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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

Revolving Bricks

Abstract The concept of the project analyzed lays in its two main facades: made out of bricks, these show two variations of rotation. The first one takes into account some external curves that act as attractors, the other by rotating the bricks alternately by 45°. Building Overview This office building is placed in a residential … Read more

The Media Tree

Re-thinking ‘Serpentine Pavilion 2017 ‘ as a Media Pavilion that represents an idea of new communication. As a part of the task original pavilion was deconstructed into three main architectural elements: structure, roof and envelope. Each student in the group had to pick one element to re-design it and create a code. Design Analysis Elements … Read more

The Dendriform Pavilion

Design Analysis & Concept As the project brief required to reimagine the Serpentine Pavilion by Francis Kere, built in 2017 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, UK, the pavilion was deconstructed and analyzed into 3 of its major elements; the roof, the roof structure and the envelope. The main idea for the reimagination of the … Read more

PENDA RESIDENTIAL TOWER

Penda is a high-rise residential tower in Tel Aviv, featuring brick arches and cascading terraces influenced by the city’s Bauhaus era and the materiality of its Old Town. The 116 meter high scheme will house a range of one to four bedroom apartments, as well as double-height penthouses. The tower is designed in a modular … Read more

Osteology pavilion

Final Project – Computational design seminar 22-23 The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion by Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré captivates through its simple geometry that’s charged with increasing complexity at the detail level. The logic of the structure seems very much reminiscent of the concepts and processes that we got to know in this computation class. The … Read more

Recreating the Sarpentine Pavilion.

Darkhan Kadirov Introduction Computational design is not just a tool, but a different approach to the idea of design itself. in past times, it was available only to a few people, but in our time, there is an opportunity for everyone to use it to materialize their thoughts. During this recreate, I took the idea … Read more

Open Serpentine.

ABSTRACT. This project aims to rethink the Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Francis Kére. The approach used in this design was to study possible kinetic properties that could be applied to the 2017 project, while maintaining its general shape and layout. The original pavilion takes wide advantage of local solar, wind and rain characteristics, this proposal … Read more

Reiteration of the Serpentine Pavilion

Abstract The project aims to recreate and redesign the pavilion while taking advantageof computational tools to reiterate and at the same time be tangential to the essence of the pavilion. Francis Kéré’s 2017 Serpentine pavilion is conceived as a micro cosmos. Promoting a sense of freedom and community. Inspired by the tree that serves a central … Read more

Computational design

Parametric facades BRIEF: The aim of this assignment is to choose an existing building with a parametric facade from anywhere in the world and recreate the facade on the rhino using grasshopper algorithms. This undertaking would involve breaking down the chosen facade to comprehend the logic behind its creation and using computational tools to model … Read more

THAYER BRICK HOUSE

recreated by group

Digital Computation I Parametric Façade G8: Ingrid Vaz, Rafaela Müller, Paing Su Ko and Yasmin Jaskulski Faculty: Ashkan Foroughi Dehnavi Diagrams to understand how the façade works Decomposition 01. Façade Perimeter Surface in grasshopper set by a rhino surface 02. Division of the surface 03. Parakeet plug-in to create bricks With the original project, it … Read more

BUND FINANCE CENTRE

Location: Shanghai, China Architects : Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio Area : 420000 m² Year : 2017 The bund finance centre is a mixed-use development that occupies a prominent site on the bund, a waterfront area that runs along the western bank of the huangpu river. Elevation Pseudo Code Grasshopper script Animation Render Bibliography

Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana Railway station

Location: Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 42100 Reggio Nell’ Emilia, Italy Architect: Santiago Calatrava Year: 2002-2014 Material: White steel 00_ABSTRACT The aim of the exercise is to recreate a parametric facade. First, we extract the geometry logic behind the facade and then we use computational tools in order to modeling the building. 01_ INTRODUCTION The new station … Read more

Parameterizing with Weather

We were assigned to recreate the Serpentine Pavilion 2017 by Francis Kéré, which consists of three main architectural elements: structure, roof and envelope. Each of us was responsible for one of the elements that were homologue and harmonious when assembled together in a final code.  We applied what we’ve learned from this Computational Design course … Read more

Research laboratory at Groninger University

Location: University in Groningen, Netherlands Designed by: UN Studio Original Facade Components Facade A deceptively simple envelope constructed from flat, vertical aluminum slats, which, in places, are twisted outwards in bowed forms.  Tall, vertical undulations are generated, which present an open or a closed aspect depending on the angle under which they are viewed.  This … Read more

Deconstruction & Recreation

Deconstruct The Pavilion The Serpentine pavilion by Franceis Kere consists of three architectural elements: Main Structure, Roof, and Envelope. Main Structure Analysis Taking inspiration from the great tree in Francis Kéré’s hometown of Gando under which members of the community meet to reflect on the day, Kéré’s design is based on creating this sense of … Read more

The Bad Cafe

The Bad Cafe

Introduction architects_Nudesarea_301 sqmyear_2015location_Mumbai, India The architectural component was designed to facilitate yoga, gastronomical experiences, and cultural event spaces for music, art, performances, intellectual discourse and fashion. These activities are stacked vertically over three levels, including an open to sky terrace courtyard. Remotely located from traffic snarls and insulated from typically high levels of air and … Read more

Recreation of the Serpentine Pavilion

Computational design seminar 22-23 MAA RECREATION of the Serpentine pavilion by Diébédo Francis Kéré Deconstruction of the Pavilion Concept and Design Strategies The parametric design of the Pavilion implements the three main components roof, space truss, and enveloper respecting Kere’s original design intention. It represents a nature-based form, growing from the ground and developing into … Read more