ARCH20004 DD Portfolio

Digital Design - Portfolio Semester 1, 2018 Lauren Elizabeth Murrant 810543 Michael Mack + Studio 5

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email: l.murrant@student.unimelb.edu.au

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Precedent Study

06 Generating Design Through Digital Processes

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Education: 2017 - current Bachelor of Design 2013-2016 Kambrya College 2005-2013 elc International School, Malaysia

Work Experience: 2017-current The Jolly Miller Cafe, Fountain Gate 2017-2017 Australian Geographic 2017-2017 The Co-Op

Queen Victoria Garden Pavilion Awards / Exhibition: 2017 DELWP Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

Skills: Rhino Grasshopper Unreal Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Fabrication

Reflection: Design motivates me to create a product that I personally like but also fits the briefs given to me. I find that I am able to develop ideas better with a rough guideline of what to create as opposed to free reign.

I have learned technical skills and physical fabrication skills within this class. Rhino and Grasshopper were the main programs I had to learn which were highly complex however I have started to understand how to use them correctly.

I want to use my architectural knowledge within planning to ensure they work hand in hand and that planners understand how the architecture affects how people utilise or view the space.

With my pavilion, it acts as a representation of how cities are laid out and the different types of spaces available within the space just within the structure. Its simplicity also encourages a natural focus for architecture in future.

Improvements would need to be made in terms of submission as I found myself rushing to complete everything especially in Module 3 as there were so many things due on the one date.

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Diagramming Design Precedent

My precendent study was of Toyo Ito’s Serpentine Pavilion. The key concept was using modulal geometric squares and manipulating them to create this pavilion structure. What I learnt from this was how simple shapes can create more complex geometry and should not be under rated. I liked the simplicity yet complexity of this pavilion and used this same thought process when developing my own. The materiality was also significant as it dictated how people saw and utilised the space within and around the pavilion.

Isometric of your precedent study

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Structure

Public and Private Spaces Public: Lighter Private: Darker

Primary Circulation Speed of Movement

Space

Slower: Darker

Circulation Paths

Structure

Circulation: shows where people will walk within the space.

Threshold: Suggests how spaces will be used.

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Quicker: Lighter

Design Processes

A step by step process of how the pavilion was made based on the provided diagrams. The pavilion was created in sections on Rhino before being transferred to Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for post-prrocessing.

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Generating Ideas Through Process

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Design Matrix

Lofts

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1.2

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Key Attractor / Control Curves Grid Points

Paneling Grid & Attractor Point Paneling

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.7

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

3.1

3.2

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3.4

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Design Matrix 1:5

Surface and Waffle

There are no hollow modules as the focus was to be on shadows created as opposed to light passing through the object.

Solid panels create distinct shadows depending on the angle and size of each pertruding module. The intensity of the angle is dependent on light falling on the structure on interior and exterior.

Panels are smaller at the left and increase in size towards the right of the volume.

A hollow waffle structure allows for the creation of an interior volume.

Exploded Axonometric 1:1 0

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When creating Task 1 of Module 2, I wanted to make sure it was as simple as possible as I was not confident with my Rhino and Grasshopper use. I wanted to create a simple waffle with more complex panels as I felt that this would best showcase my abilities.

60mm

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Computation Workflow

This section created my waffle structure. Making changes to this would have altered the shape and style of waffle.

Modifies the modules which attach to the waffle structure and their locations.

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Modifies the modules that attatch the waffle indidually.

Lofts

Module 02 - Task 01

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

Key Attractor / Control Curves Grid Points

Paneling Grid & Attractor Point Paneling

Lauren Murrant - 810543

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.7

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Point Location}

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Design Matrix 1:5

There are no hollow modules as the focus was to be on shadows created as opposed to light passing through the object.

Solid panels create distinct shadows depending on the angle and size of each pertruding module. The intensity of the angle is dependent on light falling on the structure on interior and exterior.

Panels are smaller at the left and increase in size towards the right of the volume.

A hollow waffle structure allows for the creation of an interior volume.

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60mm

Aligning the panels and waffle was complicated as they did not perfectly align and there were not tabs to glue them together.

Laser Cutting for this Task was relatively straight forward and easy once you correctly did everything on Rhino and Grasshopper. The hardest part was nesting the modules for effiiciency.

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Completing the waffle by utilising PVA glue to put it all together.

A completed panel section ready to be attached to the waffle.

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SOLID AND VOID

For Task 2 of Module 2, I once again went for a cimple approach.

I felt that I did not want to create an object that was ‘pointless’ and difficult to interpret but rather I wanted a simple object that clearly showed the difference between solid and void. I feel that my object clearly displayed this difference in its shape and structure.

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Design Matrix

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Computational Process

This allows for control over the

This controls the shapes (spheres)

This allowed for maipulation of the

location of points and their frequency.

being created and the size and location of them.

points and show it affects the grid structure of the points.

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M2 Task 2 3D Printing

Failed Iteration of Task 2

3D printing was easier than I had anticipated. I found that even though mine was very simple, it still had a significant print time and that the orientation defintely made a significant distance in timing.

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The 3D print in its final form.

The concept is based on the simplicity and complexity of city skylines. Some buildings are tall, some are short but are all connected.

There is a small cave like section within the structure which promotes the acoustics and encourages directionality within the space.

As my structure is geometric, I wanted a simple single level base to house my pavilion. The step acts as threshold between natural ground and the concrete base. This suggests the circulation flow within the structure.

Queen Victoria Pavilion: SKYLINE

The base would be concrete creating a juxtaposition between nature and the pavilion.

The pavilion itself would be made from steel poles/ frames painted white. The white creates an airy light feel within the structure reflecting its hollow nature.

Exploded Isometric 1:50 0

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750mm

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Isometric

Exploded Isometric 1:50 0

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750mm

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Design Iteration

Gradient based.

Cuboid based.

Solid panels.

I had originally liked the idea of making it higher at the sides and dipping in the middle for access.

I sketched this idea and used this to develop my base ideas. I did not use this as I could not create a roof structure with this pattern.

This is similar to my final design but with filled panels and more complex.

I did not use this as it is similar to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.

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I did not use this as I liked the hollow look and wanted it to be more simplistic.

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Computational Process

Manipulation to larger grid to create

Layout on Rhino of grasshopper

Makes changes to the broader grid

smaller sections for the pavilion.

processes and interations that have been baked.

structure for the pavilion.

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Computational Process I had signifcant problems whilst using grasshopper due to the size of my script and the complexity. I used Rabbit and code found online to create my structure. This complicated code thus created issues within Rhino where both programs were not responding or crashing on a constant basis. This resulted in me having to use an earlier baked grasshopper process and do things manually within Rhino to achieve my final model.

Initial Rhino file. This file grew too big and I had to move certain sections to a new file in order to even open it.

Constant ongoing issue faced even when sections were relocated onto this new Rhino file.

Another Rhino file made solely to use the Make2D function.

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Fabrication process

Initial model laser cut. This was the first time I had ever used perspex. I underestimated the number of beams needed.

Box base laser cut. I printed two incase I made a mistake whilst painting.

I acrylic painted one and spray painted the other MDF board.

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Fabrication process

Second perspex cut to make up for the miscalculation. I had many spare left over which I used to make it more structurally sound.

Second MDF cut to create a specific base for the pavilion to reflect the VR walk through.

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360 Image Output

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