Gary Kapoor Final Thesis - ControlMAD Masterclass 10 September 2018 - 5 December 2018
Contact : dapperarchitect@gmail.com
Acknowledgement I would like to thank Diego Garcia Cuevas for his support throughout my scripting process with Grasshopper. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Arturo Tedeschi - Author of Algorithm Aided Design (AAD) for inspiring me through his workshops. Lastly I would like to thank my coursemates for their encouragement and support.
INDEX
ABOUT I. INITIAL RESEARCH II. FORM FINDING III. SITE STUDY IV. FORM FOLLOWS FORM V. FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION VI. FURNITURE SCALE VII. ACOUSTIC WALL VIII. WEARING THE FUTURE IX. 1-1 SCALE OBJECTS X. APPENDIX XI. REFERENCES
ABOUT
The inspiration for this thesis was exploring the interrelation between the disciplines of Fashion and Architecture in the world of design. The most logical relationship is that both fashion and architecture provides a shelter for people in different social dimensions. Being a Graduate Architect, Upcycled Fashion Designer and a model at the same time, I have always believed that fashion has given me a platform to express ideas that I could not express through designing buildings and objects. Many architects are inspired by a garment or a texture on a fabric to design a building and include elements of it in the design process and it is the same in the other way round. So this study thesis will create by interlinking the two disciplines and derive the equation between two forms of shelter. Both architects and fashion designers aim to create perfect, comfortable and beautiful forms for the human body. This thesis will aim to develop a Skyscraper concept through interlinking with the Fashion world and will use precedents from world renowned parametric fashion designers such as Iris Van Herpen and Dame Zaha Hadid as a startring point to derive form and model it into a building using computational design techniques aided by softwares such as Rhinoceraus and Grasshopper. Finally, I will also be presenting some parametric element furniture pieces that would be part of the interior schemes of the building. The form will be documented through 3D printing using plastic and clay to explore facade options and give a virtual feel of the whole process to the jury.
I. INITIAL RESEARCH
“Both Architecture and Fashion are based upon structure and shape and turning basic necessities (like clothing and shelter) into art� -Dame Zaha Hadid
My initial thoughts were about interlinking the disciplines of Fashion, Architecture and Movement and finding out the relationships that exist between them. From my initial reading, I gathered that the purpose of Architecture and Fashion is quite inter-related. Architecture is the art of providing shelter for people whereas the purpose of Fashion in literal sense is to provide shter to our body (skin) from the external environment. Fashion and clothing in general serve as a way for us to protect our skin from the extremes of the weather. It provides a sense of security and emotion to the person wearing the fabric and even the person using the space. The juxtaposition between the two relations is that both are driven by feelings and emotion. Both, Fashion Designers and Architects are trained to look for emotion in what they do and try to achieve. Dance and architecture are two disciplines of creativity that share a special relationship. Both disciplines define and use space as the main medium for creative interpretation. Dance is movement of the human body through space over time. Architecture and its spatial qualities are experienced by the human body through movement over time. To think about space created for and by the body as the common linkage between dance and architecture. Image 1-Movement in Fashion
Considering the form of movement (dance), I was intrigued by the Ghost Video of Beyonce and this was a driving source for my final outcome to have a sense of movement in it for the end user. The way we move our body’s when we are happy or sad, trying to free our muscles from sitting in a space for the whole day and analysing this emotion to the relationship between architecture and fashion was a key factor in the development of the idea behind the Liberation Towers. To relate to this, I developed my form through several interrelationships of moves and masses to arrive at the final form of the Liberation Towers.
Image 2-Motion in form The next couple of images were produced using a series of collages and photo-montages overlapping in order to derive a suitable form for the towers.To arrive at the movement in the double skin facade of the towers, I looked extensively at the works of the Japanese sculptor Gaku who is notable for carving parametric patterns on vegetables. In addition to form finding, Iris Van Herpen’s patterns on her 3D printed dresses were also considered. The curved form was derived using the series of movements and flexes in the human body mass. Image 3-Form in movement
II. FORM FINDING
Image 4-Form in a female posture
Image 5-Form in a male posture
Image 6-Combining form and fashion to dervice new forms
Image 7- Initial curves
Image 8- Building 3d forms from 2d curves
Image 10-Form follows form
Image 11-Form and function
Image 9- Solid Massing
Image 12- Double layering
III. SITE DEVELOPMENT
Image 13-Helicopter view of the site located in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, NYC
Image 14-Landmarks of NYC
Image 16- Battery Park in 1950s
Image 17-Battery Park in 1960s
Image 18-Battery Park in 1970s
Image 15-Map of Manhattan
Image 19-Battery Park in 1980s
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
25/11/2018 18:42:58 Image 22-Site with existing links
25/11/2018 18:31:11 Image 21-Connection links around the site
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION Image 20-Outline 25/11/2018 18:32:48 of the site
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Image 23-Full site redevelopment
25/11/2018 18:46:36
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Image 24-Proposal to develop Battery Park City by Perkins Eastman Architects, circa 2003
Image 25-Massing diagram of the three towers on the site
site definition using ELK
Image 26-Aerial site plan
Image 27-South east axonometric view from the site
IV. FORM FOLLOWS FORM
Image 28-Skyline of Manhattan with the addition of the “Liberation Towers” in forground
curvature analysis
Image 29-Curvature analysis
draft angle analysis
Image 30-Draft angle analysis
environment map
Image 31-Environment map analysis
zebra analysis
Image 32-Zebra analysis
Image33- Form development
Image34-Building on curves
Image35-Single skin
Image36-Facade development
Image37-Form with facade
Image38-Double skin perforation
Image39-Building net diagram
Image40-Building build up
Image 41-Rotation axis
Image 42-Regular rotation
Image 43-Irregular rotation
Image 44-Uniform rotation axis
FACADE INSPIRATION
1. Option A
2. Option B
3. Option C
Image 50- Kangaroo form
kangaroo definition
V. FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
Image 52-Building net for Tower A
Image 53-Building net for Tower B
Image 54-Axonometric Render
Image 55-Axonometric Render
definition
1. form finding
main definition
2. floor construction
3. Tower plate build
4. floor plate construct
5. twist angle
9. creation of pattern
6. inner skin of Tower A
7. Tower A pattern
10. skin for Tower - B
8. building pt for T-B
VI. FURNITURE SCALE My concept of designing the table was based upon the relationship between honeybees and honeycombs. My interest with honeycombs dates back to my childhood when bees used to make beehives in my backyard garden and I have always been perplexed by the give and take relationship that exists between bees and the hexagonal cells of the honeycomb. I would always observed the process of how beehives would build and grow each day - layer by layer and I can relate this to the 3D printer that prints objects in layers. Exploring the inter-relation between bees and honeycombs, I could gather that it is a mutual give and take relation. This is similatr to the relation we as humans have with furniture, notably tables where we take support from tables to do our various everyday activities. We aklso give tables a lot of other tasks such as holding objects for us and giving us ergonomic balance in case of work tables.
Image 56-Development of a honeycomb
Further analysing the geometry of hexagonal cells, it is evident that once bees are done with their task with the hive, there is a random pattern of solid and void wax spaces in the leftover comb. Inspired by this theory of nature, I made a few experiments on Grasshopper to conclude the form of the table thus exploring the relations between empty and filled parts (solid and void) spaces in the comb (Figure 3). Comparing Figure 2 and Figure 3, I decided to apply the law of balances to the final proposal of the table. Thus, the table would be cylinderical tubes in hexagonal sections but in a overlapping and balanced form of solid and hollow cells to relate with the way bees wax the hive (Figure 5). The bees build the comb from the top of each section (layers in 3D printing) When a cell is filled with honey, the bees seal it with wax (solid and void theory).
Figure 57-Side section though a comb
Figure 58-Individual section of a honeycomb
Figure 59- Concept model for the table
Figure 60- Solid and void parts of honeycomb
Initial printing
Final Outcome
Timelapse of the printing process
DEFINITION honeycomb table
voronoi carpet
VII. ACOUSTIC WALL*
*Group Work done along with Pablo Mora Chatski, Guillermo Varela and Solene Biche
THE PROCESS... The initial process began with ideas and conceptual sketches along with measuring the space in which the panels would fit. It was a bit difficult to get everyone’s esteemed ideas together however we all agreed to one point that was providing triangular acoustic pattern’s in the panels as it was a convex shape that is a good absorber of sound. After various tests and trials, we worked on the Grasshopper definition to communicate our ideas in a more powerful manner. CNC milling was used to cut the MDF boards into the desired shapes.
The CNC milling process for the acoustic panels was quite straightforward with setting up the origin in the machine and then running it through the pattern as documented in the following visuals....
Initial setting of the panels
The CNC Machine cutting through the pattern
A close-up video of the process of CNC milling
Timelapse video of the machine milling through the pattern
Final output after the CNC milling
FINAL INSTALLATION... The final installation process after glueing and CNC Milling was fairly straightforward. A few nails had to be drilled for support and the wall panels were sticking strong to the wall.
Team work makes the dream work afterall...
TEAM PYRAMETRIC WALL...
DEFINITION
VIII. WEARING THE FUTURE
DEFINITION AND RENDERS...
IX. 1-1 SCALE OBJECTS The following iPhone 6 case was 3D printed. It was modelled on Grasshopper using Image Sampler and Meshes and then exported to STL format to the printer. Supports had to be used as the 3D printed person in the case who’s image was morphed to the surface of the back of the case needed structural support.
X. APPENDIX
Rhino - Sergio Alonso del Campo
Duck
Stadium
Clase
Digital Fabrication Exercise
Clase Roof
Jitter
Number Sliders
Grasshopper Basics - Diego Garcia Cuevas
Table
Voronoi Andres Gonzales Sessions - McNeel Miami
Attractor Points
Weave
David Serrano - Arduino Workshop
Firefly Adam Orlinski - Karamba 3D
Simple Beam
Mesh Map
British Museum
Solar Panels
Site Modelling using ELK
Box Arturo Tedeschi - Kangaroo
Mesh Delaunay
The Sage, Gateshead
Ridge Beam
XI. REFERENCES 1. Farhat, B. (2014). The interrelationship between Fashion and Architecture. Beirut Arab University. IMAGES: 1. Picture 1 - Image Credits: Steve Morin Photography 2. Picture 2: Image Credits: Pablo Mora Chatski 3. Image 1: http://parametric-architecture.com/3d-printed-dress-loom/ 4. Image 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9vZv7HCvo 5. Image 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9vZv7HCvo 6. Image 4: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/390616967651750825/?lp=true 7. Image 5: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/390616967651750825/?lp=true 8: Image 6: Self made collage 9. Image 7: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 10. Image 8: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 11: Image 9: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 12: Image 10: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 13: Image 11: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 14. Image 12: Rhino Grasshopper Diagrams 15. Image 13: http://thebattery.org/history/ 16. Image 14: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/210472982564513231/?lp=true 17. Image 15:https://nycommons.org/resources/make-digital-map/ 18. Image 16: https://www.vintage-maps-prints.com/products/old-map-of-new-york-an-brooklyn-1840-manhattan-vintage-map 19. Image 17: https://www.maps-of-the-usa.com/maps/usa/new-york/new-york/large-detailed-old-panoramic-map-ofmanhattan-new-york-city-1886.jpg 20. Image 18: https://historicalnyc.wordpress.com/tag/old-nyc-maps/ 21. image 19: http://cartographyandillustration.blogspot.com/2015/10/wickquasgeck-trail-manhattan-island.html 22. Image 20: CAD Drawing 23. Image 21: CAD Drawing 24. Image 22: CAD Drawing 25: Image 23: CAD Drawing 26: Image 24: Grasshopper View 27: Image 25: Grasshopper View 28: Image 26: Photoshop Render 29: Image 27: Rhino View 30. Image 28: Rhino View 31. Image 29: Rhino View 32: Image 30: Rhino View 33. Image 31: Rhino View 34. Image 32: Rhino View 35: Image 33: Rhino View 36: Image 34: Rhino View 37: Image 35: Rhino View 38: Image 36: Rhino View 39: Image 37: Rhino View 40: Image 38: Rhino View 41. Image 39: Rhino View 42. Image 40: Rhino View 43: Image 41: Rhino View 44: Image 42: Rhino View
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© Gary Kapoor, 2018; All rights reserved
Thank You This thesis was done as part of the Master Diploma in Parametric design course at ControlMAD Design Institute in Madrid, Spain from 10 September 2018 - 5 December 2018. All work is individually produced by the author and no part of this thesis should be published or distributed without the prior consent of the author. For any questions, please email Gary on dapperarchitect@gmail.com