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PART .B

CRITERIA DESIGN

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UNVERISTY OF MELBOURNE

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CONTENT

B.1 RESEARCH FIELDB.2 CASE STUDY 1.0B.3 CASE STUDY 2.0B.4 TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENTB.5 TECHNIQUE PROTOTYPESB.6 TECHNIQUE:PROPOSALB.7 LEARNING QBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMESB.8 APPENDIX-ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

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Geometry

image 1. San Gennaro North Gate by SOFTlab

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Geometry

B.1 research field

Free-form shapes and structures with a high geometric complexity play an increasingly important role in con-temporary architecutre.1 Geometry in computational design field has it’s own development potential and strength. It emphasizes the free-formed curves and de-velop-able surfaces; it is inspired by the nature, using digital model to represent and explore the nature.

The shape in the natural world is unpredictable and be-yond the imagination. They have many opportunities to design and develop the shape, the relationship between the two species and spaces. While the digital models are relatively easy to created, the actual fabrication and construction part is a challenge. Therefore, digital proto-typing and manufacturing become really critical in the geometry architecture.

I choose this field is because I think it can really pushing and changeling me to think where is the limited point.

image 1. San Gennaro North Gate by SOFTlab

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Green Void - LAVA

B.2 CASE STUDY 1.0

image 3. section planimage 4. 3D print model

image 5. 3D fabricate template

Green Void is a visual connection in the central atrium of Customs House Sydney. The consis-tent shape is driven from the nature (cells, crys-tals and soap bubbles) and achieved a very ef-ficient conenection in three-dimension space.

It is purly digital designed and the matertial is lycra which is lighweight fabric with tensile strength. The design used computer to calcu-late and create in order to creat more with less.The installation was comprised of 3000cubic metres of space enclosed within a minimal sur-face area of 300 square metres and used only 40 kg of lightweight material.2

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image 2. Green Void by LAVA

image 3. section plan

image 5. 3D fabricate template

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MATRIX

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SELECTION CRITERA

Based on case study one and my design ideas, in this stage I want to achieve a organic shape by imi-tating the natural species such as coral, tree branch-es and squid. So I starting with a simple shape and add elements on gradually, trying to transfer the shape from 2D to 3D.

In the first species I’m thinking about spider web, so I start with a rectengle, so I try to reach all the direction as much as I can.

Then, based on the first species, I start to created some 3D shapes by thinking of the coral.

The third iteration is based on tree shape. The start point is a “Y“ shape and I’m trying to repeat the first step which to reach the all the directions.

Then, for the fourth species, I combinate the three iterations to form a shape. I think this speices is the most successful iteration because they are all disor-derly and unsystematic. The last species is trying to imitate the squid. I add a base first, then develop the branches. The shape of branch is based on the 4 species before.

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I think the application should depends on the scale.

For axample, like the species I created in B.2, if we consider them in a large scale, it’s easy to become a pavilion or a play grround for kids. For these sit-uations, the material should be strong enough to support the external force. Also they can used as aconnection between two spaces (just like what Green Void) to provide a strong visual impact with the surrounding environments, then in this case, tha material should be lightweight and developable.

In a small scale, it can used as a display table or a shelf for little accessaries. Then the material should be light but strong which can achieve stable and movable aspects.

The free-formed geometry brings the beauty of the nature, and everyone can enjoy it even they coming from different cultural or educational background.

SPECULATE

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image 7. fabrication process

image 6. NonLinlin Pavilion by Marc Fornes image 7. NonLinlin Pavilion by Marc Fornes

image 8. connections

image 9. connection in detail

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B.3 CASE STURY 2.0

NonLinlin Pavilion -Marc Fornes

NonLinlin Pavilion is a perforated aluminum pa-vilion which designed by French architect Marc Fornes.

The pavilion resembles a giant piece of coral, it is a prototype which engages in a series of ar-chitectural experiments referred to as text based morphologies.3 The shape is computer-generat-ed and assemble from 27 components.4 Because of the properties of aluminum, the structure is extremely strong. Because the whole pavilion used over 155000 strips to build, so every strip has a asterisk which make the fabrication process become easier. The two strips are over lapped and connected with small aluminum screw. The fixed connection also add some strength as well.

I think this project is pretty successful as usually parametric design can not analysis the proper-ties of actual materials, and the geometry driven from the nature is usually very difficult to make a physical model, but this project rebuild the digital design into a real one.

image 7. NonLinlin Pavilion by Marc Fornes

image 8. connections

image 9. connection in detail

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REVERSE ENGINEERING

decide the input curve shape(voronoi 3D)

baked the curveset a box

put curve into the box generate the original shape

(millipede)

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adjust the parameters (geometry wapper+iso surface)

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adjust the parameters final shape

(mini surface)

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add pattern to the final shape(polygon)

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COMPARISM

The reverse engineering I did is a bit different from NonLinlin Pavilion.

Firstly, the shape is different, I used voronoi 3D to get the orig-inal shape whichi is a bit simple. But somehow, both of us get some “Y“ shaped result.

Secondly, some part of the openings of the Nonlinlin Pavil-ion are connecting together whereas mine are seperated. Al-though both of us have a very organic shape, but the one I did looks very artificial whereas Nonlinlin Pavilion is like naturally grow up. Both of us have pattern on the surface.

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B.4 technique:development

pattern N=1...12

Kangaroo UF=0.374 15/pre sec

pipe N=0,24

voronoi + millipede N=2...12 L=13 T=0.48

voronoi + weaverbird volumn scale=0.8....1 N=100 area scale=0.863

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pattern N=1...12

Kangaroo UF=0.374 15/pre sec

pipe N=0,24

voronoi + millipede N=2...12 L=13 T=0.48

voronoi + weaverbird volumn scale=0.8....1 N=100 area scale=0.863

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SELECTION CRITERA

I’m a little been restricted by over emphasis the shape in case study one. I’m trying to add more attention to the natural movement in case study two, for example like gravity, tension. As geometry architecture is a bit more about the relationship be-tween the shape and nature, The main criteria for case study 2 will still be the organic shape, but a disorder shape and natural force will also become a part of criteria.

I choose the first two shape is because I want to have a fixed structure but looks like it’s under a force or a movement.

For the same reason, the third iteration are chosen. The shape just like the action of water dropping off from some height.

The last species is like a wrapping tube and has some flexibility to go back to the original place. Moreover, the shape is really disordered.

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For now, the applications are bit wider.

First, it can be a roof memberance structure or a outside memberance for a pavilion, and due to the “developable“ shape, it can easily involve into the environments. Moreover, the shape can also used as some digital designed furniture which can place in a open public space. A exihibition palivilion can also be comsidered as they can divide space into several parts. Material here should be strong to support the structure itself and also need some po-tential to avoid the changing climates.

Besides these large scale applications, some small scale applications can also work very with these it-eration outcomes. For expample, the truss structure can be used as hanging base for small entertain-ment equipments for kids, therefore the structure should be stronger enough to keep stable.

SPECULATE

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B.5 technique:prototypes

For the prototype, I’m really interested in how these strips join together. During the research of case study 2, I found that Marc Fornes first separated the structure into many strips, and laser cut all the strips with numbered. There are two holes near every half of the flower pattern, then overlap the strips and use aluminum screw to con-nect the strips together. I used same approach, but the outcome does not very succussful. Because the surface is not smooth as what Nonlinlin Pavilion looks like.

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B.5 technique:prototypes

For the prototype, I’m really interested in how these strips join together. During the research of case study 2, I found that Marc Fornes first separated the structure into many strips, and laser cut all the strips with numbered. There are two holes near every half of the flower pattern, then overlap the strips and use aluminum screw to con-nect the strips together. I used same approach, but the outcome does not very succussful. Because the surface is not smooth as what Nonlinlin Pavilion looks like.

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B.6 technique:proposal

SITE ANALYSIS:

Merri creek is a environmental reserve area which once had been polluted. However, small waterways make up three quarters of the total waterway network in victoria, water is reallt close to the local communities. Waterwatch is a program which help with locak community to protect and know more about their river.

As the reasearch I did shows that: there are lots of primary school joines this program, students are organized to go to the river side and take some water, then take the water to the school to do some water quality experiment. However, the water speed of Merri Creek is really fast in some part, so it will be dangerous for primary school students to collect the water by themselves.

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“Create a multi-functioning water container which can also detect speed and direction of water with organic shape, to help the local community knows about the river and identity the problem easily.”

The site I choosed for my proposal is because:

1.Most importantly, the water speed here is quiet slow, it is saft to collect the water and replace the equipment.2.This part of site is easy to access and close to the commu-nities.

Based on the inspiresd by the case study, I decide to use the coral or squid these natural creatures to devlope a design related with water.

1.the branches can help the deisgn-keep balance in the water.2.the organic shape can involve into the natural environments.

Then I come up with a proposal:

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B.7 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

Studio air really pushes me a lot. I feel stresses out but also learn a lot as well.

The relationship between strcuture and air or we can say, space has a really important impact on the design and fab-rication. During my research, I find that architect is not only design a object, or a building, but also need to design the relationship between the design objects and spaces. Compu-tational design plays a increasing important role in nowadays architectural field.

After 8 weeks learning grasshopper and doing parametric de-sign, I feel a little bit confident in using the computer to make a creative deisgn by myself.

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references

image reference list:image 1: Design Playground, “San Gennaro North Gate by SOFTlab“, reviewed at 24th, sept, 2015,< http://designplaygrounds.com/deviants/san-gennaro-north-gate-by-softlab/>image 2: ArchiDaily, “Green Void/LAVA“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.archdaily.com/10233/green-void-lava/ >image 3:ArchiDaily, “Green Void/LAVA“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.archdaily.com/10233/green-void-lava/ >image 4: LAVA, “Green Void“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.l-a-v-a.net/projects/green-void/ >image 5:LAVA, “Green Void“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.l-a-v-a.net/projects/green-void/ >image 6: Dezeen Magazine, “NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many “, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/02/non-linlin-pavilion-by-marc-fornes-the-very-many/ >image 7: Core 77’s, “Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY Present “nonLin/Lin Pavil-ion” at FRAC Centre“, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.core77.com/posts/19953/marc-fornes-theverymany-present-nonlinlin-pavilion-at-frac-cen-tre-19953>image 8:Core 77’s, “Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY Present “nonLin/Lin Pavil-ion” at FRAC Centre“, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.core77.com/posts/19953/marc-fornes-theverymany-present-nonlinlin-pavilion-at-frac-cen-tre-19953>image 9:Dezeen Magazine, “NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many “, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/02/non-linlin-pavilion-by-marc-fornes-the-very-many/ >

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image reference list:image 1: Design Playground, “San Gennaro North Gate by SOFTlab“, reviewed at 24th, sept, 2015,< http://designplaygrounds.com/deviants/san-gennaro-north-gate-by-softlab/>image 2: ArchiDaily, “Green Void/LAVA“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.archdaily.com/10233/green-void-lava/ >image 3:ArchiDaily, “Green Void/LAVA“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.archdaily.com/10233/green-void-lava/ >image 4: LAVA, “Green Void“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.l-a-v-a.net/projects/green-void/ >image 5:LAVA, “Green Void“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.l-a-v-a.net/projects/green-void/ >image 6: Dezeen Magazine, “NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many “, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/02/non-linlin-pavilion-by-marc-fornes-the-very-many/ >image 7: Core 77’s, “Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY Present “nonLin/Lin Pavil-ion” at FRAC Centre“, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.core77.com/posts/19953/marc-fornes-theverymany-present-nonlinlin-pavilion-at-frac-cen-tre-19953>image 8:Core 77’s, “Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY Present “nonLin/Lin Pavil-ion” at FRAC Centre“, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.core77.com/posts/19953/marc-fornes-theverymany-present-nonlinlin-pavilion-at-frac-cen-tre-19953>image 9:Dezeen Magazine, “NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many “, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/02/non-linlin-pavilion-by-marc-fornes-the-very-many/ >

intext reference list:1.ArchiDaily, “Green Void/LAVA“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.archdai-ly.com/10233/green-void-lava/ >2.LAVA, “Green Void“, reviewed at 25, sept, 2015, < http://www.l-a-v-a.net/proj-ects/green-void/ >3.Dezeen Magazine, “NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many “, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/02/nonlinlin-pa-vilion-by-marc-fornes-the-very-many/ >4.Core 77’s, “Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY Present “nonLin/Lin Pavilion” at FRAC Centre“, reviewed at 25th, Sept, 2015, < http://www.core77.com/posts/19953/marc-fornes-theverymany-present-nonlinlin-pavilion-at-frac-centre-19953>

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B.8 Algorithmic sketches

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PART .B

CRITERIA DESIGN

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