Rahul Kumar Verma|Dissertation|NIT Hamirpur

DISSERTATION REVIEW

FACADE COMPUTATION OF COMPLEX FORMS

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RAHUL KUMAR VERMA / 15630

Ar. SHILPA SOOD

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HAMIRPUR

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INDEX Aim and Objectives

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Introduction

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Algorithmic approach to design

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Faรงade : The outer layer of architecture

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Classification of faรงade

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Flow of construction

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Perforations

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Image sampling

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Organic pattern

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Uniform panels

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Custom panels

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Contouring Arrangement

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PURPOSE STATEMENT

Aim of this research is to decode the complex geometry involved in making contemporary and iconic building facades.

FACADE

DECODING THE GEOMETRY

PREPARING IT FOR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION

FINAL CONSTRUCTION

Fig: 1 – Delaunay mesh(source :www.timothy-leung.com)

OBJECTIVES

Objectives of this research are : 1. To analyze various build facades .

2. To study the materials used in making of façade .

3. To study the construction process and construction details involved in that construction of façade .

4. To generate the logic/mathematical forms involved in façade .

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INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, the architectural facade is characterized by complex shapes and patterns, mainly, due to the use of new design tools which promote further design exploration. The development of Generative Design tools, particularly, the use of algorithmic approaches, have had an important role in the generation of these contemporary skins because they simplified the design of complex and intricate architectural surfaces, which would not be viable to produce manually. In addition, they also increase the design efficiency and their evolution has been changing, not only the design process, but also the architectural thinking.

Unfortunately, algorithmic approaches do not make facade design trivial. On the contrary, they require the rigorous specification of all algorithmic steps, a task that requires specialized knowledge and that, in many cases, can be quite complex.

Fig: 2 - Surface Morphing (source :www.grasshopper3D.com/Florencesahaniuk/)

ALGORITHMIC APPROACHES TO DESIGN

Generative design is a computer-based approach to design that creates shapes through algorithms . Algorithmic design is a process that explores complex forms from simple and iterative methods/rules while preserving specified qualities .

For this, architects produce an intermediate algorithmic-based description of a design rather than its shape. Parametric Design is a specific Generative design approach that generates different instances of a design, where each instance represents a particular set of values for the design parameters , allowing the designer to freely explore a large solution space of the design briefing/program. Therefore, this allows architects to continuously evaluate several solutions, which would be difficult to do with traditional design methods.

In spite of their advantages, algorithmic-based design methods require a disciplined approach which, in many cases, is difficult to follow. It is important, then, to develop strategies that help designers implement these methods. In this research, we address this problem and we contribute to the state-of-the art by proposing a strategy for the development of algorithmic-based solutions for the generation of facades.

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DESIGN TOOL

+ Facade: The Outer Layer of Architecture The architectural facade has been the canvas of each architectural style. Although the arrival of the Modernism made it lose its status, since Post-modernism, we watched an increasing interest in facade composition and, nowadays, designing a facade is reassuming an important role in architecture practice due, in part, to the support of digital technologies . This trend of highly textured building envelopes celebrates again the ornament in architecture and the composition of architectural facades. There are cultural and technical reasons for this renewed interest. On the cultural side, we find the reinterpretation of Modernist aesthetics, the reintroduction of symbolism and historical precedent by Post-Modernism (Venturi, 1966), and the revisitation of vernacular precedent proposed by Critical Regionalism . On the technological side, we find the algorithmic approaches that simplified the design of complex and intricate architectural surfaces.

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CATEGORIES OF FACADE

Perforation

Uniform Panels (curve surface)

Custom Panels (curve surface)

Contouring

Arrangements

Fig: 5 – Custom Panels (source :http://idaaf.com)

Fig: 6 – Surface contouring (source :www.martinportfolio.com)

Fig: 3 – Perforations (source :Digital fabrication Arch 212)

Fig: 4 – Uniform Panels (source :Nuru Karim )

Fig: 7 – Arrangement of bricks (source :www.martinportfolio.com)

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FLOW OF CONSTRUCTION

Fig: 8 – Façade Installation (source :http://www.db-a.co) COMPTATION OF COMPLEX FROMS : FAÇADE /DISSERTATION-2019

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PERFORATIONS

IMAGE SAMPLING Use of image to create perforations in faรงade

GEOMETRIC PATTERNS Use of geometric patterns to create perforations in faรงade

ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Use of organic form to create perforations in faรงade

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IMAGE SAMPLING

IMAGE SAMPLING The mountain by Bjarke Ingles

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IMAGE SAMPLING

IMAGE SAMPLING The mountain by Bjarke Ingles

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ORGANIC PATTERNS

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ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Regal Store Mumbai Use of Voronoi and Attractors for the faรงade panels which are divided into triangles

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ORGANIC PATTERS

ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Regal Store Mumbai Fig: 9 – Regal store(source :Nudes office)

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ORGANIC PATTERS

ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Regal Store Mumbai

Fig: 10 – Regal store(source :Nudes office)

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ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Airspace Tokyo

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ORGANIC PATTERS

ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Airspace Tokyo

Fig: 11 – Airspace(source :http://lineandbox.com)

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ORGANIC PATTERS

ORGANIC PERFOTARIONS Airspace Tokyo

Fig: 12 – Airspace(source :http://lineandbox.com)

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UNIFORM PANELS

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UNIFROM PANELS Bad café Mumbai

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UNIFORM PANELS

UNIFROM PANELS Bad café Mumbai

Fig: 13 – Bad Cafe(source :Nudes Office)

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UNIFORM PANELS

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UNIFROM PANELS Faรงade Liverpool Mexico

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UNIFORM PANELS

Fig: 14 – façade Liverpool Mexico(source :Arch daily)

UNIFROM PANELS Fig: 15 – façade Liverpool Mexico(source :Arch daily)

Façade Liverpool Mexico

ELEVATIONS

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UNIFORM PANELS

UNIFROM PANELS Façade Liverpool Mexico

Fig: 16 – façade Liverpool Mexico(source :Arch daily)

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UNIFORM PANELS

UNIFROM PANELS Façade Liverpool Mexico

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CUSTOM PANELS

CUSTOM PANEL Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fig: 18 – façade Heydar Alivev Center (source :Arch daily)

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CUSTOM PANELS

CUSTOM PANEL Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fig: 19 –Heydar Alivev Center (:Arch daily)

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 20 – Rath (source :Arch daily)

CUSTOM PANEL Rath by nuru karim

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 21–Surface typologies (source :www.kuka.com)

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 22 – (source :www.kuka.com)

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CUSTOM PANELS

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 24 – (source :www.kuka.com) COMPTATION OF COMPLEX FROMS : FAÇADE /DISSERTATION-2019

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 25 – (source :www.kuka.com)

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CUSTOM PANELS

Fig: 26 – façade Liverpool Mexico(source :Arch daily) COMPTATION OF COMPLEX FROMS : FAÇADE /DISSERTATION-2019

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CONTOURING

CONTOURING

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ARRANGEMENT

ARRANGEMENT

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KINETIC FACADE

MOVING LOUVERS Fig: 17 – façade Liverpool Mexico(source :Arch daily)

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KINETIC FACADE

MOVING LOUVERS

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KINETIC FACADE

MOVING LOUVERS

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THANK YOU

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