Jiachen Chen 743021 by Jiachen Chen

STUDIO AIR 2017 SEMESTER 1, FINNIAN WARNOCK JAICHEN CHE 743021

Contents A.0 Introduction A.1 Design futuring A.2 Design computation A.3 Composition A.4 Conclusion A.5 Learing outcoms A.6 Appendix

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Biography

i, i’m Rebecca, a third year student in university of Melbourne, majoring in architecture. I started my scholastic careers in Melbourne from 2013 for my foundation studies, after this i become an university student. In the aspect of architecture, what really interests me is the visualizing architectural design. Especially when i got the experience form the course of Digital Design and Fabrication. We have been taught the panelling tools — a plug-in software of rhino, which really introduces me into a new world. My way of thinking has been totally changed, before my new skills and abilities has been enhanced, our design always limited by the material and the tools as well. However, after finish this program, I always expect that these digital tools to impress me, cause we might do not know what will ends in when we change one specific component in the process. Personally, live in a digital society, digital design and fabrication provides me more opportunities to turn imagination into reality. Moreover, with more depth understanding of architecture (architectural theory), relationship between society and our build environment also rises my attention, we should reflect the theory of sustainable on further architecture design, in order to achieve the balance in resource and use rate and also create a harmonious society. Now I’m looking forward to obtain the knowledge of parametric modeling tools and algorithmic thinking in Studio Air to acquire the better understanding of role that digital design plays today’s society and willing to create some impressive design work.

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A.1 Design Futuring Remark design as a key force of redirection towards sustainability in order to move from ‘sustainability development’ (and all it stands on) to the ‘development of the Sustainment’.1 ---Fry

1 Fry, Tony (2008). Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice (Oxford: Berg)

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It has been argued that the rate we consuming resources on the planet is much more than the resources that can be renewed, which means if human being keep working in a old way, people will facing resource depletion which will finally ends in the extinction of mankind. Earth definitely take the impact for what we have done before1. Such as global warming and greenhouse effect. Unsastainable resaut in a increasing rate of defuturing and people start noticing so they should to move towards.

IMMEDIATE ACTIONS AND CONCEPTS Design can offer more possibilities to achieve a desirable future. To some extend, design can be regarded as a matter of problem solving, some issues that bought by unsustanaible behavious might can be addressed by design. Also, as we live in a modern era, before we implement a innovation, we have thousands time to testfy.

However, not all of design only have positive effect on environment, sometimes shortcomming will appear in the same time. So this means we should mantain the critical thinking about design, and also using the concept of sustainability as the priority in design process.

The following projects will examine examples the importance of biomimicry and material using, and how to apply this concept of sustainability into building and other design project. Through these precedences, we may have more understanding of the relationship between design and environment.

Moreover, in our further project, material should be fully concered due to the huge impact to environment and also aesthetic should be combined with. https:// encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_ YXT1k6j7Y5OUXletM69qzo3lPO-HjNVnouIaMhGqo2Wv0XfSfw

1 Tony Fry. Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice (Oxford: Berg), pp. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16

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A.1 CASE STUDY 1

Project: Architect: Date: Location:

Beijing’s National Aquatics Center CCDI Company, PTW Architect Office, ARUP Company 2008 Beijing

Biomimicry, Sustaianble, and Education

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As a prime example architect of the

concept of biomimicry, the Beijing’s national aquatics central is inspired by the natural element - water, this concept ranging from transportation breakthroughs to ingenious feats of engineering. Beijing’s national aquatics central also achieve the concept of sustainable which cater to future requirment. It also has a nickname called “watercube” (Fig. 1), due to its appearance is similar to the shape of the soap bubble, which strengthens its resistance to seismic activity (Fig. 4). Material of this bubbles is EETFE ( Ethyl Tstra Fluoro Ethulene) which is a highly durable plastic. These plastic water bubbles not only match the function of this building in the aspect of appearance, but also captured heat form the sun and lead into the pool which saved 8

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lots of electricity. The bubble wall is protected from the sun’s damaging effects, weather, and settling dust as well. Compare with glasses, more light and fresh air can be penetrate, so it can mantain a constant temprature, which can save 30% of energy. Extra cleaning is not necessary, cause the membrane structure has the function of self-cleaning by using rainwater. Moreover, due to ETFE is a light material, so the steel skeleton structure is also designed to be relatively lightweight, which greatly saved matterial (Fig. 2). In that time, Beijing’s national Aquatics Central is the world’s largest membrane structure project, and the only fully enclosed public megastructures that using membrane to seal. The structure both challenging the design and implementation.

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Arfter finish the competition, it became teh landmark

of Beijing, people inspired and educated by its concept, stimulating people using sustainable design concept for further projects. Stated by Frank Lloyd Wright, nature as a “wealth of artistic suggestion”1, people might use more nature elements to satisify the earth’s needs. For the futuring maintenance, it is very convenient to repair the membrane structure. For example, if it facing a hole, it will automatically show up in the computer, just need to use stick to fix it.

1 Frank Lloyd Wright, in the cause of architecture. london, phaidon, 2015,

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We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. —Winston Churchill

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ike Winston said that buildings are made by us, but it never ends, the impact of buildings on human life and the surrounding environment still continues. The concept we are using to design the building will finally reflects on people’s life style and also the environment. So sustainable design concept is essential to every architect.

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A.1 CASE STUDY 2 Project: Architect: Date:

Eco-Sustainable Housing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parametric Design Federico Rossi 2007

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As we live in a digital era, and also human being have reached the serious situation in environment, using technology to achieve sustainable is the priority of design. The housing distribution always been a tough issue in developing countries, due to the high density and the limited land resources. In the process of design, selection of material and also structure of building will finally effect people living environment and also nature environment, so it is enssential to do some research on the residencial project.

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This project is centered on the

development of accommodation types in Oman, which generated by the accumulation of independent variables into a relational system, in which the interdependencies produces a change that can be adapted to local conditions. The development of residential units will depend on environmental variables and ecological sustainability principles in order to achieve new space and gradually form a configuration.

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The shell element will be used to create a parametric model in the frame

of the two strips. By controlling the width, length and thickness of the surface, a responsive habitable element can be generated, which increases the wall thickness at high temperatures and makes the deformation of the rhombus according to the internal pressure and wind speed.

One of the way to achieve sustainability

is using the local material due to it saved the cost in transportation. In this project, by using local materials (limestone) and simple manufacturing technology, the idea of improving the light conditions and generating different micro climate regions within the unit has been addressed. Due to the complex geometry (e.g., arch), it possible to cut of different sizes of stones in response to changes in solar radiation along the surface. Fig. 3

To build a two bedroom unit, only 8

cubic meters of limestone has been required; wastage have been recycle back, waste cutting will be used to create concrete foundation.

Refer to figure 2, Field units will be

driven by the organization of the quarry. The number of materials to be cut from the landscape can be controlled by arranging the elements along the contour lines of the terrain. Rainwater will be collected by the space between unites during heavy rains.

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A.2 Design Computation It has been argued that the digital tools including computation design can offer more chance and possibilities to the process, fabrication and also construction in design industry . For example, since grasshopper hasbeen widely used in the 21 century, a wide variety of building forms has emerged.

Moreover, by using the computation design, more opportunities can be created, architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; abilities can be enhanced to address highly complex issues.1

Using new custom digital tool, for architectual innovation, the combination of structual, material and environement performance can be a basic performance. Document saving is a significant progress in digital design, by using the cloud system, anyone who can access to the internet can share togeter for one document. Any changes can be update in the same time which ensure the collection and saving of the file.

Computation design not only provides possibilities in communication and simulation in architectual construction, but also re-define the practice and creat a new meaning.

Programming language plays the dominant role in computation design. Once a software have been created, source document still be keep in the way of programming language. So people have the chance to look back and repair bugs and also processing it to a new version.

1 Oxman, Rivka and Robert Oxman, eds (2014). Theories of the Digital in Architecture (London; New York: Routledge). 12

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A.2 CASE STUDY 1 Project: Architect: Date: Location:

ICD-ITKE Research Pavilion 2015-16 University of Stuttgart 2015-16 Stuttgart, Germany

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egital design can improve the stand of living and alsovaid our furture if it have been used effeciently. Computation design, such as this mesh system, when it has been envolved in real life, people will found out technology can increase the life satisfication.

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nspiration of MegaFaces is the fact that digital technology is changing the world around us, thinking, and how the system take the respond to these changes.

avilion contains the area of 2000 square meters, with dynamic elevation, customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; face can be transformed in three-dimensional space, so that everyone has the opportunity to participate and become the face of the Olympic Games.

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Athletes and Olympic spectators take

photos inside the special 3D photo studio. Their images are formed by 11000 computer programmed actuators under the elastic skin of the building, with three portraits, each of the portraits is 8 meters high, displayed on a building at the same time. Each of the 11000 actuators carries a translucent sphere containing a RGB-LED lamp at its tip. Each actuator is used as a pixel to extend up to two meters from the building to create a size image, or to change the color to a part of an image or video that is simultaneously displayed on the facade1.

efer to figue6, image sampling grasshopper is a simple virsion of the magafaces. I believe this command code can be used in other reality project. 1 Mark Burry, Scripting Cultures, John Wiley and sons (Chicheser), 2010, p.8.

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A.2 CASE STUDY 2 Project: Architect: Date: Location:

Heydar Aliyev Center Zaha Hadid Architects, Patrik Schumacher 2013 Baku, Azerbaijan

--Geometry, structure, materiality One of the most critical but challenging elements of the project is the development of architectural skin. The goal is to achieve such a continuous surface, which appears to be uniform, required combination of different functions, building logic and technology system, and it should be integrated into the building envelope. Computing design allows for continuous control and communication of these complexities among project participants.

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The design of the Heydar Aliyev center establishes a continuous and smooth relationship between the surrounding square and the interior of the building. Detailed formations, such as undulations, bifurcations, folds and deformations, modify the surface of the square into an architectural landscape, Performing multiple functions: Welcoming, embracing, and guiding visitors through different levels of internal.

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A.3 Composition/ generat Historically, architects used to use pen

and pencil to complete their drawing. After the appearance of computer, pen and pencil gradually fallen into the basic drawing tools for diagramming and also illustration, architects are inclined to apply computer as a tool that more efficiently and accuracy. However, nowadays, we already overcome the stage of using computing as a composition tool (such as CAD technical drawing and digital modeling), people no longer satisfied with these old softwares. As Brady estated “we are moving from a ear where architects use software to one where they create software.”1 the era of generative computerization.

1 Peters, Brady. (2013) ‘Computation Works: The Building of Algorithmic Thought’, Architectural Design, 83, 2, pp. 0815

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We have entered a new era of generative computerization, and we are already familiar with the ability to generate computer (which contributes to the discovery and optimization process such as Biomimicry), I believe that algorithm model is the key element of go on for a new stage. We are using computer to help us to think, and also rely on computers to generate our representative design. By using the computer to find the flow patterns and relationships in the world, to achieve our design as a computerized method of generating system.

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A.3 CASE STUDY 1 Project: Architect: Date: Location:

ICD-ITKE Research Pavilion 2015-16 University of Stuttgart 2015-16 Stuttgart, Germany

STUTTGART,

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This ICD-ITKE Research pavilion finished

by the institution of computational design (ICD) and the Institute of building structures and structure design (ITKE) of the university of Stuttgart, showing the techniques of robotic textile manufacturing of segmented timber shell. The pavilion is the first one that using industrial sewing techniques with wood elements on architectural scale. This pavilion demonstrating the potential for computational design, simulation and construction of manufacturing processes. The project is designed and implemented by students and researchers within the multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, biologists and paleontologists, which means architecture is changing now and seeking for the cooperation with other realms. 20

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---â&#x20AC;?Biomimetic Investigation into Shell Structureâ&#x20AC;?

Refer to figure 2, the project begins

with the analysis of the architectural form of sand dollars. At the same time, a manufacturing technology is developed, which enables the production of elastic bending of the double deck segments made of a custom laminated robot sewn with beech plywood. In the wood structure, the introduction of textile connection method, can achieve the goal of lightweight and timber shells with different performance.

round on the principle of biology and particularity of material, the material system have been developed as a double-layered structure,which is similar to the second growth structure of sand dollars. The project composed by very thin strips of timber. In order to measure the anisotropy of the timber, the strips are laminated so that the direction and thickness to correspond with the different stiffness have been asked. As a result, the initially flat strip can be elastically bent to find a specific shape pre-programmed into its laminate. In the state of deformation, the shape of the element is locked by the robot stitching. In this way, 151 geometrically different elements can be produced, which produce a rigid double curved shell structure during assembly

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--â&#x20AC;?A Demonstrator in the Intersection of Architectureâ&#x20AC;?

The study shows how the computational

complexity of biological principles and the complex relationships between materials, forms, and robotic manufacturing can lead to innovative timber construction methods. This multidisciplinary approach not only leads to effective and material efficient lightweight structures, it also explores the new spatial quality and the possibility

According to figure 3 & 4, computer

shows each growth model of the project and also different layers within varies displacement levels to grain the better working performance of robotic sewing.

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A.3 CASE STUDY 2 Project: Architect: Date: Location:

Kunsthaus Graz Peter Cook and Colin Fournier 2003 Graz, Austria

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n both form and material, the building is designed to strike a dramatic contrast with the surrounding baroque roofs of its ‘host city’ with its red clay roofing tiles; however, it also integrates the façade of an 1847 iron house. Kunsthaus Graz is a very good example of the coposition of new and old elements.

n this project, Kunsthaus Graz has implemented an innovative concept and its Gallery offers a variety of possibilities to meet the requirements of contemporary exhibition. Design, new media, Internet art, film and photography are all under one roof. Compare to old and classic gallery, there is no permanent exhibition, no permanent warehouse and also no research facilities in this building. The sole purpose is to introduce and purchase

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The planner of the project, Peter

Cook and Colin Fournier, successfully combined this project with the former Murvorstadt’s historical atmosphere and create a new effective and innovative design language. With the development of new technology, people can break free of traditions and create someting new. The difference between new biological morphological structure of the old belfry is a sign of contrast of the tradition and innovation of the city. In the container of urban planning of this city, Graz Museum treated a interface that connect the past and future. This project became the landmarks and example that facing future acquirement and achieve sustainable.

Its distinctive otherworldly form and ‘skin’ of made of iridescent blue acrylic panels has earned the building its nickname, ‘the friendly alien’. From the surface of the skin, the growth of the nozzle, to ensure that the tilt of the north for the best lighting.

There is nothing permanent except change. -Heraclitust

Refer to figure 3-6, the computation design have

been used to demonstrate the new concept of the

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A.4 Conlusion

The process of society promotes the

development of science and technology, the way people manipulate tools also constantly update corresponding by the these. The spring up of digital design is the societal trends.

ots of benefits bought by the computation design, variety of building forms, effective design method, and also the collection of data. but through these technoly development, poeple started to rely on competers and digital method do anything in life which still get some shortcoming, the demise of handicraft industry and also the degradation of practical ability. So we should hold a dialectical vision to see these changes and always keep a clear mind, sus we can mantain the continuous improvement.

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A.5 Conlusion During these three weeks, with my previous experience in didital design and fabrication, i have more understanding of the really digital design works. Grasshopper is much useful than panelling tools. By changing coefficient of command can create varies of forms. Also, after bake into rhino, grasshopper still can be used to create new form which is really effecienct and intersting. Use grasshopper and other pug-in cooperately, complexity and unexpectable obeject can be created. Also, similar to programming design, logic is very imporatnt in the using of grasshopper, so figure out the function of each command and concept will be my next goal.

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A.6 Algorithmic Sketches

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B.1 RESEARCH FIELD B.2 CASE STUDY 1.0 B.3 CASE STUDY 2.0 B.4 TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT B.5 PROTOTYPE B.6TECHNIQUE: PROPOSAL B.7 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES B.8 APPENDIX - ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

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B.1 RESEARCH FIELD Project: Designer: Date: Location:

Spanish Pavilion at the 2005 World Expo FOA 2005 Aichi, Japan

his Spanish Pavilion is aim to exploit the cultural hybridization as a central them in Spanish pavilion. Spanish culture developed from the hybridization of JewishChristian and islamic cultures. And in both islamic and christian background, arched, vaults, lattices and traceries are dynamic characteristics. These elements are take into as the inspiration of this project. This is reminds me the importance of background and surrounding environment of project should be fully considered.

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or fabrication, my final 1:1 scale model still can use 3D print techniques to make sure the accuracy and also amenity.

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or the research field of part B, I choose Spanish pavilion 2005 World Expo as a specific project, which based on patterning. The architects of this pavilion aims to create a hexagonal patterning for different facade by using different layer of color and hollow cut. This case study gives me the inspiration that is not necessary for our project to be flat and using unique tone. Project can be decorated by varies color to create the sense of layering and also gradient effect.

Since the definition is already been provided, so I analyzed the definition, and I found out for providing more possibilities, it using more complex system instead to simple hexagon grid components. The length of each side can be changed, so it helps to get ride of the limitation of regular hexagon. So it contains much more potential to develop the further intergration.

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B.2 CASE STUDY 1.0

ATTRACTOR SYSTEM

GRAPH MAPPING

POINT CHARGE

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EXTRUSION WITH CAPE

CHANGING GEOMETRY EXTRUSION WITH CAPE

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SELECTED CRITERIA -SUCCESSFUL ITERATION ATTRACTOR SYSTEM: Attractor system is a single point or multiple point or curve can affect the nearest parts. It contains great potential for my futher design. Atrractor points works best in spanish pavilion, cause it keeps the overal in integrity.

R ANDOM REDUCTION: Using the component of random reduction to create a patten with some missing parts. The idea i get inspired form the apanish pavilion, if there are some parts missing, and missing holes replaced by other materials, the overal faced will provides different feeling to users.h

E XTRUSION LENGTH: The length of extrusion controled by multiple interference lines. Directions also can be changed though these lines. Varies fo shapes can be created by extrusion length which is really helpful for my futher design. The main idea is extrusion lenghth is creating the sense of layering which is my main concern of my final proposal. Also, it could be applied to roof system to see the changes

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DESIGN POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ITERATIVE EXPLORATION:

the exercise of creating variety of species enhanced my ability to adpt the paterning skiils and have more depth understanding of parametric. Although this design is already restricted by exisiting algrothm, it still requires critical decision and thinking as to what choice to make.

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SELECTION CRETERIA IN RELATION TO DESIGN INTENT (2 attempts) :

By testing and experencing the parametric, simple modification allows for vast and unexpected geometric outcoming. It helps me to adpt the patterning techniques used for further ceiling design and manipulate the variable to enlarge the possibilities for pattern design.

attempt 1: I am aim to create a pattening from that severies as a ditration device, and these patterns should generaly be simple, also increasing the complexity by layering. Aesthtic of evocarive properties shoule be placed in priority, also attempt 2ďź&#x161; By taking the characyeristic of repeating in general patterning topic, to create a project to use same pattern to repeat but with different size. CRITERIA DESIGN

B.3 CASE STUDY 2.0 Project: Designer: Date: Location:

AU Office and Exhibiton Office Rchi Union Architects Inc 2010 Jungong Road, Shanghai, China

he aim of the design of this facade is to define the silk undulating in the wind- a sign of its past, and also emphasis the contours, by using parametric design. Brick is the main material composition, rotate to different directions to form the specific texture of the wall.

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Two meeting rooms consist inside for stock varies models. Roof of the building have been kept the original form with simply renovated. Large windows placed in both walls to allow natural sunlight into the large space.

really like the experience that created by the wall. This house previous used for store fabrics, have almost been abandoned an dilapidated. Redecoration gives the new meaning for it and also achieve the effect of recycling. The different angles in surface allows the different light intake which can creates varies types of shadow. Also, movement of each single brick provides the sense of fluidness for users. It gives some hint about our ceiling product, it is very hard to manipulate with joints and structure to make the real movement, but can be given the

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B.3 CASE STUDY 2.0 _ITERATIONS

GEOMETRY CHANGE

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EXTRUSION WITH CAPE REDOM REDUCE

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B.4 Technique Development

At this stage, i have developed few techniques which are all have the potential to create a large number of different patterning with different arrangement. Box morph and meteball are the most interesting two techniques, however, the transformation of metaball seems like unsuitable for my further design purpose and it is very hard for fabrication. My design purpose generally based on layering so i mainly focus on length extrusion, attractor system and box morph as well.

For case study two, in the process of combining original definition of AU office and other specific defenitions, i have faced lots of problems. Most of them leads by the mismatch of data, so it is very necessary knowing how to use panel to check out the accuracy of data.

For the future design, i will keeping working with these techniques and take the real site analyse as one of my consideration, in order to finally come up with a design that both suit for previous purpose and futher site purpose.

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BOX MORPH: Using the new definition of box morph to manipulate with original data. Box morph transformation based on the shape of surface, which means i should extract the lines from wall surface and set to the initial geometry in box morph defenition. I have used pyramid, torus, amd also cublod as their basic geometry. Outcomes of box morph

METABALL: When the imput of slides is small, metaball basically comes with the shape of burble. Once the slide number in creasing, each burble mutual integrated, so some unexoected shapes can be creates. However, do to the issue of fabrication, limitaion of materials and also based on the consideration of layering, metaball cannot perfectably match my design purpose.

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B.5 Technique Prototypes

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figure 1: a piece of timber veneer have been seperated into connected four parts, bending them by following the natural texture of the timber veneer.

figure 2: based on figure 1, but for each parts, it has been bend into two directions.

figure 3: curves in timber veneer surface to increase the bending degree.

figure 4: by comebining two shape in figure 1 to create a new form, with the sense of layering.

figure 5: sometimes the out control of temprature in laser cut machine will ends in the burn marks in surface. we will fix it out in part c.

figure 6: by comebining two shape in figure 1 to create a new form, with the sense of layering.

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MATERIAL DECISION MAKING:

LIMITATION OF MATERIAL:

The shape of my firsrt case is honeycomb, so it reminds me of the nature element. As our site is a ballroom in W hotel, so it requires for some high textual quality material. Timber veneer is the first material that comes to my mind. Timber veneer is orgainic and ecp-friendly, which perfect match my point in part A. Also, as the consideration of the big size of ball room,the material should be easily accessed and contains moderate cost. Under these considerations, we use two colours of timber veenr as our material of prototype.

In the processing of material testing, our initial idea is to bend every piece into four directions, which is the shape of flowers. Unfortunately, due to the natural texture of timber, we was unable to achieve the previous goal. So we follow the growth direction to bend the timber veneer, and it ends in good geometry.

MATERIAL TESTING: There are 6 pictures in the left, it showing the process that we manipulate the shapes of timber venner. We produced several shapes in rhino, by chging the cuting length of each side in order to control the curvature of the timber venner. and then laser cut them to se

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B.6 Technique: Proposal

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W HOTEL BALLROOM: The size of the ballroom is totally 512 m2, with the height of 7m. One solid wall and wall glass facade.

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ATTEMPT 1: Combining ningxiaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case study 2 definition and jongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definition. These strcture alows light go through the weaves. By using the techniques of flow to surface. From left to right, thestrcutual become grually big. Left side is the glass facade, by placing the small size in left can show the layering for people outside this room. Also, bigger strcture in right side emphasis the focus of the ball rom.

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ATTEMPT 2: Combining my patterning defenition and definition and jongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definition. These strcture alows light go through the weaves. By using the techniques of flow to surface.

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ATTEMPT 3: Response to our physical model. Using four different size of timber veneer to create the sense of layering. cco. Colour of timber venner correponded to the tables and chairs, a sense of harmonious have been created.

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GLASS FACADE

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FROUNT VIE

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B.7 LEARNING OUTCOME

During the reasearch not only from the grasshopper but also for the patterning. I enhanced my knowlege about the designing world.

Also, in the presentation, i got to know always prepare for everthing in advance and always showing others the most fablous work.

Computation is mommonly used in architecture designing.By using computaion program, designer enable to find more possibilities of design form. I think reverse engineering is the most useful part for me, cause once we practice enough we can really learn the skills and create something new.

I think the techniques for patterning is helpful for my future design. The knowlege i know isnt the knowlege itselfs, but the way we how to gather new imformation and analyse them to make the new design.

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C.1.1 SITE ANALYSE C.1.2 DESIGN CONCEPT C.1.3 TECHNIQUES -gh definition C.1.4 TECHNIQUES -fabrication C2.1 PROTOTYPE C2.2 PROTOTYPE C3.1 PHYSICAL MODEL C3.4 FINAL RENDERING C4.1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

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C.1.1 SITE CONSITIONS FRONT

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Grass area: 513 m2

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Hight: 7m

Our design focus on the integrality Under the consideration of the site anywise, ballroom of w hotel mainly operated for business activities or private party. We presume ceiling will incorporate into the unitary design of w hotel and created a

Width: 17m Length: 30m

sense of decrees feeling for users.

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he ballroom is part of t he W hotel and it contains a very large space which is 513 square meters. Two walls around are solid, while other two shows the strong sense of transparency. So the outside view of the ceiling design is remarkable, not only for the users in this hotel but also for the passer-by form outside. So we should discover more potential possibilities with the ceiling design in different angles. The concept of multiple layering might very suit for the site.

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C1.2 DESIGN CONCEPT

EACH CURVE SHOWS THE SAME CONCEPT WITHIN SAME ANGLE AND WAVINESS

EACH CURVE SHOWS THE GRAGUALLY CHANGE FROM STRAT TO END IN ASPECT OF WAVINESS

EACH CURVE SHOWS THE GRAGUALLY CHANGE FROM STRAT TO END IN BOTH ASPECT OF WAVINESS OF EACH CURVE AND ALSO THE PROFILE RADIANS

F rom the interim presenattion, tutors suggested us make stronger connection with our proosal and th eprototype.

So we take the experience from it and made some change to our final design in order to fit the requiremebts.

w e take the president of Heydar Aliyev Center in part B and now under the consideration of the site analyse, we

involved more ideas in Part c, in terms of multiple layering, the sense of weaving, and also gradient. In order to increase the complexity and provides the decrous feeling for users.

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hese rendered timber veneer strips showing the gradient and also the sense of weaving. Morover, different texture of timber veneer also shows the concept of multiple layering.

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C1.2 DESIGN CONCEPT

FRONT VIEW WITH DEVELOPED FINAL DESIGN

This picture shows the front side view. This view also can be noticed f

represented in this picture. Yellow line presents the unilateral scaling

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from outside of the building. Concep of multiple layering and gradient

g, while green line shows the opposite direction of gradient.

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C1.2 DESIGN CONCEPT TOP VIEW WITH DEVELOPED FINAL DESIGN

There are total 3 groups of strips in final design. Every two s

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INTERSECTION

strips folding together to meet the concept of weaving.

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C1.2 DESIGN CONCEPT

PERSPECT VIEW WITH DEVELOPED FINAL DESIGN

Due to we made the development of the placement of each st

Interspace between each strip allows the roof light going throu

balll room. Also, interesting shadows can be created by differe

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trip. So it can solve the light problems in part B design.

ugh and lighting the whole

ent light setting.

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C1.3 TECHNIQUES --Technique Flowchart

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C1.4 TECHNIQUES

--Fabrication Flowchart

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Construction consideration: Presuming 1:1 scale model is going to be built and moved to the real site, there are lots of issues need to be revised. It is very hard to caring all the strips to the site directly. Especially the width of each strip is around 27 meters. So each strip will be divided into several pieces in fabrication process. After transported to site they will be connected together.

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C2.1 PROTOTYPE -- timber veneer fabrication

or the pictures above, it shows the main techniques that how we fabricated each piece of timber veneer. Due to the peculiar nature of the material, timber veneer only can be fabricated by heating up to maintain the great crimpness. Mainly used the hair curler to form the shape of each crimpness. To create the gradient of the different level of crimpness, two sizes of hair curler have applied in this fabrication. We unrolled each strip in digital model to get the laser cut file. Cause there are too many pieces for each strip, it is almost impossible to fabricated all the pieces in one strip so we just equal scaling the model. Different size of timber veneer pieces were be well organized selected from all unrolled pieces to show the gradient of crimpness within least material.

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-- ready-made joints

U sing of eyelet punch tool to connect any two contiguous intersectant timber veneer pieces. There is a mistake we have made here, connecting holes should be laser cut in advance instead of using hand drilling. Hand drilling was easily result in the craze of timber veneer. So it should be avoid in fabrication.

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C2.2 PROTOTYPE

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C2.2 PROTOTYPE --rhino-made connection

Jtheoints can be seen as up and down two parts, the lower part of mouth is a little bigger than the upper part, is designed to make the upper part more easily get into the lower part.

Once they united, just need to slightly rotate the upper part. The joints will be rigid. The hardest part of this connection is the accuracy of the entrails and the structure. They should be perfect matched, so this joints can work.

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A t the find step, we continue made some development for the convenient of fabrication. Two semicircular grooves have been created

to fit the finger size of human to make the rotation more easily. Central cruciform structure is fit for the final hanging installation.

However, in current stage, this connection is made by 3D print, so it requires for the extra cost and materials for 3d print is not strong enough for the final physical model. So mass production with steel might provides more possibilities for this connection.

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C2.2 PROTOTYPE --3D print

Due to the limiation of the 3d print mechine size, every strip have been divided into three parts. Also, 3D print is not archive our expectation. Some details of model is missing, especailly for very tiny stuff.

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C.3.1 PHYSICAL MODEL

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C.3.1 PHYSICAL MODEL

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C3.2 FINAL RENDERING

--Night View

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C3.2 FINAL RENDERING

--Night View

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C3.2 FINAL RENDERING

--Morning View

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C.4.1 Learning Object

For the interim presentation, Finn and other guest tutors provides some really useful suggestions and possible improvement for the final design. Firstly, they suggested that lighting should be considered as a important part of design. It may through changing the parametric of design to respond to site, in order to allow more light to transit form ceiling. Moreover, due to the site is so big which contains more than 500 square meters space, there will be a big difference between prototype and real ceiling design. For example, as the effect of gravity, top-down part of each strip may cannot keep the actual curviness.

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So though the design is cool, real scale in site should be taken serious. How to fabricate and maintain the curving shape in actual site are other issues that need to think about. In addition, the overall fluctuation is controlled by grasshopper, it may cannot be one hundred percent accurate with the digital model. So adding some vertical structural system to sat upon the strip might be a good idea to manipulate with the fluctuation.

OBJECTIVE 1: Ability to make varies of 3D media I experienced with wide range of media, including the graphic communication through journal and also sketchbook, physical modeling though rhino and other plug-in, such as grasshopper and panelling tools. Grasshopper is a very useful techniqes that can help to discover more possibilities in digital world. I think for my further studies, i will try to practice grasshopper more times. Also, the outcome of 3D printing always cannot archive our initial expectation. So for next design studio, i will avoid to use 3D print. Tying to use laser cut or other effective techniques.

OBJECTIVE 2: Finding connection between air studio and architecture Although our design is simply a ceiling design, we will expose to the physical site through primary research. Every design development should respond to the real site in order to make the integrality of design. Also, our air project is more focus on the Interior design instead external design. But i found it is interesting to experience all the details of connection and specific structure. Architecture is not only about design of aesthetic appearance, but also includes the user experience, function and design itself. Understanding the relationship between air and architecture helps me towards a more conprehensive direction in thinking and design.

OBJECTIVE 3: Generate vast range of possibilities and make the best decision under given situation We have a group with two people, multiple interaction have been generated in my part B, while my group members produced varies of iteration for her reverse engineering. Decision making is one of the important part of the final design. So good decision making skills laid the foundation for us final design.

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