

PART 2

Grasshopper Script for the Radiation Analysis & Facade Design with Hourly, Monthly & Yearly Data Values

Initial part of the script consisting of analysis for the input geometries using Ladybug and Honeybee Radiance

where the Diamond Panels are designed based on the Radiation Values achieved for individual geometries

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smartlabs 7.0

SmartLABS by rat[LAB]EDU is India’s first hybrid design studio combining direct & virtual education in Parametric & Computational Design. SmartLABS 7.0 is designed as a collaborative collective by rat[LAB]EDU and its global associates. It is an Integrated Program to introduce basic, intermediate and advanced computational design techniques, methods, & workflows on a semester-basis. This 6-month long course comprised of studio workshops, online training sessions, hands-on workshops on Digital Fabrication, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Studio Reviews.

Tools Covered:

• Rhino

• Grasshopper

• Maya

• AI ToolsMidjourney, Dall-E & ChatGPT

Grasshopper

Plugins Introduced:

• Mesh+

• LunchBox

• Weaverbird

• Pufferfish

• Kangaroo

• Ladybug

• Honeybee

• Butterfly

• Galapogas

• Karamba

• OpenNest

PART 1 - Initial part consisting the design of the base shape which can be modified later anytime

PART 3 - Main part where niches are created at the intersections the board thickness, tolerance and safety

DIGITAL FABRICATION - PARAMETRIC WAFFLE

The shape was created in Rhino and then the 3D model was converted into waffles using a grasshopper script. An MDF board was used as the material and the tolerance & stability of the model were the constraints while model making. The numbering in axes has been considered during laser cutting.

PART 1 PART 3 PART 2

Grasshopper Script for the Digitally Fabricated Parametric Waffle with Laser Cutting Information

PART 4

shape (thickened by Weaverbird) anytime

PART 2 - This is the part where contours (and boundary surfaces from them) are created both in the X and Y axes

intersections keeping in mind safety extension

PART 4 - Final part where all the waffle pieces are numbered and arranged on sheets using OpenNest for laser cutting

rat[lab] studio works

ANALYSIS OF FACADE AND FLOOR PLATE RADIATION

Multiple options prepared using Rhino & Lumion for a facade project

Grasshopper script for the Radiation Analysis on different surfaces & geometries

Radiation Results on the Glazing Skin with & without the facade options

Radiation Results on the Floor Plates with & without the facade options

AI EXPLORATIONS

Initial Development

Subsequent Development