MUSH [ ROOM ]
AARON Y E A P
NATALIE C A I N
CAROL H A M
NEUMAN C H O W
Interpretation of the Brief
Provide shade during the day Light feature at night utilising phospherescent glow Phosphorescent glow - promotes renewable energy which reflects the environmentally sustainable site of CERES Celebration of material snd drawing people to these ideas with eye catching design Interaction from children and adults
Case Study 1
Case study 2 - Green Void Minimal Surface
Mesh Relaxation
Points to reference shape
Mesh divided into vertices
Starting Mesh
What creates minimal surface meshes?
What permits the relaxation and formation of minimal surfaces?
Between what does the mesh form?
What breaks a mesh into vertices that can be manipulated?
- Anchor Points
- Deconstruct Mesh
How to create a mesh with openings that can provide anchor points for the relaxation?
- Kangaroo Physics
- Boolean Toggle and Timer
Creation of points around openings How can the vertices be sorted into points with faces surrounding them (clothed), and points with openings(naked)? - Naked Vertices
- create meshes in rhino - intersect meshes and boolean union, in places where openings are wanted - explode booleaned mesh - delete faces to become openings - join together remaining surfaces - weld at 180 degrees
The main users of the site are children, particularly during the day therefore we need to design something that facilitates their play, and does not limit the space they have The sun is at its harshest in the afternoon and comes across the site The main viewing points into the space come from the existing pavilion, the classroom and near the red train
DESIGN INTENT Due to the high use of this site, particlarly with children who love to play and run around, we decided that does not impede on the usability of the space, and maintains the flow of the area as we all know. We considered the use of the minimal surface used in Case study 2. This allowed us to have a large, expansive opening with a slender structure, which ensures that the pavilion does not invade the space. This however still manages to provide shade the space underneath. We found that the minimal surface was somewhat limiting in the ability to play around with the form. To allow the fluidity of the design, and to ensure that the pavilion can provide more or less shade, curves were easier to work with. Control points can be moved in the minimal surface mesh, however, they provide more rigid and sharp angles, which loses the smoothness of the shape.
PRELIMINARY DAY/NIGHT MATERIAL EXPLORATION
DAY USE
During the day, the primary function of the pavilion is to provide shade. Children are the most common users therefore we decided to consider altering forms, depending on the position of the pavilion in the site
NIGHT USE