The MAA is a visionary master program with an innovative and open structure, mixing diverse disciplines, shaping professionals capable of producing theoretical & practical solutions towards responsive cities, architecture & technology.
Concept The project’s goal is to create a tensile shaded seating arrangement in which the tensile member bends to provide shade below depending on whether someone is seated there and whether it is day or night. Workflow A cable that is being tugged by a servo motor causes the tensile member to bend. And two … Read more
Sunfollower is a project inspired by the movement of sunflowers. Solar panels are normally positioned towards the cardinal point with the greatest solar incidence, but throughout the day a lot of energy is lost by this fixed positioning. The idea is to create a public installation, a mixture of a public lamppost, with benches where … Read more
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
Concept Creating a circuit based on operating principle of distance detection and on the usage and applications of ultrasonic sensors in PAS (parking assist) applications. Workflow Using an ultrasonic sensor as in input which measures the distance to obstacles (walls, etc.) and reports their proximity to the driver. PAS basic operation Pulse signals are transmitted, … Read more
Concept: Interactive LEDs is a prototype for a wall that utilizes Ultrasonic sensors and Sound modules from Arduino to create a responsive light installation that allows individuals to interact and engage with it. Sound modules constantly check for any type of sound variation and as soon as an individual make one near the wall, ultrasonic … Read more
CONCEPT The concept of the project was to create a system that detects solar radiation throughout the day and adjusts the facade angle accordingly to keep the internal area of the building cool and shaded using a Photoresistor. Also, at the same time to prevent the rainwater from coming inside the building using a water … Read more
CONCEPT Better safe than sorry! This is the key sentence behind this project. The intention was to create a fire alarm system to protect spaces. That space can be somewhere in your house, like your bedroom or living room, but can also be used in closed/dark spaces, like the basement or installation room. But why … Read more
Introduction to Programming and Physical Computing Concept The concept described in this project report is aimed to detect the alcohol Level. When this system is installed in the dashboard and detects alcohol through the alcohol sensor, the simulated actuators presented here with a LED, which will be bright up while a LCD and will show … Read more
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
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 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
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
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
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
CONCEPT The system consists in creating a facade that moves according to the sunlight. The components of the facade turn with the effect of a motor that is activated according to the environment. An example of an application would be a building in the shape of a bar, having wider sides with east and west … Read more
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
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
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
The project aims to use at least two sensors and one actuator to make a program to show the basic concepts of programming and physical computing. Hardware List: My program uses a light sensor and a sound sensor to create a useless loop: Circuit Map: Execution Video: Arduino Main Code
Cloaked in Bricks by Admun Design & Construction is a parametric facade made with bricks, located in Tehran, Iran. Without the facade, the building is extremely exposed, with large windows facing the public road and neighboring buildings. The Cloaked in Bricks facade uses vernacular elements such as brick to reintroduce a sense of privacy to … Read more
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
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
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
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
