Studio Air Liaoyu Zhou 784143 2017 semester 2 Tutor: Finnia Warnock
Part B. Crite
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B1 Research Field
Biomimicry – nature’s inspiration
Biomimicry is an approach that discovers and applies the rules of nature to achieve a sustainable and creative architecture. Biomimicry usually not only brings about a particular aesthetic outcome but also appears to be more efficient on buildings’ performance. According to Janine Benyus, “nature always doubles up on functions, think of feather – waterproof, airfoil, self-cleaning, insulation, beauty for sexual reproduction”(1). Nature has its secret of being beautiful and efficient with the minimum use of material, which we can definitely learn from. It is a method that we incorporate the existing and highly effective natural system with man-made environment, instead of making up a brand new one. The heart of biomimicry method is valuing the performance of architecture, which mimics the natural system and have a sustainable and ecofriendly outcome. Most of the biomimicry architectural designs share the same values with passive designs. Biomimicry is closely associated with technology, which helps us to fully understand the sophisticated nature theory and delicate produced through parametric design with precise control of data.
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Precedent - The Morning Line Architect: Aranda Lasch Location: Seville, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Vienna, Austria; Karlsruhe, Germany Year: 2008-2013
Figure 1: morning line 1
Figure 2: morning line 2
The Morning Line
This structure is a continuous piece of black aluminium “line work” drawing in space which is over 8 meters high and 20 meter long. It tries to capture the continuity of universe, as a result, there is barely broken lines in this structure. It also creates a dynamic movement of people experiencing this space, which implies human’s relations and position in the universe. The morning line is designed to be the comprehensive pavilion of art, music and cosmology. It has an elegant black outlook and appears to be an artwork on a square. Designer considered the way morning line will carry sound and encourage local music performance. “The bit” is also installed to perfect the sonic experience in the Morning Line.
B2. Case study 1 parametric experimenta
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In this parametric experiment of the Morning Line, I mostly explore the different patterning of the basic geometry. But the main problem I encounter is the way to model the continuous structure consists of the base geometry.
criteria Functionality: What functions the structure might provide and where it might be positioned. Is it going to work for certain environment? Is there a good light and shadow effect? Biomimicry: How the structure shows the buried biomimicry approach in terms of theories and outlook. Buildability: Is the structure being possible in real life? Is it easy to fabricate the components? Is it easy to assemble? Beauty: Is the structure visually appearing? Are people going to be attracted by that?
Figure 3: morning line 3
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*1 a. polygon S5 R10
a. cluster factor - 0.56
a. cluster
a. deconstruct brep b. point on curve (0.5) c. delaunay edge d. pipe
a. deconstruct brep b. point on curve (0.5) c. polyline d. pipe
a. decons b. point o c. polyline d. pipe e. polygo
a. diamond panel b. cluster - 0.52- 0.33 c. polygon - R4
a. diamond panel b. deconstruct brep c. cull face
a. facet p b. copy a
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*4 a. wb catmullclark
a. wb sierpinski
a. wb s b. wb la
matrix
r factor - 0.4
struct brep on curve (0.5) e
a. add 4th cluster b. hide first cluster
a. deconstruct brep b. delaunay edge c. pipe
a. evaluate facotor - 0.4-1 b. jitter- 4-49 c. connect 1th 2rd and 4th cluster
a. deconstruct brep b. polyline c. pipe
on - R2.7-5
pattern and paste link
sierpinski aplace
a. facet pattern b. reverse matrix
a. wb mesh window
a. facet pattern D 3
a. wb laplace b. wb split polygons
*5 a. deconstruct brep b. voronoi c. extrude point
a. deconstruct brep b. voronoi c. extrude point d. split
a. pop 3d b. facet dome
a. pop 3d b. facet dome
a. deconstr b. voronoi c. extrude p d. cull patte
*6 c. cull pattern
a. pop 3d b. facet dom
c. adding pull out th
*7 a. polygon S3 R2.5 b. array along curve N 20
a. polygon S3 R2.5 b. array along curve c. change curve form
a. polygon b. array alo c. change c
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point ern
a. deconstruct brep b. voronoi c. extrude
a. deconstruct brep b. voronoi 3d
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a. pop 3d b. facet dome
a. pop 3d b. facet dome
S3 R2.5 ong curve N 25 curve form
a. polygon S3 R1.6 b. array along curve N 38 c. change curve form
a. polygon S3 R1.6 b. array along curve N 25 c. change curve form d. polar array
tut5's definition he surface
c. adding tut5's definition pull out the surface d. face normal
c. adding tut5's definition pull out the surface d. multiply - 0.03-6
successful iterations
It can be used as a hunging shelter in urban space. It will work effectively with nice light and shadow effect. I really like this pattern and it is visually appearing. This pattern is mimic the snowflake accidentally, which can bring a sense of nature and relaxation in the urban areas. It can be built with light weight and waterproof cloth, which can be cut through computer.
This structure is more likely to be a sculputral pavilion which can be poisitioned in a square or a park. The grid structure can have a good lighting effect and quick connected to the surroundings. It has a simplity compared with other iteration, which I appreciated. This system is not complicated as a result can be assemble eassily after fabrication.
Compared with other iterations, this one is pretty enclouse. It can be used as a considerably enclosed shelter in a park, which give mroe privacy. the shattering patterns will provide good light and shadows. Even if it looked quiet massy, it consists all the basic square shapes which also give a sense of union. This structure is harder to assembly due to there are many pieces but it is easy to fabricate these shample geometry.
This structure can act like a sunshade also a eyecatching spot in urban areas. The shape of it is unique and beautiful and it looks like a trees. Also the layerings is similar to layers of tree branches. This structure has less fucntionality and considerably harder to assembly than others.
B3 Case Study 2 Eden Project - the biomes Architect: Grimshaw Location: Cornwall, UK
The Eden Project is cover 2.2 ha land hold an indoor humid and warm rainforest. The whole project was conducted on computer. Designers get their inspiration from soap bubble to construct a hexagon cover to coop with changing surrounding and allow variation in structure. They built a series of geodesic domes out of hexagon patterns. As a result, cells can be removed and added in if needed. These steel tubes and joints form the structure are lightweight and transportable and the cladding material are triple layers pillow of ETFE foil. Due to its lightness this whole structure are highly adjustable.
Figure 4: eden 1
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a. spilt shpere with surface
d. attach polygon along on these equally devided points
b. forming the grid fo sphere
e. use array polar and list to pick the most fitted sha
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c. divide the gride with length equally
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f. outcome with pipe
I tried to use the lunch box hexagon grid to formt the dome, but it defomed. I cannot get a even hexagon grid with it.
I also usde the project component to project a grid of haxageon on my dome, however it also deformed largely on the edge.
B4. technology
original dome
a. circle
a. mesh brep
a. diagrid structure b. array along curve c. pipe
a. polygon r6.8
a. lunch box hexagon grid
a. surface closet point b. mesh brep
a. diagrid structure b. array along curve c. wb mesh thicken
a. move
a. diagri
a. surface clo b. mesh brep c. change no
a. diagrid stru b. array along c. wb mesh th d. change dis e. cull pattern
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e the split surface
id structure
oset point p ormal factor
ucture g curve hicken stance parameter n
a. rotate
a.grid structure
a. offset t100
a. diamond panel b. edge c. pipe d. dispatch
a. surface closet point b. mesh brep c. change uv factor
a. surface closet point b. mesh brep c. jitter d. change point input
a. diagrid structure b. array along curve c. extrude
a. diagrid structure b. array along curve c. explode d. delaunay cell
a. wb inner polygon subdivision
a. wb stellate / cumulation b. change distance parameter
a. offset b. wb S/C c. dispatch
a. kangaroo spring force b. kangaroo physics c. reset length
a. wb inner polygon subdivision b. wb mesh thicken
a. wb sirpinski subdivisons
a. wb stellate / cumulation b. change distance parameter c. offset d. cull pattern
a. wb sierpins
a. offset b. wb S/C c. cull pattern
a. kangaroo spring force b. kangaroo physics c. reset length d. facet dome e.pipe
a. offset b. wb S/C c. trim with
a. kangaro b. kangaro c. reset len d. facet do e.pipe
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ski carpet
brep
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a. wb midedge subdivision
a. wb stellate / cumulation
a. wb sierpinski carpet b. offset c. change distance parameter
a. wb sierpinski carpet b. offset c. change distance parameter d. cull pattern
a. offset b. wb S/C c. trim with brep
a. kangaroo spring force b. kangaroo physics c. delaunay mesh d. edge e.pipe
a. offset b. wb S/C c. trim with brep
a. kangaroo spring force b. kangaroo physics c. delaunay edge
a. array along curve
a. array along curve b.sublist c. domain d. series
a. array alon b. scale c. array alon
a. array along curve b. facet dome c. mesh
a. array along curve b. facet dome c. point charge d. evaluate field e. expression f. remap g. mesh
a. array alo b. facet do c. point cha d. evaluate e. express f. remap g. mesh h. move at
ng curve (n change)
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a. array along curve (n change) b. scale c. array along curve d. change curve form
a. array along curve b. facet dome c. point charge d. evaluate field e. expression f. remap g. mesh h. spin force
a. scale b. array along curve c. change curve form
a. array along curve b. facet dome c. point charge d. evaluate field e. expression f. remap g. mesh h. vector force
successful iterations
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Functiona certain en Acoustic:
Buildabilit
Beauty: Is degree of
The structure is interesting in terms of how it can be viewed through the vacancy.
the pattern on the structure provide good level of privacy and the large amount of opening make it a good semiprivate space. the patterns on this design provide better acoustic effects than others.
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ality: What functions the structure might provide and where it might be positioned. Is it going to work for nvironment? Is there a good light and shadow effect? how well the acoustic performance is?
ty: Is the structure being possible in real life? Is it easy to fabricate the components? Is it easy to assemble?
s the structure visually appearing? Are people going to be attracted by that? privacy- semiprivate space is needed.
I really like two of these organic cells structure. they are giving a visually variation to the views. But they have less acoustic performance campared with the 2rd iterations.
Both these four iterations are easy to construcut and have certain degree of visual appearing working as a semi-private pavilion-like structure.
B5. Prototype This protype mainly test out a self-supported dome strucuture, with hexagon cells. The material is MDF which considerably rigid. The middle layer is a layer of adjustable timber layer which is supposed to change its shape due to humidity. As a result, a good extent of privacy can be applied. However, the timber we used now has been seasoned with little effect of expansion which we will fix in part c. we made two layer of persex to control the humidit inside the cells which will also provide a good acoustic effects. But perspex is not perfect as well. cable tie and tenon joints are used for this protoype.
This protype is more flexible, which is mainly derive from the fexiblity hexagon cells can achiteve. It work like a hexagon cover can be apply to any geometry's stucture to provide good privacy and lighting effect. And the cells can be added and remove easily.
B6. Proposal
For part c, I will do a dome like strucutre based on these hexagon cells. Due to this pattern and curvature of dome can procide good service of sight block but still keep the space open. I planed to find a way to give more variation to the hexagon cells and the shape as well so it can be more dynamic. I want to use this curve to create more movement of sight to the space instead of keeping a straigh line box in the builidng.
B7. learning outcome
After half semister's study, I feel more confident with parametric model and digital fabrication. I feel it directly increase my ability of geting a finer outcome than before. I am not settle with one design outcome through this time due to the change of parameter change the outcome hugely. Sometimes I am even inspired by the mistaken step I made. It drive me to a proprosal that I have not thinke about before. But I also feel a sense of losing control over the final outcome as well. Because I find it really hard for me to connect the digital model to the really life stuff unitl I made the physical model.
Reference [1] Janine Benyus, ‘Nature as measure’(2011), p. 46.
Case study Benyus, Janine. Tarri Peters ‘Nature as measure’ <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp.lib. unimelb.edu.au/doi/10.1002/ad.1318/epdf> [accessed 10 spe 2017]. Aranda Lasch, “Moring line”:< http://arandalasch.com/works/the-morning-line/> [accessed 10 spe 2017]. Grimshaw architect, “eden project”<https://grimshaw.global/projects/the-eden-project-thebiomes/> [accessed 10 spe 2017].
Image list Figure 1: morning line 1 ďź&#x161; https://wieesseinkoennte.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/10a_the_ morning_line.jpg Figure 2: morning line 2 http://arandalasch.com/works/the-morning-line/ [accessed 10 spe 2017]. Figure 3: morning line 3 http://arandalasch.com/works/the-morning-line/ [accessed 10 spe 2017]. Figure 4: eden 1 https://wieesseinkoennte.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/10a_the_morning_ line.jpg [accessed 10 spe 2017].