AMO Pavilion

CASE STUDY 12

AMO

PAVILION

White Acrylic Clear Acrylic

Team: Omar Morales-Armstrong Adam Gerber Michael Paz

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DIGITAL FABRICATION OF HYBRIDIZED MESH SYSTEMS

PARAMETRIC FRIT PATTERN LASER CUT ONTO TRANSPARENT CELLULAR PANELS

STUDY MODEL PROCESS: The initial analogue studies focused on the creation of a flexible network of cells formed from cutting and folding one sheet of paper.

A fluid triangulated mesh emerged and was modified to include panels of variable transparency.

DIGITAL GENERATION: The folded mesh is generated by several parametric

definitions

in

Grasshopper.

The opening and closing of the star shaped apertures responds to formal and environmental conditions, such as surface stress or solar orientation. Distance based

THREE DIMENSIONAL GRID TRANSLATION

attractors are employed in Grasshopper to control the opening and closing of the apertures as well as the overall depth of the cellular construct.

FOLDING DIAGRAM

2011 | ADAM GERBER MARK PAZ OMAR MORALES-ARMSTRONG

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ASSEMBLY PROCESS: CNC Milling And Heat Bending Of Acrylic Components

The

AMO

Pavilion

is

envisioned

as

a

multifaceted system where the lower portion provides a smooth surface tessellation for seating while the upper portion spreads out into a sheltering canopy with translucent apertures of variable size and depth to allow for light transmission. This system is based on a pattern of triangulated forms where the fluid geometry produces a series of pockets and apertures of variable size and closure. After the CNC contouring process, a parametrically generated frit pattern was etched onto each acrylic cell to give the folded surface a second layer of aesthetic complexity.

BEYOND PROTOTYPE | SPRING 2011 | ADAM GERBER MARK PAZ OMAR MORALES-ARMSTRONG

CHOSEN GEOMETRY

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DIGITAL FABRICATION OF HYBRIDIZED MESH SYSTEMS

PARAMETRIC MANIPULATION OF CELLULAR MESH IN GRASSHOPPER

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PAVILION SURFACE

MESH SURFACE AS BENCH AND CANOPY

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CELLULAR SURFACE FINAL ITERATION

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DIGITAL FABRICATION OF HYBRIDIZED MESH SYSTEMS