57th NASA Convention Workshop- Shape Grammar

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER 26-28 JANUARY, 2015 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION MIDAS, CHENNAI JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

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INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER | 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

INTRODUCTION The recent development of sophisticated computational design tools (like Grasshopper) has instigated new ways of integrating computation in the design process- both within architecture and engineering disciplines. The new set of design tools has infiltrated a bottom up system to open the design space towards a high level of generative and iterative complexity. The integration of these tools allows the architect to generate and control information driven design sets.

The workshop has been structured to teach participants the use of Grasshopper as a generative tool, and how to integrate it with a design exercise. Key concepts of ‘Shape Grammar’ and ‘Optimisation’ will be introduced and used to solve the exercise. Throughout the use of visual scripting with Grasshopper, participants will learn how to build and manage parametric data, and how to use it to develop data driven geometry.

And let’s be honest, it is cool!

Source- Steven Holl Architects & Matrix JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER | 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER | 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

SCHEDULE DAY 1 | PARAMETRICISM - Introduction to parametricism - Overview of different applications of Grasshopper - Introduction to Rhino & Grasshopper - Simple exercise scripts

DAY 2 | SHAPE GRAMMAR - Introduction to Shape Grammar - Introduction to the design exercise - Scripting the design

DAY 3 | OPTIMISATION - Introduction to Optimisation - Examples in Grasshopper - Optimisation of the design against defined parameters

We strive to make our workshops fun and informative, helping participants integrate new design technologies into their workflows.

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Linked Hybrid Massing Type Source- WEsearch Lab JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER | 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER | 57TH ANNUAL NASA CONVENTION

COMPUTING A CRITICAL REGIONAL HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

DESIGN EXERCISE We will redevelop Linked Hybrid Housing, Beijing by Steven Holl Architects using Shape Grammar and exploit the flexibility of Shape Grammar to optimise the design against parameters which will be decided in the workshop. Participants are requested to google the housing.

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Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67 was a close second- but Beijing’s similar weather to India tipped it in Steven Holl’s favour!

COMPUTATIONAL SKILL

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No working knowledge of Rhino or Grasshopper is required. A basic understanding of the concepts of 3D modelling will be helpful.

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However, if you are ingenious at traditional coding, you are more than welcome to take over- we could enjoy Chennai in the meanwhile!

REQUIREMENT

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Participants should bring their own laptop with pre installed Rhino 5 and Grasshopper. A fully functional evaluation version of the software can be downloaded from www.rhino3d.com.

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Do not forget your charger and Red Bull!

DAE- Example Linked Hybrid Primary Shape Grammar Source- WEsearch Lab JOY MONDAL | AHEFAZ PANJWANI

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Another reason to start hopping Grass today!

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TUTORS JOY MONDAL

Sustainability Computation Consultant | AECOM

AHEFAZ PANJWANI

Lead Project Architect | Studio Symbiosis Architects

Joy and Ahefaz graduated from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur respectively. Post their graduation, they worked at Studio Symbiosis Architects and were involved in a number of prestigious projects such as Double Tree by Hilton at Ahmedabad, Jajmau redevelopment, Allahabad Master plan, Double Tree by Hilton at Kathmandu which have won awards such as The Iconic Award 2014, German Design Award 2015, Leaf Award Finalist 2013 and longlisted for WAN Urban Design Award.

At the turn of 2014 Joy joined AECOM as a computation specialist and has been working to integrate Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Energy and Lighting simulations on one platform. Since then, Ahefaz has become the Lead Project Architect at Studio Symbiosis Architects and has worked on multple masterplans for UPSIDC.

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