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By Yazid Hussein
Table Of Contents Case For Innovation Introduction Design Futuring Building Precedents
Introduction My name is Yazid Hussein I am a third year undergraduate student in the Bachelor of Environments majoring in Architecture, at the University of Melbourne. My main field of interest in architecture is pursuing a career in green and sustainable architecture, that can deal with today’s global warming issues. I enjoy the works of many great Architects such as Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and many others. I like to think of architecture as an extension of nature and as a result take most of my design inspiration from the natural environment and try and create a balance and harmony between the built environment and the natural habitat. I believe humans greatly impact the surrounding environement and natural habitat, so as a result i believe architecture should evolve in the future into a sustainable and green way of designing to help with the everchaning climate. My experience with digital designing involves the use of Autocad, skecthup and other plan based design software. I have never been exposed to 3D parametric based programs such as Rhino and Grasshopper, which makes this subject all the more interesting as I will learn a new software that is in current demand and may soon be the leading software in the future.
Arcitecture and sustainability can go hand in hand and still create interesting designs.
DESIGN FUTURING “architecture needs to be thought of less as a set of special material products and rather more as range of social and professional practices that sometimes, but by no means always, lead to buildings.� Williams, Richard (2005)
This Building precedent is regarded as one of a kind in the world of archietcture and built form. This building contributed much like what the leaning tower of pisa did a new incite on curvature in building materials and pushed the envelope on the amount of bending occuring, reaching 350 mm. This building is the first building in the world to use vertical post tensioning for counter movement of the overhang and support the weight of the building with various stresses. This kind of architectural design opened doors to this kind of innovation in paremetric design in built form. Shortly after the completiton of this project a few developing projects used similar aspects of design; whether the materials, post tensioning rods, or the ability to go further in the field of parametric modelling. The theory behind this project was due to the testing of eggs and the amount of pressure 1000 eggs can withstand before cracking which led to to dome like covering at the top. The main inspiration for this project was the leaning tower of pisa in Italy. This develops greater possibilities for the future of skyscrapers and architecture in general. This is now a major tourist attraction in Abu Dhabi that is visited by people from all around the world.
Building: Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Comapny Architect: RMJM Year: 2011
This building is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and was built in 2009, by Asymptote. This was built on the man made Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and features a wide variety of parametric design mainly in the hotel section of the building with various key influences and inspirations ranging from the aesthetics and forms associated with speed, veocity and movement; and the artistry and geometries forming the basis of ancient Islamic art and craft traditions. The curved roof structure is predominantly made of steel and diamond shaped glass panels that form the surface of this strange and incompassing design. This project clearly took the brief into consideration before the design stage started; this is evident in the race track shape and parametric look that is an anaolgy for speed in Formula 1 racing competitions. This project was started a revolution in the design of buildings wiht mathmatical and vector like qualities later seen in the Caital Gate building. This hotel is visited many time through the year specifically through out Grand Prix months, where Formula 1 enthusiasts gather to watch the races and feast their eyes on one of the modern day architectural wonders. “The entire jewel-like composition of the project responds visually and tectonically to its environment to create a distinct and powerful sense of place as well as a breathtaking backdrop to the Formula 1 and other events that the building will celebrate�. Th grid shell theory engaged dates back to inspiration from nature due ot the organic and ornate physical apperance that is transformed by the addition of full colour capable LED’s at each connection point all of which are fully programable. The glass surfaces are designed to transmit the light across each panel independently, displaying a number of different colours for different events.
Building : Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi Architect: Asymptote
Year: 2009