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Elastic Gridshell Digitisation
from Week 5 Portfolio
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Elastic Gridshell Exploration
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Part 4: Form-Finding and Analysis
The next step was digital gridshell form-finding through a program called Grasshopper, a digital design software allowing for parametric modelling. Through a plug-in for Grasshopper called kangaroo, gridshell forms can be simulated from base shapes, calculating the height and bending moments of a physical elastic gridshell.
The selected forms for this stage were a continuation of the forms created from the initial espresso form. The edges became more rigid, and the shape became more angular, allowing for better connections to the surface. Some iterations still used the void form, with this being my preffered iteration from this step.
> “Hero shot” of gridshell generated from Kangaroo form finding > > Various design iterations from form finding
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Iteration 1 Plan View Iteration 2 Plan View Iteration 3 Plan View
Iteration 1 Elevation View Iteration 2 Elevation View Iteration 3 Elevation View Iteration 4 Plan View
Iteration 4 Elevation View
