kubra_aktepe_699148_partA_pdf

STUDIO AIR Kubra K Aktepe

2016, SEMESTER 1, Canhui Chen Kubra Kevser Aktepe 699148

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Table of Contents 5窶オntroduction 7窶イonceptualisation 9

A.1 Design Futuring

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Homeostatic Facade System

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EcoARK Pavilion

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A.2 Design Computation

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Barclays Center

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Voussoir Cloud

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A.3 Composition / Generation

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Sixth Order

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My Thread Pavilion

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Introduction

Age 20, I am eager to find new methods of design processes and innovations to broaden my knowledge on what an architect can be capable of designing. Coming from an eager childhood of love toward the arts, I would have never imagined that through simple steps of algorithmic scripts a whole building can be designed with no complex mathematical problems, neither any aesthetic setbacks. Technology and its advancements have come so far into the architectural world that one would not think twice about what the boundaries of design might be. You simply create as further as your imagination dwells. I am still at the beginning of my learning curve with my experience in using digital design tools, however am eager to find out how far my creativity can take me.

Interested in design approach through the use of technology to create sustainable outcomes would probably have to be my driving factor towards how to create structures which not only serve a particular purpose but must also aesthetically look appealing. The dynamism of using computational methods now is that they have minimal limitations on what you can create, this is a great step towards design futuring.

Our anthropocentric outlook on the world we live in has led to consequences of degradation, exploitation and even extinction. If our future is to continue to advance in technology and design, then we must take initiative to design on the basis that our structures have a positive impact towards our future, because it is not the generations before us who will live in it, it will be us, and for that purpose we should always consider how our buildings might function on a grand-scale scheme of things rather then a micro-outlook.

It is vital that as growing designers of the current age, we understand the reality of our worlds situation. Engaging with other disciplines will light the way towards a worldshaping force, as every design choice has a direct impact on our future. We need to understand that nature alone cannot continue to withstand our demands, therefore we must design smarter to become independent inhabitants of the future. Thus, through existing computational programs, designers will be able to think the unthinkable and design audaciously, however we must always conceptualize our designs on the basis that it has a positive impact on our world.

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PART A / / C O N C E P T U A L I S A T I O N

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A.1 DESIGN FUTURING

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Homeostatic Facade System

by Decker Yeadon, New York

The system functions with the presence of an actuator which transfers electric energy to the silver coated ribbons on the exterior of the building. The fabrication of these ribbons through the use of polymer materials which when polarized, ‘distributes an electrical charge, cause the material to deform’2 as a direct response to heat. This deformation enables the ribbons to increase in size,

A

n inspirational project based on the biological system of homoeostasis - the

principle of maintaining a stable condition1 , focuses on a facade system which regulates the internal environment through an automatic response to climatic conditions.

Sunlight and temperature variations allow the self-regulating facade system comprised of a ribbon inside the cavity of a double skin glass facade to adjust automatically through the use of an engineered system.

which furthermore prevents thermal gain.

Based on natural principles, this project is a glimpse into how a combination of expertise in the fields of science, engineering and architecture can produce an

eco-friendly

building

to

address

contemporary issues of the current age.

One cannot define the parameters of what makes a sustainable building, however, progression towards efficient automated mechanical systems such as the Homoeostatic Facade System is a great step within the field of Design Futuring to better our Future.

1 A. Simitch, V. Warke, The Language of Architecture: 28 Principles every architect should know (USA: Rockport, 2014), p.96 2 http://materia.nl/article/homeostatic-facade-system/ [4.03.16]

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EcoARK Pavilion

by MINIWIZ, Taipei

P

lastic

bottles;

one

of

most

Not only does it meet requirements of

hazards to

great innovation through recycling, but the

ecology is now on the forefront as a recycled

building uses a ventilation system which runs

element within the construction industry,

through the systematical process of collecting

breaking new ground and heightening the

rainstorm

importance of sustainable architecture.

furthermore creating a cooling effect.

The design of this pavilion is a world first

The building now functioning as an

as a fully functioning structure made

exhibition hall4, holding fashion shows,

using recycled PET bottles to form POLLI-

meetings and

Bricks3. This newly found innovation, built

addition to the architectural cityscape.

ecologically detrimental

the

water to bathe the structure,

expositions is a great

entirely from 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles is able to withstand earthquakes

The EcoARK pavilion has set a great example

through its structurally stable steel frame.

on how to recycle waste products and create an aesthetically pleasing show-piece.

3 http://www.miniwiz.com/miniwiz/en/projects/archi/ ecoark [04.03.16] 4 A. Simitch, V. Warke, The Language of Architecture: 28 Principles every architect should know (USA: Rockport, 2014), p.62

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Design Futuring through innovative ideas like this is “hailed as a new benchmark for the future of green buildings� [Figure 5]

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A.2 DESIGN COMPUTATION

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Barclays Center

by SHoP Architects, Brooklyn

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C

omputerization

the

The facade latticework encountered a

the

slight dilemma within the construction

growing age. Solutions are now being

phase, whereby all panels were individually

found easily through the use of software

designed through the use of advanced

and

design

parametric modelling tools. The process

issues which arise within construction

involved the “exporting of the panels

processes are no longer a hindering factor

into a program which then generated

towards design approach for architects.

a material-efficient layout�6 to allow for

architectural

digital

has

become

phenomenon

design.

Complex

of

the production of

the parts, optimizing

The Barclays Center is one of the many

the shape of the structure. Such complex

projects whereby the digital chain links to

design issues explore the digital chain

the design composition to the process of

between composition and computerization

construction a history of budget concerns,

within

the

architectural

domain.

the initial conceptual designs for the arena, led by Frank Gehry was scrapped, after which SHoP Architects unveiled the design idea for a structure banded by a glass curtain wall composed entirely of 12,000 uniquely engineered pre-weathered steel panels 5.

5 http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6284 [10.03.16] 6 http://bimforum.org/san-antonio-bimforum-agenda/ barclays-center-facade-design-delivery/ [10.03.16] CONCEPTUALISATION 17

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Voussoir Cloud

Through computational programs such as

by Iwamotoscott, Los Angeles, 2008

T

he Voussoir Cloud is an exploration of

parametric

compression the

Rhino they were able to script the “petal

through

computational

method

structural the

hanging

use

of

chains

inspired by Antonio Gaudi.

The refining of the profile lines and the form finding programs allow the artist to determine the compressive vaults

and

their strengths. The use of catenary curve simulation through computational methods determine the cell

density as smaller

sections are prevalent at the column bases and edges whereas

the shells of the

upper vaults loosen and gain porosity 7.

edge plan curvature as a function of tangent offset� the more they scripted the offset function the greater the curvature became 7. Each curvature is dependent on the voids adjacent, similar to the hanging chains method by use of anchor points, the

shape

Complex

is

architecture

derived. as

such

is

composed and generated through a set of fundamental rules and applications.

Architectural processes in the to

generate

outcomes

which

are able would

otherwise take years to develop and build.

7 http://www.iwamotoscott.com/filter/FEATURED/VOUSSOIR-CLOUD [12.03.16]

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A.3 COMPOSITION / GENERATION

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Sixth Order

by Michael Hansmeyer,

Digital fabrication generate forms

is now able to

complex

through

and

algorithmic

abstracted operations.

Hansmeyer uses data for the different elements

of

the

column,

as

stated

“The input form contains data about the proportions of the column’s shaft,

C

olumns have always been a very beautifully decorated element within

architectural history through the use of ornamentation, one cannot imagine that a newly found computational algorithm so simply technological can remarkably create the most exquisite of all columns.

capital, and supplemental base” 8. Each individual

component

is

distinguished

from each other, whereby “processes of inherent formal characteristics are individually tagged and then assigned specific

behavioural

parameters”9.

Inherently, this process of computational

Hansmeyer explores the use of a simple

design enables the artist to generate the

computational method to create varyingly

design without any initial knowledge on

diverse experiments, such as the Sixth

what the outcome might will look like.

Order. Through a process of Subdivision he

Therefore, the driving force of the design is

is able to create a continuous folding motion

purely based on the algorithmic simulation

by the use of an algorithm, to eventually

rather then compositional form. The process

develop individually fascinating outcomes.

can varyingly be repeated within different parameters to produce

diverse outcomes.

8 http://www.michael-hansmeyer.com/projects/columns_ info.html?screenSize=1&color=0 [16.03.16] 9 A. Simitch, V. Warke, The Language of Architecture: 28 Principles every architect should know (USA: Rockport, 2014), p.200

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myThread Pavilion

by Jenny Sabin Studio, Nike Stadium NYC

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Once the biological data is collected the

R

ethinking art within the domain of architecture through dimensions of

materialistic approach towards what can and cant be used within the industry is a design challenge. Through challenges as such, Sabin explores the use of thread to create complex formfitting structure on a performance-enhancing shoe

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In collaboration with a series of runners in an earlier Nike Flyknit workshop, Sabin “transformed the patterns of this biological data into the geometry and material

of

the

knitted

structure”10.

surface patterns are generated by use of dynamic body data through 3D modelling techniques

as a direct response to the

material construct, as “Aluminium rings stretch the fabric into spatial tubes that weave the pavilion into the surrounding space”

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The material sensitivity to respond to sunlight and physical presence

invokes

great design issues such as sustainability.

Generative architecture through methods of computation is stretching to a whole new

level.

Micro-biological

data

can

now be the source of inspiration to

10 http://jennysabin.com/?p=684 [16.03.16] 11 A. Simitch, V. Warke, The Language of Architecture: 28 Principles every architect should know (USA: Rockport, 2014), p.201 CONCEPTUALISATION 25

REFERENCES: BOOKS: A. Simitch, V. Warke, The Language of Architecture: 28 Principles every architect should know (USA: Rockport, 2014) WEBSITES: http://materia.nl/article/homeostatic-facade-system/ [4.03.16] http://www.miniwiz.com/miniwiz/en/projects/archi/ecoark [04.03.16] http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6284 [10.03.16] http://bimforum.org/san-antonio-bimforum-agenda/barclays-center-facade-designdelivery/ [10.03.16] http://www.iwamotoscott.com/filter/FEATURED/VOUSSOIR-CLOUD [12.03.16] http://www.michael-hansmeyer.com/projects/columns_info. html?screenSize=1&color=0 [16.03.16] http://jennysabin.com/?p=684 [16.03.16]

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