PART B DESIGN APPROACH B.1. DESIGN FOCUS In the previous discourse section, I argued that architecture regards nature as a resource rangine from structure, pattern and shape. Nature itself is full of various irregular shape and form which is capable to develop through parametric design. The area of design interest is to explore the self-supported structural skin inspired from tree trunk and the petal of flower. They have relative large span and cantilever-like structure. Way of generating structural skin varies. In this case, I will specialise in Tessellation which is one of the skin generative techniques. Tessellation is a installation approach that breaks up of complex surface into multiple repetitive elements. As a curvy organic geometry is hard to create and out of efficiency, it is feasible to develop a surface using the method of panellization. These segments provide lots of possibilities
and flexibility of creating continuous geometry. Tessellation can generate free-transformed geometry that is twisting, bending or folding. The performance criteria for tessellation skin are seeking the balance of form making and structure optimization. In the Wyndham City Gateway project, we are proposed to design an eye catching installation that provides an obvious contrast to the flat even freeway using uneven geometry which is why we are choosing tessellation as a surface produced method. However, the fabrication of tessellation model requires special consideration of the connection of different panels.