PART B. CRITERIA DESIGN 2017, SEMESTER 1, Mehrnoush ZHIYU ZHU_825885
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“The power of patterning to endure goes beyond explicitly self-replicating system, such as organisms and self-replicating technology. It is the persistence and power of pattern that support life and intelligence.� -Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Near, 2005, p 478
Patterning is regarded as a fundamental ontological design we apply to our intelligence and technology. It is a traditional and classic technique; however, they can be developed all the time since the beginning of designing area started. We can always find some new ways to design with the pattern and apply for all areas of designing. The powder of pattern designing is inestimable which can be recreated and extended again and again. (Garcia, 2009) It is enjoyable to create the possibilities beyond the shapes or arrangement simply. The characters and the form and all be the expression of the patterning design. The outcomes of the patterning design can be traditional or futuristic. Patterning is one of the most common technologies designers explored in the architectural surfaces designing. For architectural design, patterning can be far beyond then the decorations, they can be very usual with designing facades or shadings. And nowadays, parametric patterning has been used a lot as a new and powerful component. (Schumacher, 2009)
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CASE STUDY 1.0
FIG.1 ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS, CIVIL COURTS – MADRID, 2007, ACCENTUATING ENVIRONMENTALLY ADAPTIVE FAÇADE HTTP://WWW.PATRIKSCHUMACHER.COM/TEXTS/PARAMETRIC%20PATTERNS.HTML
This is a futuristic parametric patterning design. The regular facade component is modulated in adaptation to the gradually changing sunlight exposure. The designer built the patterni opputation on the surface which can change the whole surface differentiation. The multiple data set up process must be sophisticated and accurated. The structure is fluent and smoothy.
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Polish Pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010 is design by WWA Architects from Poland. The external layer is built by CNCcut plywood and internal layer is built by PC panels. The way how the patterns performance with the sun lights and shades are very eye-catching. The patterns also symbolised cultural background of the country of origin. The rendering patterns are the language are the language of the architects which are designed to be he motif of folk-art paper. This also gives visitors a memorable experience when they are walking inside the building. The way how the sun lights affect the indoor area is intereasting. The experience of visiting the pavilion will be a great visual journey for knowing the Polish. The folding envelope is also a great fusion of the raditional concepts with the patterning design.
FIG2-3.Polish pavilion for Shanghai EXPO
http://findinspirations.com/2009/07/inserting-building/
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FOREIGN OFFICE ARCHITECTS-SPANISH PAVILION CASE STUDY 1.0
I chose the Spanish Pavilion at the 2005 Word Expo in Archi, Japan as my case study 1.0 project. The envelope of the pavilion was designed by enclosing a series of interconnected hexagons with irregular edges. The traditional lattice elements reflected the fusion between Christian and Islamic architectures. The combination of geometric hexagon shapes and colour resulted on the faรงade is dynamitic and interesting. (Farshidmoussavi.com, 2017)
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B2 CASE STUDY 1.0
FIG.4 FOA SPANISH PAVILION FOR 2005 EXPO IN JAPAN HTTP://WWW.FARSHIDMOUSSAVI.COM/NODE/27
FIG.5 HTTP://ARCHITECTURE-LIBRARY.BLOGSPOT.COM.AU/2013/12/
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This pattern is created by scaling the voronoi middle area. This pattern is similar to the Spanish Pavilion but with different shapes and totally irregular polygons.
This is made by lofting the two final component and the hexagon scale are all different on the surface. And the arrangement of the sizes are opposite to the opposite series of data.
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This is the mesh box surfaces. I love the smooth edges. Except the irregular shapes, this model also looks like a bit biomimicry.
This is a actually an error outcome because the number slider has exceed the range. But I like the curves and the circles. They look dynamic and interesting.
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AL BAHAR TOWER CASE STUDY 2.0 FIG.2
The Al Bahr Towers were built as the world’s largest computerised dynamic facade. The buildings are located in Abu Dhabi. Aedas architects designed buildings which can highly approached with the environment. I chose the towers’ shading system as my reverse engineer. Architects used parametric description for the facade panels which are operated as curtain wall of the buildings. Each triangle is coated with fiberglass and programmed ro respond to the movement of the sun as a way to refuce solar gain and glare. in the evening, all of the screens will close.
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CASE STUDY 2.0
FIG6-7. AL BARHAR TOWER HTTP://WWW.ARCHDAILY.COM/270592/AL-BAHAR-TOWERS-RESPONSIVE-FACADE-AEDAS
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To start with, build a polygon and changed the number slider to the integer numbers with the range 1-6, then changed the number to 3 to make the basic triangular shape.
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After exploded the curves, use the cull index node to reduce 4 points to 3 by setting the integer to -1. Then using the average command to find the centre point. Use the average component again to find the middle points of the lines and connect them together.
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TECHNIQUE PROTOTYPES
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The material is wood mountborad with the size of 590mmx890mm which is a flexible material which has strong ductility and great tension. For the first prototype, it is only 1mm thick. This material will not be broken easily so we can bend it easily and made the arc perfectly. When we are testing this material, we found the shadows of the patterns are really attractive. However, this prototype didnot provide enough shadow we need.
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For the second prototype, we tried the medium density fibreboard which are thicker than the first one. This time, we out three layers together, they created enougn shading and also interesting shadows refected ont he floor and the wall.
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TECHNIQUE PROPOSAL
The site is the Melbourne University’s Law Building. Located at 185 Pelham Street. Our clients are the students studying in the law building. The issue is the facade facing North doesnot cover with enough shadings. The indoor study area may get too many sun lights during summer. And a good Shading can also reduce the temperature.
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FIG8-9 THE MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAW BUILDING HTTPS://LEARNINGSPACES.UNIMELB.EDU.AU/BUILDING/106
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B7. LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
Through the journey of studing Grasshopper, it is a process for me to think about designs more and more parametric. And also understand more about the importance about the computation design. To start with watching videos and then try to change some components, It was a great experience to surprise with how different the outcomes can be. And in the end, I can finally understand how the data flow work together and affect each other. The data structure helps me to develope my parametric thinking a lot. And opened my eyes as a designer. However, I didnot link my B3 with my prototype design together very well. We didnot spent enough time on the B5, and the prototype making didnot prodeced very well. So, for the Part C, it will be a chance to rethink about all the designs and improve them more.
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B8 REFERENCES
1.Garcia, Mark, “Prologue For A History, Theory And Future Of Patterns Of Architecture And Spatial Design”, Architectural Design, 79 (2009), 6-17 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.974> 2.Schumacher, Patrik, “Parametric Patterns”, Architectural Design, 79 (2009), 28-41 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.976> 3.”Spanish Pavilion At The 2005 World Expo, Aichi, Japan | Farshid Moussavi”, Farshidmoussavi.Com, 2017 <http://www.farshidmoussavi.com/node/27> .
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