final journal week 8

ADS AIR 2012 | Architectural DiscourseElizabeth Caltabiano

Progress JournalDavid Lister

ADS AIR 2012 | 558407 Elizabeth Caltabiano

personalOWN PROJECTFinal Pavillion Design 2011 - Forest Veil

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state of the artCONTEMPORARY COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN PRECEDENTSBabiy Yae Memorial | KokkugiaAbsolute Towers | Ma Yansong/ MAD Architects

contemporarySCRIPTING CULTURESAn exploration of computational design in practice

CONTENTS

the matrix

idea development

CUT: research project

fabricationsite analysis

the VISION

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Babiy yar memorial | KokkugiaKokkugia has designed a space of “rich and intricate detail”, however the interior lacks consis-tency and relevance to the outside elements. This, I believe is an indication of the pitfalls en-gendered throughout the advancement of architectural discourse. Through the interaction of agent-based components, a space of remembrance is generated In relation to the Western Gateway Design brief however, I intend to incorporate the virtuosity and exquisite detail of which Kokkugia has represented in their memorial project. The of the purely speculative project exudes qualities that translate directly to the highway installation.

Babiy yar memorial


ADS AIR 2012 | STATE OF THE ART

“ A SPACE THAT EMERGES FROM THE LANDSCAPE AND IS

CARVED FROM WITHIN A SOMBER STONE MONOLITH - AN INVERTED MONUMENT ”

Absolute Towers| Ma Yansong/MAD Architects

Although seemingly simple in design, Yansong’s casually twisted high rise towers provide a beacon for the city of Missis-sauga. The towers themselves seem to radiate a promising fu-ture for the skyline of the west-ern part of the Greater Toronto Area. A new standard has been set that ensures the progres-sion of a newer, refreshed ar-chitectural discourse.

MAD Architects have created a digitally designed building - pretentious in its height yet guileless in its form, of which emanates the beauty of organic architecture and the effect an appropriate level of

parametric design can create. It has been recognised as a sculptural form of which has a similar purpose to the Gateway proposal. Through the integra-tion of Yansong’s forward look-ing approach, an upgrade of the Wyndam City’s image can be better achieved.


ADS AIR 2012 | STATE OF THE ART

Forest Veil Pavillion | Elizabeth Caltabiano

‘Forest Veil’, a memorial pavillion dedicated to the Black Saturday bushfires, is a project I designed in response to a brief requiring a pavillion in RMIT’s Bowen Street. Through the process of Digitisation and Fabrication I was able to appropriately convey my idea for a 3-part plywood pavillion - using CNC machines to pierce the wood and create an enlightening experi-ence as the participant walks through. The design embodies the surroundings as well as evoking the emotional tie to Black Saturday. I believe this has been and always will be at the crux of the architec-tural discourse - architecture that elicits a sense of symbolism and meaning. The pavillion is a very relevant example I am passionate about and evidently a very effective way of il-lustrating my link to the requirements of the proposed installation.

ADS AIR 2012 | PERSONAL


THE VERY MANY COMBINE ART, ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTATION TO PUSH THE LIMITS. . .


ADS AIR 2012 | CONTEM-

THE VERY MANY | MARK FORNES

THE VERY MANY directed by Mark Fornes is an unequiovo-cal example of the effects of contemporary computational design techniques. The most up to date programs, plug ins and scripting interfaces such as Rhino and Python are used to create forms that incite emotion and evoke a tangible form pre-senting the “creative capacities of computing”.

As Dr. Stanislav Roudavski

states,“ new methods change the conventional relationships between such fundamental cat-egories as idea generation...”. This is evident throughout the work of The Very Many. The am-bition of this firm is to deliber-ately play with the risky conflict between research and design.

Their “messy and non linear” approach to the design process is actually deeply rule based and which contrasts directly to Ka-lay’s methodical recipes for de-sign solutions in the text “Archi-tecture’s New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of Com-

puter Aided Design.

nEdg | Galerie Roger Tator | Lyon, France | Sept-Dec 2009Unroll & Nesting (RhinoNest): Skylar Tibbits

n|Edg” assembly is written within a continuous series of investigations at different scale:+ the overall: development of protocols of surface relaxation – in order for the surface to generate best fit curvature in response to fix hanging or support points (floor, ceiling, walls) as curvature de-spite generating apparent com-plexity – also provides natural structural stiffness.+ surface reconstruction (or tessellation): previous work focused on describing complex

surfaces with flat components however after working for different “high end” architec-tural and design practices the director realised the only way to keep pushing non standard environments is to introduce the economy of parts as part of the equation – therefore early tests were first looking at ways to triangulate complex surfaces


ADS AIR 2012 | SCRIPTING CULTURE

“ S E N S O R Y M A N I P U L AT I O N ”

SAWAPAN SAWAPAN DESIGNSSawapan Designs, of which Sawako and Panagiotis are the leading designers are parametric design research-ers and conduct their own findings based on informa-tion given to them from iconic architects such as Zaha Hadid etc.

As a team they have de-signed their own software - a plug in for rhino. Flash examples of their work dem-onstrate various interactive based designs. Also they have developed Graphemes and Topostruct.

Graphemes is an experimen-tal design program based on graph theory and a dynamic spring force model. It has two main functions. First the design of 2 and 3 dimen-sional structures through the use of topological oper-tions where the emphasis of the interface design is on connectivity of nodes.

“Our research aims in developing design solu-tions that respect cri-teria of structural effi-

ciency and architectural intentions by interrogat-ing the intrinsic proper-ties of forms and their

embedding space.”

The real time spring model simulation will regularize the structure automatically. The second function of the program is to try and de-velop the structural intuition of the user by providing fast structural analysis of the de-sign system. Hence one can observe in near real time how changes in the connec-tivity graph of a space frame affect its structural behav-iour.There are two versions graphemes and graphemes_sound. The only difference is that graphemes_sound is compiled with directsound support and has some experimental features of sonification of the current sructure and its dynamics.


ADS AIR 2012 | SCRIPTING CULTURE


ADS AIR 2012 | MATRIX OF COMBINATIONS

The ‘W’ combination was chosen, although being a very predictable response, to explore the po-tential of symbolism represented in a very obtuse way. It was also to detect whether parametric techniques can heighten the impact of a relatively generic scuptural presentation. Using the image samplers depicted below the group came to the conclusion that the interior of the lettering should be an enclosed surface and the surrounding are should be subject to perforations.

SAKURA / MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS

STUDIO

This precedent provided some inspiration for the fabrication of both this combination and the overlapping patterns combo.

IDEA DEVELOPMENT

OVERLAPPING PATTERNS

This other selected combination was chosen with the intention of having a

series of modified patterns. Possibly as perforated membranes as seen in the

Sakura House by Mount Fuji Architects.

Ultimately, two both relatively simple designs have been explored using the

Kalay method of ‘depth first’ as op-posed to ‘breadth first’.

This overlapping pattern is also de-signed with the intention of applying it

to either some kind of NURBS surface which reflects an aspect of cultural sig-

nificance for Wyndham city.


ADS AIR 2012 | DEVELOPMENT

By recreating the Vonoroi screen in Grasshopper with a parametric definition, a cardboard model of this pattern was able to be fabricated. This allowed us to explore the physical features of the design, playing light and composition, giving us an understanding of how this screen may act in the situation of the Wyndham Gateway.


ADS AIR 2012 | CUT PROJECT

FABRICATION

Through fabrication we realised that much of the depth behind the sym-bolism of the ‘W’ image was lost. We decided that this was an unsuccessful path to persue fundamentally, how-ever the lighting effects offered were too effective to ignore altogether. This was one of the light bulb moments in which we decided we wanted to be able to manipulate light through the perforations and ultimately create some kind of spotlighted facade struc-ture.

The effect of the ordered perforations combined with the randomised type,

of which were at a different scale emu-lates the desired effect our screens

should achieve.

If we were to have a series of these accross the landscape the patterns the lighting will create should be eye cap-turing. Here we could work both with

natural and unnatural lighting depend-ing on what hour of the day it is.

Patterns of Light


ADS AIR 2012 | FABRICATION

WYNDHAM GATEWAY|s i t e a n a l ys i s

According to the Wyndham city project background, significant works are being undertaken in order to upgrade the condition and “aesthetics of [Wyndham’s] streetscapes, open spaces and parks”.

“The installation may be composed of single or multiple elements. It may be structural or landscape resonse, or a balance of the two, however, it is

a requirement that the gateway will make a significant impact”.

From the requirements illustrated in the brief my group and I have considered uing the land more effectively than we originally intended. We are now contemplating the result of excavating a part of the main mound located accross the extent of site -A.

NIGHT VIEW OF SOUTHBOUND, NORTHFACING, PRINCESS FREEWAY

DAY VIEW OF SOUTHBOUND, PRINCESS FREEWAY, SITE A

POSSIBLE PLACEMENT OF PROJECT


ADS AIR 2012 | SITE ANALYSIS

WYNDHAM GATEWAY|s i t e a n a l ys i s

The model montages (both right and below) elicit a sense of the possible effects the perforation element could create when placed on the Gateway site.

SITE PLAN

SLOPE DETAIL

DIRECTIONAL SUNLIGHT


ADS AIR 2012 | SITE ANALYSIS

The VisionUsing the precedents explored previously combined with a trial and error process using the Grasshopper plugin in Rhino, my group - with members Leigh Hawkswood, Steph Longmore Dodd and Blair Scott - came to a poten-tial design conclusion. The detailed study of the site and its attributes led us to determine the necessity for an intensely effective sculptural statement. From the very beginning we found that the manipulation of light could cre-ate this effect and we pursued this direction even further. From our selection of two relatively generic Grasshopper combinations - the ‘W’ and overlap-ping patterns technique - we were better able to envision the possible ef-fects of perforations once we had fabricated.

We believe our model photos, although relatively amateur in their delivery, unearth an ingenuity only achieved through the filtration of light between the exposed piercings of materials. After careful consideration and a new focus based on the Cut: Research Project we explored, we then drew our at-tention to the effect changing densities can have on perforated surfaces. The group considered the potential for a surface of changing density based on the direction of the sunlight at that period of the day.

Although seemingly ambitious in theory, we believe that we should be able to effectively convey our proposal with extensive research depicting the vari-ous sun patterns on the proposed site as well as through an exploration of appropriate scale and materials for the Gateway location.

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