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Char-Crete
We live in a world with challenges from climate change and resource scarcity, to population growth and economic instability. This project aims to propose a design using nature based solutions, as biochar with agriculture base. The building becomes a zero-carbon emission system in the suburbs, where agriculture is mainly productive. The project strives to be … Read more
THE FOREST PAVILLION
22/23 MAA01 program COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN G07 “FORCES OF NATURE” The “Forest Pavilion” has a computer generated form composed of multi pipes, where the parameters are based on form finding strategies of point collision (kangaroo parameters), these forms are then once again processed (through kangaroo) to create angularity and turned into strips for digital fabrication. STATE … Read more
Forces of Nature
This project explores the use of various physics simulations using Kangaroo in order to reach a structurally viable design proposal for the IaaC rooftop. The design relies on a combination of specific behaviors (below) that have been calibrated to achieve the desired form.
Forces of Nature
HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID ROOF This research project in the field of architecture aims to investigate the application of physics simulations in the form-finding process of designing live-interactive installations using Kangaroo, located in IAAC’s rooftop. The design strategy is creating a simple geometry based on forces in compression and tension on different points. The pavilion’s sail-like plane … Read more
FORCES OF NATURE: BLUE SADDLE ROOF
This project was developed in the Computational Design Seminar with the goal of proposing a new installation for the roof of IAAC’s main building using parametric design through Grasshopper and Kangaroo components. The resulting structure aims to improve the quality of the open area, adding shade, light, and shadow effects and creating a base for … Read more
Forces of Nature
Affected by Sun Abstract Affected by sun is a design for IAAC rooftop, which is a live-interactive installation using Kangaroo. The design of the pavilion was based on analysis of site, like views, visibility and also the sun path and radiations which were found using Ladybug plugin, in order to detect the places that need to get … Read more
Lignum Penumbra
FORCES OF NATURE The term “Lignum” refers to wood, emphasizing the material used in the pavilion’s construction. “Penumbra” refers to the partially shaded area around the edge of a shadow, which could suggest the way the pavilion’s design incorporates light and shadow. Pseudo Code Final Result ‘Lignum Penumbra’ is a project that celebrates the natural … Read more
Digital woodcraft
Exploring the unique properties of timber and the fabrication methods associated with it, enabling us to work with complex geometries and find appropriate strategies to realize them. We started out looking at different situations to apply our geometry and potentially make a gapahuk (a building made of wooden materials, originally intended for emergency accommodation), forest … Read more
Forces of nature
Space within spaces Design brief and objective The objective of this exercise is to investigate and build a user-friendly interface that enables real-time manipulation of forces as design parameters, with the goal of using physics simulations as a form-finding tool to replicate real-life behaviors. The investigation will also focus on the development of the construction … Read more
Ho Chi Minh City / Vietnam
Vietnamese Vernacular Architecture Case Study 01 – Jackfruit Village Resort by 1+1 > 2 Case Study 02 – Diamond Island Community Center by VTN Architects Composition Exercise Projection Methods Exploration Pattern Analysis Grid Logic: Superposition of patterns Pattern 01 Pattern 02 Pattern 3 Compiled Grid Catalogue Selected Iteration Development Robotically Fabricated Test Voussoir Robotically Fabricated … Read more
FACTFULNESS by Hans Rosling | Ecological Thinking
Facts Matter: Visualizing the Importance of Evidence-Based Thinking Factfulness, written by Hans Rosling, is an insightful and thought-provoking book that challenges our preconceptions about the world and encourages us to think more critically and objectively about the state of our planet. In this book, Rosling argues that many of the widely held beliefs about the … Read more
FORCES OF NATURE / Flower Power
The aim of the design was to create a space that evokes a sense of enclosure but is still open and lightweight. This led us to the concept of designing our pavilion from minimal surfaces inspired from geometries exhibited in nature such as plants, mushrooms and corals. The intention was to fabricate it using strip … Read more
Forces of Nature:
“Arachnid Maze” Abstact The aim of the design was to create a recreational space on the rooftop of the main IAAC. The intention was to design a “spider net” inspired by testing materials that included hair, bones, spider webs, and seashells. We simulated our design via physics simulation springs that are able to hold multi … Read more
Timber Pergola
Exploring the Strength and Beauty of Wood Joinery The Timber Pergola project is a study of timber joineries, which explores the use of linear and square shapes with 90-degree angles in the horizontal direction and a 12-degree joint to create a tension structure in the vertical direction. The project is inspired by the Forests of … Read more
Elliptical elasticity
Computational design finals for 2nd term. We have been playing with tension and flexibility in out grasshopper scripts.
Forces Of Nature
The Prismatic Pavilion Site Context ?The Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is located in the city of Barcelona, Spain. ?The institute is situated in the Poblenou neighborhood, which is known for its innovation and technology industries. ?The institute is easily accessible by public transportation, with several bus and metro lines running nearby. ?The campus is also located close … Read more
FORCES OF NATURE_SUN.SENSE
The project aims to provide a shaded space for the rooftop recreational activities, to reduce energy consumption of the upper rooms by protecting them from radiation during the summer and to highlight the IaaC building in a urban scale, while combining its industrial facade with a contemporary element that represents its innovation and creativity. The … Read more
FORCES OF NATURE / TWIST FUNNEL PAVILION
Brief “This investigative research project in the field of architecture aims to investigate theapplication of physics simulations in the form-finding process of designing live-interactiveinstallations.”The research objective is to build a user-friendly interface that enables real-time manipulation of forces as design parameters, the goal of replicating real-life behaviors by using kangaroo as a main engine. With … Read more
Forces of nature
Tensile ROOF The aim of the project is to design a Tensile canopy on the IAAC rooftop using computational design tools. State of the art King Fahad National Library / Gerber Architekten Riyadh , Saudi Arabia. PROJECT
Forces of Nature
Force of Nature – Circle of Force Circle of Force emerged as a research project for studying the form-finding process by applying physics simulations interactively with grasshopper plugin Kangaroo. Our objective is to create a user-friendly design where they can spend time on IAAC Pujades Campus rooftop. Design drives: Parameters for Base Geometry The Base … Read more
Forces of nature
Funicular canopy The aim pf the project is to design a funicular canopy on the IAAC rooftop using computational design tools. State of the art BUGA WOOD PAVILLIONICD/ITKEUNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART The BUGA Wood Pavilion celebrates a new approach to digital timber construction. Its segmented wood shell is based on biological principles found in the plate … Read more
VARMÁRLAUG
/VAR-MÁR-LAUG/ Noun The Icelandic word that translates to a “Warm Spring Pool” INTRODUCING REYKJAVIK Iceland, located in a climatically critical part of the North Atlantic, is an island where earth, air, fire and ice literary meet, and its environs are a key region of ocean–atmosphere interaction, atmospheric dynamics and cyclogenesis. Reykjavík is located in the … Read more
