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ARCH 473/3522 - DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO AND WORKSHOP Mariam Amro Farag Spring 2019
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: Mariam Amro Farag Student ID: 900140135
Š The American University in Cairo (AUC), May 2019
Mariam Amro Architecture Student
Being an architecture student is a very challenging major. However it is a very wide spectrum where one can start discovering alot about himself. I have discovered that this major has changed me into a very passionate , overwhelmed person. I got to get myself out of my comfort zone and think outside the box. Through our different design studios, we get to learn more about each aspect of design and anrchitecture and to the variation of fields that opens for us. From learning about humanities to functionality to structure, form, heritage and context. In this course we have an open platform to express our thoughts and expressions. To ace it we shoud be able to think creatively. Being half way through graduating and opening the
doors to start our thesis project, our minds are now open to all the aspects of design and ready to explore our passion and vision in this feild. What was important for me was that I wanted not only to focus on the academic aspect in architecture but I want to help serve this feild in our parameters. I have joined the Architecture Association since I entered architecture as a member. Finally this year I became capbale enough to hold this responsibility and become the head of the exposure committee. In this committee we are responsible of exposing our students to the outside firms, expose their projects to other students and create an environment where we can all benefit from each other. This year I began the semester by organizing an event call the Exposure Festival, where I have invited student from different universities to come and join us. The event was divided into three main activities, the networking area where I have brought 15 firms from different fields to come and expose our students to the different feilds they can work on after graduation, the talks where I have brough 6 different speakers to tell us about their experiences and passions and finally the workshops where I have brough 5 diffent firms to help the student experiment with their own hands. Finally this semest I was responible on creating the anual architecture exhibition for the students to showcase the best projects nominated by the students and the professors.
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In the process of morphogenesis, cells divide, while fighting for their own space, borders are created. The division into these types of regions are called Voronoi Diagram.
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Relaxed In the process of morphogenesis, cells divide, while fighting for their own space, borders are created. The division into these types of regions are called Voronoi Diagram.
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Original Diagram: -Too complex -Can’t be used a structural System Relaxed: -Simplified Voronoi Diagram -Can be used an adaptable Structural system
Bubbles
Detail: -Too many lines - Too many angles Bubbles: -Adaptable -Stable -Adjustable
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VIII The outermost region is the epicuticle, a thin, waxy layer which is the main waterproofing barrier. Beneath the epicuticle is the procuticle, the main structural part, which is primarily designed to resist mechanical loads. The procuticle is further divided into two parts, the exocuticle (outer) and the endocuticle (inner), which have similar composition and structure. The endocuticle makes up around 90 vol.% of the exoskeleton. The exocuticle is stacked more densely than the endocuticle. the layer spacing in the endocuticle is about three times larger than that in the exocuticle Well-defined hierarchical organization, which reveals different structural levels,there are long-chain polysaccharide chitins that form fibrils, 3 nm in diameter and 300 nm in length. The fibrils are wrapped with proteins and assemble into fibers of about 60 nm in diameter. These fibers further assemble into bundles. The bundles then arrange themselves parallel to each other and form horizontal planes. These planes are stacked in a helicoid fashion, creating a twisted plywood structure. A stack of layers that have completed a 180 rotation is referred to as a Bouligand structure These structures repeat to form the exocuticle and endocuticle there are well-developed, high-density pore canals containing long, flexible tubules penetrating through the exoskeleton. These tubules play an important role in the transport of ions and nutrition during the formation of the new exoskeleton after the animals molt
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XI In the material sciences, the Bouligand structure is a way molecules arrange themselves in a twisted shape like in spiral staircases. This formation helps create strong flexible materials that are resistant to cracking. This is because the force of the impact is distributed over the many spiral staircases, thereby helping the material preserve its overall integrity. It is important to understand the relationship between structure and mechanical properties in different directions and locations The dark material was much harder and tougher than the light-colored material The presence of water plays important role in the mechanical properties.
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Light Effect of facade through continous pattern
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XV The Concept of stacking to create visual illusions, playing with patterns to create different opening and patterns to create a different experience, and finally creating an illusion of different masses to gice a different experience to the user from the inside
In the process of morphogenesis, cells divide, while fighting for their own space, borders are created. The division into these types of regions are called Voronoi Diagram. Original Diagram: -Too complex -Can’t be used a structural System Relaxed: -Simplified Voronoi Diagram -Can be used an adaptable Structural system Detail: -Too many lines - Too many angles Bubbles: -Adaptable -Stable -Adjustable
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The chosen courtyard is a main transition zone for engineering students with a mixture of collective pathway motion. The model will act as being part to control the path’s set of motion
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Solar and Wind Analysis
The site creates a chaos in motion since it has several entrances and pathway directions. The site’s main two buildings are also connected with bridges which adds the concept of visual connectivity to the designed model The ite also has an added small building which obstructs the pathway, therefor the model should respond to it. Light entry is very critical in this court due to its small surface area with respect to surrounding building heights which leaves it in shade most of the day. The most recommended time for light entry was found to be between 9:00 to 11:00 am
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Stacking of crab’s exoskeleton
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Top View Created surfaces through grasshopper, increased and decreased heights according to the function of the space underneath. Divided the model into primary and secondary zones.
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Program Primary: 1) Design Studios 2)Lounge 3)Study Rooms Secendary: 1)Printing Station 2)Services 3)Prayer 4)Sleeping Area
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THE UMBRELLA EFFECT
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The adaptive louvres embedded within the contoured layers of the model are based on automatic movement based of sunlight and can be manually controlled for the function of privacy. 2 main Controllers: 1- Outer Frame 2- Inner Triangular module According to the heat difference, the moduele expands and shrinks
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THE UMBRELLA EFFECT The adaptive louvres embedded within the contoured layers of the model are based on automatic movement based of sunlight and can be manually controlled for the function of privacy. 2 main Controllers: 1- Outer Frame 2- Inner Triangular module
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Exploring the relationships between material, performance & form
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Second Floor Plan
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Biblography
• Lallanilla, Marc. “Mystery of Death Valley’s ‘Sailing Stones’ Solved.” LiveScience, Purch, 17 June 2013, www.livescience.com/37492-sailing-stones-death-valley-moving-rocks.html. • Norris, Richard D., et al. “Sliding Rocks on Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park: First Observation of Rocks in Motion.” Plos One, vol. 9, no. 8, ser. e105948, Aug. 2018. e105948. • Seiler, Roger. “The Sailing Stones of Death Valley.” National Park Foundation, 9 Feb. 2016, www. nationalparks.org/connect/blog/sailing-stones-death-valley.
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