04 DIGITAL DESIGN AND PARAMETRIC MODELLING

Queen Victoria Garden Pavilion

PAVILION STRUCTURE

Dividing the ground into horizontal and vertical lines to be able to gain access to points. The parameter moves the lines in order to create the origami structure. Diagnal lines are tweaked and changed. Guidelines given for the project said the pavillion was to be no more than 5 x 5 x 5 meter in volume. Therefore, Grasshopper was used to set up a bounding box to assure the pavilion met the requirements.

Mirroring the triangulated surface to create pavilion structure. Pavilion iterations; structure can be changed and manipulated with the paramter component.

By using the triangulated panels created in Grasshopper, the roof structure was further developed as an individual element.

ROOF

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QUEEN VICTORIA GARDEN PAVILION

Digital Design and Parametric Modelling

Location: Queen Victoria Garden, Melbourne, Australia Project: Individual, Academic Level of Study: Second Year, First Semester Date: February - June 2019 Supervisor: Paul Loh (paul.loh@unimelb.edu.au)

This subject examined rule base thinking in digital design through processes of modelling and fabrication. The ability to develop this thinking through contemporary techniques of abstraction, evaluation, formulation, and transformation of information as ideas and knowledge is critical in digital design. Furthermore, the subject allowed me to develop an understanding of design process and workflow through modelling of information. Focus was key on using digital and physical modelling as iterative, progressive and generative techniques in developing form and design content.

As part of this subject, I was expected to fully model and design a pavilion to be set in the Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne. The task was completed from initially working with parametric modelling in Rhino and Grasshopper, until completing the final physical model with the help of laser cutting and 3D printing.

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