Wu boyou 683635 partb

Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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CONTENT

B.1 Research Field 18

B.2 Case Study 1.0 20

B.3 Case Study 2.0 28

B.4 Technique: Development 34

B.5 Technique: Prototypes 42

B.6 Technique: Proposal 44

B.7 Learning Objectives and Outcomes 45

B.8 Appendix-Algorithmic Sketches 46

PART B

CRITERIA Design


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B.1 Research Field

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Strips/Folding

Strips and Foldings, especially strips have a great potential in being innovative and creative in forms. There are two ways

to look into strips, one is that they are generated from curves or lines, the oth-er is that they could be the residual of

carved or trimed surfaces. Strips could be twisted, ratated and bent to form either smooth curvy linworks or straight, rigid, liner and slendr lines. They could be el-

egant conceptually because of its freedom in shapes. However, it could be limited parctically for the complexity of it in

force analysis and strutural construction.


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Introduction

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B.2 Case Study 1.0 Biothing Pavilion

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B.2 Case Study 1.0 Biothing Pavilion Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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The pavilion is a self-modified pattern using the concept of electro-magnetic fields(EMF). The pattern of the pavilion express how the attraction and repulsion could affect the form of the pavilion. The pavilion response to the site very well. It is located into a steep hill and each of its different geometrical systems could be well aligned to the hill due to the influence from the attraction and repulsion of isolated point charges. The distribution of lighting, shading and programming of views are achieved through parametric designs. The overall building incorporated many aspects of digital design. For example, The micro dunning of floor was achieved through a complex at-tractor script operating between two sets of geometries1.

Introduction

1Repository of Computation Design, '///Seroussi Pacillion/Paris//2007', Biothing <http://www.biothing.org/?cat=5> [29 April 2016]

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B.2 Case Study 1.0 Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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IterationsSpecie 1 Based on Pointcharge, changes are made by the change of graph types in graph mapper. Line work.

Specie 2 Based on Pointcharge, using spinforce, change caused by graph mapper. Solid

Specie 3 Based on Pointcharge. Change of the original shape of curves with spinforce. Solid.

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B.2 Case Study 1.0

Chosen four iterationsSelection Criteria:

1. The iteration could create a empty space for people to stay or a long space which is similar to corridors for people to walk

2. The intersections of strips have the potential to create voids or windows for people to have a view from inside out.

3. The iteration could be changed in depth and be able to create a differece in height

4. The iteration has the potential to provide good opennings for accesses into the structure

5. There is a potential in the iteration for fur-ther exploration of interesting connections.

Iterations

Specie 4 Based on Linecharge instead of Pointcharge. Original curves are polygons. Some of the iterations with spinforce. Solid.

1. This iteration has formed a good corridor na-trually with some easy large opennings. The dif-ference in height could be created by changing the base curves of the points for field lines.

Reason:

The project aims to educate people to pay attention to the water quality of Merri Creek.

A large space or corridor could provide a chance for the visitors to experience a jour-ney in experiencing or observing water.Strip intersections are also for the aim of creating views.It could be good to create a height differ-ence above and under water, so that there are more possiblities to explore how the dif-ferent level of water could be observed by people.

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B.2 Case Study 1.0 B.2 Case Study 1.0 2. This iteration has created a closed tube space inside the structrue. The possible limitation to fur-ther explore may be the the opennings and the enclosed circle shape.There are a great number of repetitive elements that have the potential to expand in connections.

3. What is attractive for this iteration is the mild wavement in each of the point charge field. It could be used as a pave-ment above the water surface with those slender voids, people may have an access to the water when standing on the structure.What may need to be consider is how to make the whole structure floate above the water or how it could be supported.

4. The advantages of this iteration is the large opening space inside the structure with some large voids on the surface. If people inside the struc-ture looking up through the voids. This may be suitable for a preoject inside the water so that people could look up and see through the voids into the water.This iteration could also be changed into a slender one by changingthe base curves.

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B.3 Case Study 2.0 ICD/IDKE Research Pavilion Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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B.3 Case Study 2.0 B.3 Case Study 2.0 ICD/IDKE Research Pavilion

The Research Pavilion is located in the campus of the University of Stuttgart. It has a structure of resem-bling a woven basket. The diameter of the project is 10 metres, with a 3.5 metre span. Part of the proj-ect stands on a concrete base. The design was gener-ated from the intention of exploring the elasticity of plywood. Experiments were taken before the design on the maximum bending extend of plywood sheet-ing and the stresses. The overall round shape of the pavilion is decided by the optimal performance of the potential of the material. The pieces of plywood are prefabricated by a CNC milling machine. Simple socket connections and bolts were used. There were 6500 lines of code for building this pavilion1. Finite element analysis(FEA) were used for the structural calculations. However,there are still more to research on the slack-ening of the innate tension of plywood when it starts aging.

Introduction

1Detail, 'Teaching by Doing: A Research Pavilion in Stuttgart', Website title (2010) <http://www.detail-online.com/article/teaching-by-doing-a-research-pavilion-in-stuttgart-14263/> [29 April 2016]

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B.3 Case Study 2.0 Reengineer processBoyou Wu

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1. The beginning of the process is to draw base cicular curves and the two different section curves of the structure.

2. Use planar frames to generate a number of vertical frames alongside the cicular curves.

3. Orient the two section cureves on to all the planar curves.

4. Use partition list to remap datas in data trees and loft one group of the curves. 5. Use shift list and partition list to loft the

other group of curves.

Curve Planar frames

Partition List Partition List

Shift List

Loft

Orient

Loft

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B.3 Case Study 2.0 Reengineer process

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During the reverse-enginnering process, I acturally encountered a lot of problems. I find that there are more than one possible defini-tions. My first logic was to create a whole surface of the overall shape and then try to add control point on the surface in he con-nection point between strips and divide the surface and use parti-tion list and shift list to generate the difference shape between every other strip. However, I failed in trying to use the points on curve to control the shape of the strips.The reengineering now is the most similar one I could generate for this project. The similarity exeist in the connection points and how the bending force caused by notching influence the the curves of the strips.However, there are still differences, because that the original pa-vilion is not in regular circles and there was height difference in some part of the structure created as opennings for people to get access into the pavilion. This definition could be further developed by changing the base curves or using shift list to change the wire-frames of the strips. Chaning section curves and base curves could open the enclosed shape or being more creative than being highly symmetrical. I also found that the initial failing definition could create more possibilities in generating strips and foldings. Because that the new generated control points could bu definded by different expressions.

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B.4 Technique: Development Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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Iterations

Specie 1. Set base curves and generate points on curve, then use the new generated points to create lofted surfaces

Basecurves could be changed from circles to polygons. The generated new points could be changed by using different expressions so that the new list of points could create new curves. Strips could be further developed into patterns of small geometrys on the surface using surface frames and orient component.

Specie 2. Arrange the base curve as slender frames and create tube-like or corridor-like general shapes.

The continuity of the strips could be changed in interpotate component and orient patterns on to the suraface could add more differences.

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Specie 3. Using geodesic component to generate new lineworks. The changes inside the specie caused by the rotation, shape and radius of the initial curves

Specie 4. This specie is most similar to the reengineering process difi nition. changing from the circular curve to other forms.

Specie 5. In this specie, linecharge fi eldlines are usedThere problems in the generated iterations. Combining with linecharge component is more suitable for generating isolated strips. It is more sculptural than architectural.

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Chosen four iterations

Selection Criteria:

1. The iteration could create a empty space for people to stay or a long space which is similar to corridors for people to walk2. The intersections of strips have the potential to create voids or windows for people to have a view from inside out.3. The iteration could be changed in depth and be able to create a differece in height4. The iteration has the potential to provide good opennings for accesses into the structure5. There is a potential in the iteration for further exploration of interesting connections.

B.4 Technique: Development

2. The intersections of strips have the potential to create voids or windows for people to have a view from inside out.3. The iteration could be changed in depth and be able to create a differece in height4. The iteration has the potential to provide good opennings for accesses into the structure5. There is a potential in the iteration for further exploration of interesting connections.


6836351. The iteration could create a empty space for people to stay or a long space which is similar to corridors for people to walk2. The intersections of strips have the potential to create voids or windows for people to have a view from inside out.3. The iteration could be changed in depth and be able to create

4. The iteration has the potential to provide good opennings for

5. There is a potential in the iteration for further exploration

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1. This iteration is tube-like with height differece. The inner space could be made narrow or wide to create interesting ex-perience.It has great potential in creating journey experence which is suitable for education and observation purpose.

2. This one created a enclosed space and with vertial large opennings in the middle level, which is beneficial for observation purpose. The enclosed shape could provide a 360degrees views of water if the project is set underneath the water.

3. This iteration looks very similar to the Research Pavilion. However it is creating large opennings and the regid base curves make the final ourcomes have the feature of folding linworks.

4.This is similar to the previous one. There is one limitation that the inner

space is too concentrated.

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Trying out new outcomes. Strips could perform better in connections and there may be two types of strips that could be considered. One is the single skin(3rd one), the other is the one that is wrapped up all in strips. the Wrapped one may be more complex in structure but could produce more possibili-ties. In addition, if this iterations are futher pushed into long curvy shapes, the journey it could create will be more changable to attract people.

Further development of chosen ones:

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B.5 Technique: Prototypes Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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Selection Criteria:1. The iteration could create a empty space for people to stay or a long space which is similar to corridors for people to walk2. The intersections of strips have the potential to create voids or windows for people to have a view from inside out.3. The iteration could be changed in depth and be able to create a differece in height4. The iteration has the potential to provide good opennings for accesses into the structure5. There is a potential in the iteration for further exploration of interesting connections.

The prototype 1.2.4. are made by hand, but the 2D drawings are shown above.These three types of connections mainly rely one bending force to aquire stable and to perform the curvy shapes. For my design, they are suitable for the flexibility of bending shapes.Notching together or using wires are helpful in keep the struction in el-egant curves naturally by providing tensioning forces. The best material for this should be timber or bamboo material which performs good in bending features. However, be-cause of the Criteria of the design project. The whole design is expected to be partly beneath the water. Therefore, there is a problem of errosion of timber materials.Prototype 3. and 5. are done by laser cut. The material tried was luan plywood. For prototype 3, what I expected was to perform like prototype 2. However, it comes out much harder than I expected. I double checked the material and find that it would only perform better in bending when the strips are long enough. But the fabricated pieced could still perform some type of patterns when they are notching in different angles for strutrues. Prototype 5 are designed to be bolted connected. It is a flexible joint so each smal pieces could rotate to form new patterns. Also, if the material for this is softer, it could also be bended three dimensionally, for the bolts could also provide some extend of tensions. the voids that the structure created are naturally windows for veiw. Prototype 3 and 5 could be metal or concrete if they need to be rigid.

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B.6 Technique: Proposal Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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B.7 Learning Objectives and Outcomes

The initial design proposal for interim presentation is the one on the left. It was generated by recreate new points from a set of points in based curves. The reason that we came up with this was originaly because that this proposal emphasis a naturally change from a set of strips to smoothly slope srufaces which could naturally separate the structure into two parts. The upper part for above water, the underneath part inside the water for observing and feeling purpose. and the strips could well define spaces for observing. However, we found out later that the overall structure could not satisfy the brief, the limited length of it limite the possibility for the visitors to gain more experience. The strips here donot have much impor-tance in the overall performance. Thus, the second proposal on the right could be better. The curvey tubes could be streched along the riverside and touching in and out of the land to the water. Thus it could form a possible water journey through this type of structurs. The inner space could be nar-row down or set largely open according to the water levels of the different water quality of Merri Creek. Or the strips underneath may naturally form a wavy path to create an experience of being in the water. The possible drawbacks may be the material to use underwater and how the structural strips could connect with glass window strips for the underwater part to make the underwater part enclosed.

During Part B, I have developed my skills in grasshopper. What is more important is that I have become to under-stand the logical methods in computation in design. From my perspective, the parametric design helps me most is that the logic of generation new structures and fomrs em-phasis strongly on the relationship of formation between curves, lines, surfaces and solids. It pushed me to be more familiar with how a innovative outcome could be generated from very simple, regular and tiny things. For, example, in the reverse-engineering of Case 2, I found that differenet types of views in deconstructing the given project could re-sult in very diverse logics of difinitions that may perform compeletly different in their further generated iterations, which became a surprise for me.However, I have also found that it is so easy to go into a wrong track when too engaging in digital design. It should be noted that the softwares cannot do conceptural works, they are the tools that helps to generaten and further test and develope ideas. For instance, in the initial interim pro-posal, what we did was morel likely to be choosing a form in all generated iterations that satisfy the functions and briefs of the project. The better way of thinking, might be to develope in idea thinking first and to use the software to test, futher develope and to use the software to fufill the ideas in mind rather than to generate an idea.

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B.8 Appendix-Algorithmic Sketches Architectrual Studio AirBoyou Wu

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