ky portfolio by karoly markos

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karoly markos portfolio

karoly Markos Portfolio

FOREWORD This portfolio presents the most representative projects undertaken in the last five years. It was a productive period, first because of the professional experience and second because of having the chance to collaborate with numerous people from around the world. During this, my creation process moved towards projects in which innovative building techniques are used as a tool to obtain sustainable, ecological spaces and to enhance performance oriented architecture. This book is organized into tree chapters. The first contains a selection of completed and under-construction buildings. The second presents a compilation of projects carried out as a staff architect in various phases of design. The final chapter illustrates three competitions as an individual architect working with different collaborators and I also want to bring foreword the creation process and how ideas emerged. Each project was a unique challenge and is the work of one person, but it represents the effort of many. I would like to thank WESTFOURTH ARCHITECTURE for providing an exceptional work and research environment. I am particularly grateful to Vladimir Arsene, president of W4, for his constant support and sage advice throughout the entire process.. Finally, I want to thank my colleagues and friends for their continued support.

Karoly Markos. OAR

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Completed Buildings in which I took part as a staff architect at Westfourth Architecture.

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Manin projects in which I took part as a staff architect at Westfourth Architecture

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Competitions developed in independent practice with various collaborators.

FOREWORD

01. BUCHAREST TOWER CENTER construction documents for office building project 02. PREMIUM RED office building

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03. SILVER MOUNTAIN project for a ski resort

04. BUZESTI TOWER mixed use building

05. LAKPLESA DEVELOPMENT master plan

06. CANYON mixed use development

07. TORRE BERZEI office building

08. CRAIOVA TOWER office building 09. REALITATEA CENTER call center

10. UNICREDIT BANK HEADQUATERS office building

11. PRIVATE RESIDENCE SNAGOV Preliminary design for a countryside guest house and residence

12. CASA NOASTRA HEADQUARTERS office building

13. ''TINERETULUI'' AQUATIC CENTER competition for rehabilitation & extension 14. UCMR HEADQUARTERS competition for musicians and composers

15. Green 360 co1mpetition entry for a residential development project data

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height - 106 m

office building BRD program :

office building

location :

bucharest, romania

date :

april, 2009

height - 87 m

Â At 25 stories and 110 m, the BTC tower, is presently the tallest building in Romania.â&#x20AC;¨In spite of its size, the tower does not benefit from either a large site or a surrounding plaza. The relatively small 2,500 sq m site is set on Ion Mihalache Boulevard, next to the Filantropiei Hospital and close to Piata Victoriei. The tower, while situated in the second plane of reference, behind Piata Victoriei, constitutes a dead-end perspective point for the Lascar Catargiu Boulevard, revealing most of its height from Piata Romana. An illusory presence, the tower seems to diminish behind the Antipa Museum, as one approaches Piata Victoriei, along the boulevard. Transcending its impact on the immediate neighborhood to the larger vistas of the city, the tower establishes an urban role for this much challenged typology in Bucharest.

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Btc Tower office building

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core in the building. The core is set on the southern wall leaving the northern exposure available for most of the building. The transition from south to north along the façade is marked by the reduction of the ceramic frit density in the silk screening of the curtain wall, changing the tower's transparency towards north. The core mass that remains exposed on the south façade is clad with dark corrugated metal panels. The tower sets back above the four-level «base» containing larger office floors. This register reflects the height of the existing buildings along the boulevard. The base's top two levels are cantilevered over the building entry, revealing the lobby doors, set in the circular body of the tower at its contact with the ground. Above, another cantilevered volume parallels the «base» and separates the tower into lower and upper sections. The «base» is clad with alternating dark and clear glass panels. The horizontal dark glass strips that mark the office zones in the glazed areas correspond to one-meter width bands of tinted vision glass, set at eye level. The vision-glass panels above and below these strips are silk-screened. Within the floors' structure, these panels have a ceramic coverage between 30 to 50%. The slab structure and dropped ceiling areas are covered by «shadow-boxes», having the outer glass layer patterned in the same way as the vision-glass.

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The requirement for large open office areas, in the context of a relatively small floor plate, determined an eccentric location of the

Lobby view

Btc Tower office building

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premium red program :

office building

location :

bucharest, romania

construction :

april, 2006 -2008

height - 76 m

Site plan

The 15-story office building is located at the intersection of Dr. Felix Street and Titulescu Drive, diagonally across from America House. The site and the required setbacks determined the smallest office plate configuration (500-550 sq m) to date, in all Westfourth's high-rise projects. Above the third floor, the building's volume is split into two wings, one facing the street and the other facing the boulevard. This configuration, together with the different facade rendition for each component, enhances the building's verticality and marks the urban intersection.

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program :

ski resort

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poiana brasov, romania

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under construction

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silver mountain

ski resort

Aerial view of the site night rendering

context The resort is easily reachable by road, being located at less than 130 km from the capital city; moreover, it can be reached via the two airports located at a relative similar distance in Sibiu and Bucharest. Brasov city will have its own airport in the near future, but in the meantime, Silver Mountain residents can use the resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heliport.

program Silver Mountain is a secured resort with apartments and villas, golf condos next to a 44 ha, 18-hole PGA Golf Course, a tennis club ran by Ilie Nastase and a luxury international standard hotel with all the required facilities including indoor/ outdoor pool, wellness spa & medical

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treatment centre, conference rooms, ice skating rink, casino, cinema, restaurants, etc.

Silver Mountain-Ski Resort

buildings projects competitions The first phase of development has been initiated, with 2 buildings already under construction and another 2 close to the

start of the foundation works. The completion of the first two is scheduled for July, 2010.

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The building is clad in timber - one of the oldest and most sustainable building materials. In Romania, building in timber is particularly appropriate in that it follows indigenous architectural traditions. The larch shingles will respond naturally to exposure to the elements, changing colour slowly over time to a silver-grey, and will last for a hundred years without the need for maintenance. Furthermore, timber is a renewable resource; the trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow; felling older trees reinforces the foresting practice of harvesting to encourage regeneration; and by using locally cut timber, little energy is consumed in its transportation. The building consists of six storeys of apartments and an underground level for car parking, plant and storage. The site is spectacularly located on the edge of a slope, looking down over valley towards the Poiana Brasov resort. Responding to this location and to local weather patterns, the buildings allows windows and balconies on the southern side to open up to the sunlight and panoramic views, while the colder, north facade is more closed, punctuated with deep window openings.

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Apt. building

Illustrative view showing the public plaza

Silver Mountain-Ski Resort

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swimming pool Aerial view towards the outdoor pool area The pool is part of the hotel facilities and it was one of the first design that I coauthored at Westfourth Architecture. A key objective of the building was to compliment the surrounding landscape, including an adjacent golf course, in terms of building volume, expression and materials. Wood played a key role tackling this objective and was utilized in the roof construction of the hotel and swimming pool, and throughout the main common spaces. Large overhanging glulam roof elements soften the edges of the building and offer a visual attraction both inside and outside the centre. In addition to woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength and natural beauty, its thermal properties made it easier to extend the structure through the building envelope to form large roof overhangs

Silver Mountain-Ski Resort

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Ground floor -pool area

Early sketch of the pool

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Silver Mountain-Ski Resort

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exploded sketch- glulam structure

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office building/hotel

location :

bucharest, romania

date :

2008-

The 135 m high building is Located in the center of Bucharest adjacent to Piata Victoriei Square. The typical tower configuration of central core with perimeter office zones evolves, in the design for Buzesti tower, towards a rectangular plan made up of three linear â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;slicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; each slipped in relation to each other. The central slice carries the core, while the outer two slices accommodate office space. The resulting plan generates the three dimensional form, expressed in elevation as three vertical bays. another feature of the building is the automated parking which run through the tower from the fifth basement to the fifth office floor. The central core rises to the highest point with the flanking elements stepping down on each side. The building will be clad in a number of external wall systems, including glazing that will incorporate various thermal and solar coatings to respond to the environmental conditions on each facade of the building. At high level, the screens around the plant areas take on the same appearance as the main facade, but will become lighter through the use of louvres that also provide the required free area for ventilation. The landscape incorporates a series of pedestrian links which enable access to the podium.

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mix use

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riga, latvia

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approval stage

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2007-

context The lachplesa development is conceived to form the urban counterpoint between the historic center (listed by unesco) and adjacent historic storage building complex. The development is located in the central part of Riga, between Lachplesha, Birzanieka-Upisha and Visvalzaha streets. The basic basic structure and the clear urban relationship of future quarter to the adjacent old city center are robust enough to accommodate changes in urban planing paradigms, irregular economic growth cycle, or newly surfacing constraints that may alter the character of the individual quarters while not comprising the urban design of the whole district.

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Lakplesa Development - Master Plan

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Lakplesa Development - Master Plan

buildings projects competitions program We propose a high quality mixed use development, including residential apartments, retail space, office space, a hotel and 1,800 underground parking spaces. The site has a unique identifying mark called the Chimney- a former factory chimney listed by the Riga municipality as a historical monument, which will act as the focal point for the development. At the heart of the project is an internal courtyard that leads into a planned pedestrian shopping street with coffee

pharmacy and supermarket.

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shops, restaurants, fashion & footwear shops, banking services, a

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office, residential, comercial

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pipera, romania

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canyon

miked use development

Canion is located in Voluntary/Pipera in the affluetial northern neighborhoods of Bucharest comprising of residential condos, business park, a hotel and shoping mall. the site located adjacent to a lake and will include docks for private use of residents and the tenants of the business park. The surrounding area is rapidly developing as one of the most important expansion areas of Bucharest. Our design embraces both the natural landscape of the site and contemporary urbanism, generating a new, 21st-century image for Canyon Pipera. The new buildings complements the existing character of the city and takes advantage of the lushness of the surrounding

landscape by pulling it into the urban fold. The intertwining of these two elements creates a new model for a rich and dynamic urbanism.

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SCHEME A -Plaza in front Note 45m builiding height limit 30m setback from the water line Program Requirements Residential building Area 120000sqm Office builing Area 100000sqm 5000 car parking space

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RESIDENCE

PROMNADE

2360 sqm per floor P+7

SHOPS (Facing along to the promnade)

RESIDENCE >30M SETBACK

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RESIDENCE 3280 sqm per floor P+10

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5F-13F 4700 sqm per floor 1F-4F 2800 sqm per floor P+13

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COMMERCIAL

BALTA PIPERA

CAR ROTARY GALLERY

COMMERCIAL OFFICE GF-3F 4F-9F P+9

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4130sqm per floor 6270sqm per floor P+3

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OFFICE

3940sqm per floor P+9

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GF-2F COMMERCIAL LAKE LEVEL + B1 PARKING

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office building program :

office building

location :

bucharest, romania

date :

2008

Rising to 180 meters , our proposed addition to the Bucharest skyline sits at the edge of historic center and will represent a distinctive presence but it will also be anchored into the lower-scale city fabric, with restoration and sensitive rebuilding of the perimeter structures reinforcing the original scale of the block. These developments at street level will provide shops, carparking, apartments and a banking hall, and will forge links between the Torre Berzei and the broader community. The main structural element is the concrete core in the centre of the building. The facade of the tower is a combination of glass and vertical stainless steel fins. These fins act as energy efficient sunscreen at the same time captures and reflect the shimmering and colors of Bucharestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light.

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office building

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craiova, romania

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to be finalized 2012

At 27 stories and 120 m, the Craiova tower, will represent the tallest building in Craiova city.â&#x20AC;¨The building ,clad completely in glass , rejects the classical architectural standard of base ,shaft , and capital in favour for singular, scluptural tower. Enveloping this continuous form the building s facade offers a shifting, geometric modulation of vertical and triangular surfaces, taillord in part to maximize views over cities center .The glass skin of the skyscraper , and its 27 floors, are supported structurally by central core, freeing up the surface of the building to express a striking silhouette.

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call center program :

office building

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bucharest, romania

date :

june, 2008

The roof is the dominating feature, a continuous surface that seems to float above ground, creating a unique relationship between building and landscape and offering different height spaces beneath. The different spaces, classified by height, correspond to different functions within the building. From the lower end, used as a public lobby space, the building rises up to five storeys, where it accommodates office spaces, conference room and a penthouse.

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Realitatea cent- call centre

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office building program :

office building

location :

bucharest, romania

date :

september, 2009

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unicredit Bank headquters

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10. Unicredit Bank Headquarters-office building

buildings projects competitions The lower six floors of the fifteen storey tower are ten degrees out of plumb, creating an inviting gesture towards the city. The bent form of the building it will be possible by using a hybrid construction of concrete and steel, and for each intermediate floor the facade will shift in relation to the concrete cores. The lobby at the street level will also include a semi public auditorium, restaurant, shop and a bank agency that are intended to be part of street environment.

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Located in Bucharest, at proximity of Free Press Square and the entrance esplanade to one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest green parks, Herastrau Park, the scheme incorporates office spaces for Unicredit Bank Headquarters.

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residence program :

residence

location :

snagov, romania

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under construction

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2007-

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At first the project consist in remodelling a weekend house in Snagov, a 30 minutes small town away from capital city Bucha-

The location is a secluded with lush green vegetation perfectly suited for an extroverted house . Due to the construction

house so we decided to flatten the slate, the new construction is proposed as a Hibrid-Structure neither a house nor a garden,but both in the same time. In this new ‘‘groundscape ‘‘ the house and the garden are connected forming a single element that prolongs the landscape. The brief require also a ‘‘multi layer pool’’ to be incorpo-

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related reasons it was impossible to restore the old vernacular

rated within the house, connected by ramps and walkways. The sun exposure and the project define the form and the location of the plot. The house has been conceived as a total unit ,exterior is an extension of the interior,the garden and water literally flow through the house. when trying to define the project with the client and the explanation of their way of living in the existing house we realized that we had the possibility of offering something more than a

The client understood the idea and totally confided in us

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home, a house in a garden, we could achieve a garden in a house.

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Pielesti, Craiova, romania

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2007-

This building houses the headquarters of ''Casa Noastra'', a major glass company and is located in one of the most emerging areas of Craiova city. The result is an elliptic building that efficiently accommodates office functions on plates hinged on a central core. The ground floor is set back and align to a different geometry. This allows the remainder of the building to cantilever above and below these levels and sets the dynamic of the building's perception from the street. the elliptical upper volume of the building has a curtain wall facade fitted with vertical ceramic frit patterned glass louvers witch encompasses a wide array of shades, as a remainder of company profile. The interior core, the concrete walls are power-washed to reveal the aggregates within. This stands in contrast with the finish of the lobby floor, an alternation of smooth and matte granite slabs.

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casa noastra headqarters

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program :

Sport facility

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bucharest, romania

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march, 2008

The “Strandul Tineretului” it’s located in the protected area nr 74- Agronomie, by the protected areas nr 15-kiseleff, respective nr 83- Herastrau Park. Through the massive vegetation, located symmetrical, related to the major axe of the main road Kiseleff , the sport park, in which are included the “Tineretului Strand” and “Herastrau park” give appearance (substance) and personality to the north part of Bucharest. The maintenance of a height restriction and the preservation of the dominant tall (high) plantation o both sides of the Kiseleff road are imperative that appear from the urbanistic consistency (reason) of this area, from it’s image and value; as a result, any intervention in this area ought to taken into account.

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''tineretului'' aquatic center

competition for rehabilitation & extension

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The conservation of the s port program at “Strandul Tineretului”, through the maintenance of the already existing functions and the addition of complementary functions. The rehabilitation of the equipment/buildings and the valorification of the resources that already exist on land, through the

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ta de pavi-lionul amintit mai sus) de 8 pavilioane identice de vestiare, dispuse pe insertion of new equipment/building with sport program. parter si etaj. Ultima portiune este tratata asimetric, fiind în concordanta cu configuThe re-establish of the idea (notion) and unity of the initial projratia terenului. Terminarea axului ordonator utilizat pîna în aceasta zona este materializata prin forma semicirculara a plantatiei (a gardului viu) care delimiteaza aleile de ect, through theconservation of the whole composition, the restorazona înierbata. Restul terenului este amenajat liber, peisager. Aceasta zona este denumitaof în proiect "peluza de gimnastica". tion some elements/constructions (structure), according to the Arhitectura cladirilor proiectate este foarte simpla, într-un limbaj modern cu evihistoric study and the elimination of the parasitic construction . dente referiri la Art-Deco. Tratarea cladirilor se face predominant pe orizontala, cu exceptia accentelor verticale ale pavilioanelor de poarta si a trambulinei. Aceasta este The functional and landscape fitting of the spaces, the augmenun element arhitectural deosebit, realizat dintr-o structura aparenta de beton armat, ultima platforma fiind continuata cu ovegetation structura metalica. În ansamblul ei, trambulina tation of the already existing and the tall plantation sugereaza reflexe ale arhitecturii constructiviste. Cea mai moderna este arhitectura pavilioanelor de vestiare, ce reprezinta o ampla desfasurare orizontala, a carei suprafata este articulata prin ritmul larg desenat de liniile albe ale stîlpilor si planseelor HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL VALUES de beton armat. Este un exemplu de cautare estetica rezultata exclusiv din sublinierea State simplitatii structurale. of elementelor neglect, infunctionale time, of si the original ensemble, designed by În momentul inaugurarii si apoi, pîna la cel de-al doilea razboi mondial, stranMarcel Iancu, the architectural value it aisintrat muchrapid reduced from the de dul Kiselef a fost cel mai mare din Bucuresti. El în circuitul zonelor agrement ale Capitalei. Din cercetarea istorica rezulta, de altfel, ca aceasta functiune original one. The important historic elements, which have been maina fost prima si, pîna acum, unica destinatie a terenului, cu exceptia sediului - probabil provizoriu al Tenis Clubului Român.incorporated by green recreation tained are: -the aquatic function, areas in the north of the city, the entrance space, flanked by the

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two towers and the ensemble composition.

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turbulence : 9.6 viscosity : 0.4 /*-----------------------------------extractVectorsFromFluid(); For Maya 8.5 Produces vector lines of fluid force Prompts for a scaling factor Written by Mark Collins 2007 -------------------------------------*/ global proc extractVectorsFromFluid(){ string $text; string $result = `promptDialog -title “Extract Vectors from Fluid” -message “Scale of Vector Lines” -button “OK” -button “Cancel” -defaultButton “OK” -cancelButton “Cancel” -dismissString “Cancel”`; if ($result == “OK”) { $text = `promptDialog -query -text`; } float $scale = float($text); string $fluid[] = `ls -sl`; string $shape[] = `listRelatives`; if(`gmatch $shape[0] “*hape*”` == 1){ float $sizes[] = `getAttr ($shape[0]+”.resolution”)`; for($i=0;$i<$sizes[0];$i++){ for($j=0;$j<$sizes[1];$j++){ for($k=0;$k<$sizes[2];$k++){ float $v[] = `getFluidAttr -at “velocity” -xi $i -yi $j -zi $k $fluid[0]`; float $p[] = `fluidVoxelInfo -xi $i -yi $j -zi $k -vc $fluid[0]`; float $perp[] = { ($v[1]*-1), $v[0], 0}; curve -d 1 -p $p[0] $p[1] $p[2] -p ($p[0]+$v[0]*$scale) ($p[1]+$v[1]*$scale) ($p[2]+$v[2]*$scale) -n “vectorCurve1” ; //MAIN CURVE curve -d 1 -p ($p[0]+$v[0]*$scale) ($p[1]+$v[1]*$scale) ($p[2]+$v[2]*$scale) -p ($p[0]+$v[0]*$scale+$v[0]*$scale*-.25+$perp[0]*-.025) ($p[1]+$v[1]*$scale+$v[1]*$scale*-.25+$perp[1]*-.025) ($p[2]+$v[2]*$scale+$v[2]*$scale*-.25+$perp[2]*-.025) -n “vectorCurve1”; //FIRST ARM curve -d 1 -p ($p[0]+$v[0]*$scale) ($p[1]+$v[1]*$scale) ($p[2]+$v[2]*$scale) -p ($p[0]+$v[0]*$scale+$v[0]*$scale*-.25+$perp[0]*.025) ($p[1]+$v[1]*$scale+$v[1]*$scale*-.25+$perp[1]*.025) ($p[2]+$v[2]*$scale+$v[2]*$scale*-.25+$perp[2]*.025) -n “vectorCurve1”; //FIRST ARM }}} } else{ print (“[ERROR] Does not appear to be a valid fluid. Select a fluid first!\n”); } } extractVectorsFromFluid()

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buildings and surrounding, providing multiple experiences to the visitor. The architectural expression combines elements of movement, landscape, technology

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The swimming pool is the centerpiece of the Aquatic Center. The building is organized like a continuous loop with one crossing points. The loop houses the various programmatic elements and the complimentary program. The design is based on generating the maximum interaction between building

and public construction. The three principal programmatic elements: technology, sports and leisure are translated into a mix of complementary programs catering to a large and diverse audience. Through the integration of carefully assembled programs into one coherent building organization, an

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attractive and sustainable environment is created.

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competition for musicians and composers copyright union new administrative headquarters

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The brief is for a new home for musicians and composers copyright union. It's an office building, about 1000 sm with a auditorium in the basement. The main feature of the design is the facades made up of vertical fins. These fins twist and change shape as they move up and along the facade. This creates a wave like effect as you walk by the building.

The fins of the main facade are drawn on top

The fins of the back facade are simpler , they

of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facade just like the strings of

vary only by thickness. These variations of the

a double-bass. Through torsion, these fins func-

fins thickness are inspired by the register of the

tion in a similar manner as the strings of vari-

organâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pipes. They both have in common a certain

ous thickness of a musical instrument, that may

verticality and, just like these pipes, the fins of

be perceived as a series of visual effects to

the building may be perceived as having different

those that go for a walk alongside the building.

light variations, in accordance with their dimension.

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These changes are dictated by the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volumetry and orientation and

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The main facade itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s composed of 24 aluminium fins. Each fin has itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own orientation and it changes the form, as it climbs lengthways the building.

by the requirement of the internal functions. The interior spaces benefit by these variations of the fins, while the playing the role of louvers for the south facade, offering concurrently open sight towards the exterior in

that of a facade in continuous movement, effect obtained by the play lightshadow, opaque-transparent, obtained by the people passing alongside this

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building or crossing the interior spaces.

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proportion of minimum 70%. The effect obtained by this pattern of the fins is

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This diagram attempts to show this affect through 3 views s and the opacity at 3 levels. But the effects is dynamic and hard to represent in a static diagram

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grasshopper deffinition The fins were created in Grasshopper using the above definition. The basic idea is that it divides two surfaces and con-

sequence, creating the fins. These are then twisted in accordance to an attractor point.

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CNC milled molds

At the entry the fins twist to become the ceiling. On the top floor we carved out skylights using the same fins.

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TECHNOLOGY/MATERIAL corian fins

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An international competition was organised for the design of the Green 360.

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project Green 360 is a new real estate concept, created as an alternative to the typical apartment buildings, at one of the most privileged sceneries in Lima (Peruvian Capital), at the mountains of the Camacho urbanization, by the Golf Course Los Inkas, in the district of Santiago de Surco.The project consists in developing two tower models, tower A (typical) and tower B (corner), emplacing the A towers on the plots 02, 03, 05, 06, 07 and 08; as well as the B towers shall be emplaced on the plots 01 and 04. for the lofts at green 360 we propose a building that literally grows out of the ground. We use the same logic that trees do, to create an exterior structural shell that supports the building. The apartments become nests within this structure, giving their owners the feeling of a safe haven while creating beautiful views of the surrounding area.

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‘Import SDK and Framework namespaces Imports RMA.OpenNURBS Imports RMA.Rhino Imports Grasshopper Imports Grasshopper.Kernel Imports Grasshopper.Kernel.Data Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml Imports System.Data Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Reflection Imports System.Collections Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices ‘Code generated by Grasshopper(R) (except for RunScript() content and Additional content) ‘Copyright (C) 2010 - Robert McNeel & Associates <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated()> _ Public Class Script_Instance Implements IGH_ScriptInstance #Region “Members” ‘’’ <summary>List of error messages. Do not modify this list directly.</summary> Private __err As New List(Of String) ‘’’ <summary>List of print messages. Do not modify this list directly, use the Print() and Reflect() functions instead.</summary> Private __out As New List(Of String) ‘’’ <summary>Represents the current Rhino document.</summary> Private doc As MRhinoDoc = RMA.Rhino.RhUtil.RhinoApp().ActiveDoc() ‘’’ <summary>Represents the current Rhino application.</summary> Private app As MRhinoApp = RMA.Rhino.RhUtil.RhinoApp() ‘’’ <summary>Represents the Script component which maintains this script.</summary> Public owner As Grasshopper.Kernel.IGH_ActiveObject #End Region #Region “Utility functions” ‘’’ <summary>Print a String to the [Out] Parameter of the Script component.</summary> ‘’’ <param name=”text”>String to print.</param> Private Sub Print(ByVal text As String) __out.Add(text) End Sub ‘’’ <summary>Print a formatted String to the [Out] Parameter of the Script component.</summary> ‘’’ <param name=”format”>String format.</param> ‘’’ <param name=”args”>Formatting parameters.</param> Private Sub Print(ByVal format As String, ByVal ParamArray args As Object()) __out.Add(String.Format(format, args)) End Sub ‘’’ <summary>Print useful information about an object instance to the [Out] Parameter of the Script component. </summary> ‘’’ <param name=”obj”>Object instance to parse.</param> Private Sub Reflect(ByVal obj As Object) __out.Add(GH_ScriptComponentUtilities.ReflectType_VB(obj)) End Sub ‘’’ <summary>Print the signatures of all the overloads of a specific method to the [Out] Parameter of the Script component. </summary> ‘’’ <param name=”obj”>Object instance to parse.</param> Private Sub Reflect(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal method_name As String) __out.Add(GH_ScriptComponentUtilities.ReflectType_VB(obj, method_name)) End Sub #End Region ‘’’ <summary> ‘’’ This procedure contains the user code. Input parameters are provided as ByVal arguments, ‘’’ Output parameter are ByRef arguments. You don’t have to assign output parameters, ‘’’ they will be null by default. ‘’’ </summary> Private Sub RunScript(ByVal StartString As String, ByVal RuleX As String, ByVal RuleF As String, ByVal Num As Integer, ByRef FractalString As Object) ‘Declare string Dim FinalString As String FinalString = StartString ‘Generate the string GrowString(Num, FinalString, RuleX, RuleF) ‘Return the string FractalString = FinalString End Sub ‘<Custom additional code> Sub GrowString(ByRef Num As Integer, ByRef FinalString As String, ByVal RuleX As String, ByVal RuleF As String) ‘Decrement the count with each new excution of the grow function Num = Num - 1

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The process of creating the tree like facades was developed using the Lindemayer System algorithm which is used to mimic plant

patterns.Â This type of algorithm was usefull because of the amount of parameters we could adjust. We controlled the number of branches, their length, the angle between them, and the way they sprouted.Â You can see the control

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project data BUCHAREST TOWER CENTER Location: 15-17 Ion Mihalache Blvd., Bucharest, Romania Contruction: 2005-2007 WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/ BucharestPartners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Cristiana StefanProject Team: Antoniu Craiovan, Iulian Dimitriu, Crina Popescu, Daniel Bilan, Karoly Markos, Mircea Enescu, Marinela Pasca Structural Engineering: Britt S.R.L., Popp and Associates S.R.L. HVAC Engineering: Miga Airvent S.R.L.Electrical Engineering: Cons-Eng S.R.L.Plumbing Engineering: Roinstar S.R.L.Exterior Envelope Engineering: Aludesign S.R.LGeneral Contractor: S.C. BOGĂART S.R.L.. PREMIUM RED OFFICE BUILDING Location: intersection of Dr. Felix Str. and Titulescu Drive Construction: 2006-2008 WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Zzing Lee, Cristiana Stefan Project Team: Son Nguyen, Antoniu Craiovan, Crina Popescu, Karoly Markos, Mircea Enescu Structural Engineering: Z Grup S.R.L. HVAC Engineering: Miga Airvent S.R.L. Electrical Engineering: Cons-Eng S.R.L. Plumbing Engineering: Roinstar S.R.L. Exterior Envelope Engineering: Aludesign S.R.L. General Contractor: Strabag S.R.L.

Structural Engineering: Popp and Associates S.R.L. Client: Euroest S.R.L. LAKPLESA DEVELOPMENT Location: Riga, Latvia 2007Status: urban planning permit pending WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene Design Team: Karoly Markos, Marinela Pasca, Nicolae Radu, Wendon Tang, Andrei Olaru Client: Willbrook International

CANYON MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT Location: Pipera, Romania 2007Status: urban planning permit pending WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene Design Team: Karoly Markos, Takuya Takahashi, Wendon Tang Client: Willbrook International TORRE BERZEI

SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT Location: Poiana Brasov, Romania Construction: 2006Status: under construction WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Zzing Lee, Cristiana Stefan DesignTeam: Daniel Bilan, Karoly Markos, Radu Ursoiu, Maria Bogdan Structural Engineering: Multiconstruct 92 S.R.L

BUZESTI TOWER Location: Buzesti Str, nr. 45, Bucharest, Romania 2008Status: construction permit pending WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Calin Negoiescu Design Team: Daniel Bilan, Karoly Markos

Location: Piata Matache, Bucharest, Romania 2008WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Calin Negoiescu Design Team: Karoly Markos, Daniel Bilan, Nicolae Radu

CRAIOVA TOWER Location: Craiova, Romania 2008Status: construction held WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/BucharestPartners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Cristiana Stefan Design Team: Onar Gerelioglu, Karoly Markos Structural Engineering: Popp and Associates S.R.L. Client: Casa Noastra S.R.L.

REALITATEA CENTER Location: Bucharest, Romania 2008WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene Design Team: Karoly Markos Structural Engineering: Popp and Associates S.R.L. Client: Reaalitatea TV

UNICREDIT BANK HEADQUARTERS Location: Expozitiei Blvd., Bucharest, Romania 2009WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Calin Negoiescu Design Team: Onar Gerelioglu, Karoly Markos, Andrei Olaru, Marinela Pasca, Structural Engineering: Popp and Associates S.R.L. HVAC Engineering: Arup Consulting Engineering Client: Unicredit Bank

PRIVATE RESIDENCE SNAGOV Location: Snagov, Romania Status: under construction WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Cristiana Stefan Design Team: Karoly Markos, Marinela Pasca Structural Engineering: Multiconstruct 92 S.R.L

TINERETULUI AQUATIC CENTER manifesto competition entry for rehabilitation and extension honorable mention Location: Expozitiei Blvd., Bucharest, Romania 2008 Architect- Karoly Markos, Alexandru Nichifor Client: OAR

UCMR HEADQUARTES competition for Musicians and Composers Copyright Union new administrative headquarters Location: Bucharest, Romania 2009 Design team: Vladimir Arsene, Karoly Markos, Matei Denes Client: UCMR

GREEN 360 competiton entry for a residential development Location: Cerros De Camacio, Lima, Peru 2009 Design team: Matei Denes, Karoly Markos, Tudor Timotin Client: Arquitectum

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Location: Pielesti, Romania 2008Status: construction held WESTFOURTH ARCHITECURE New York/Bucharest Partners in charge: Vladimir Arsene, Cristiana Stefan Design Team: Son Nguyen, Karoly Markos Structural Engineering: Popp and Associates S.R.L. Client: Casa Noastra S.R.L.

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