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I’ve been experimenting with procedurally generated lines that emulate natural brushes or pens. Really starting to be pleased with some of these results. The program can create effects that recall heavy ink brushes, calligraphy pens, or light pencils.

#processing #procedural generation #generativeart #computational design

800 Washington, computational facade demonstration:

These images show a simplified process by which the bounding envelope of the building is subdivided into panel elements. In essence, the envelope is sliced up to define curves for each of the floors (figs. 1 and 2), those curves are broken down into segments representing the units of the building (fig. 3), and then an algorithm I wrote subdivides the unit segments into panels and extrudes those segments to the floor below (figs. 4 and 5). From there, the coordinate data of these surfaces can be used to place facade elements.

Breaking down the floor curves into segments representing each unit allows the algorithm to ensure each unit has a given window-to-panel ratio - we wouldn’t want some units with full height windows and others with none at all!

There is more to explain regarding how the central algorithm works and the parameters it receives, but I honestly just don’t know how to explain that concisely or visually, and I don’t want to try at the moment!

#architecture #design #portfolio #facade #computational design #rhino #Grasshopper

Assembly gifs, showing how the 12 different panel types come together to create the facade for this building

#architecture #design #facade #rhino #Grasshopper #computational design

800 Washington

An Exercise in Computational Facade Design

This apartment project in downtown Minneapolis demanded a vary complex approach to facade design. Although early conceptual drawings depicted a randomized facade with large stretches of both glass and concrete, the reality would have to do more than look aesthetically pleasing.

A mix of windows, concrete panels, and fluted concrete panels would have to be distributed across the facade such that: a) every apartment unit had a window, b) every joint where an interior wall met the exterior wall was covered by a concrete panel, c) the overall building maintained a glazing ratio of roughly 60%, and d) the building still had a look of semi-random panel placement.

I'll go into more detail of how I made the Grasshopper script to accomplish this in a following post.

#architecture #portfolio #rhino #Grasshopper #computational design #facade

Port of Galveston Elevator

I briefly helped put together a proposal for a small addition to a terminal for cruise ships.

The Port of Galveston, Texas was renovating their terminal and looking to provide an alternate pathway to and from the second floor waiting area. My proposal was a simple but sculptural enclosed escalator, connecting the car drop-off zone to the second floor.

The port terminal is a departure and arrival spot for many cruise liners. The single escalator would be reversible, serving as either an exit or entryway, depending on the situation.

The construction of the tube would be simple, featuring a glass enclosure surrounded by a perforated metal ‘skin’ to provide shade. The perforations were designed with a simple Grasshopper script that varied the radius of the openings with random noise.

The escalator tube would appear distinct from the building it was attached to, hopefully acting as a beacon for cars and pedestrians, indicating the entryway.

The proposal development was rapid and short-lived; I only worked on the project for a single week. It was a fun design challenge while it lasted, as I had to consider how to make a fairly utilitarian building component interesting. Given more time, I would have liked to refine the overall shape, explore lighting of the ‘tube’ that would emphasize its role as a beacon, and develop more elaborate patterning of the perforated metal skin.

#architecture #portfolio #design #rhino #Grasshopper #enscape

experimental architectural modeling, made with mdf and watercolor paper

explanatory poster images, laser cut files, and final model shots

1) a rectilinear mdf frame is made, 2) paper ‘vines’ are strung across the frame, 3) the frame supports are removed, but the ‘vines’ maintain a flexible structure

#laser cut #architecture #architecture model

experiments with 2D light and occluding polygons, made in Processing

(gifs are choppy but get the point across)

#processing #light #occluder #shadow

pyramids - set 1

laser cut files and end result of an architectural modeling project, using mdf, rubber band, and watercolor paper

experimenting with enclosing portions of a basic pyramid shape, providing circulation pathways, and connecting pyramids together

#pyramids #laser cut #Architecture #architecture model

pyramids - set 2

the laser cut file and end result for an architectural modeling project, made with laser cut medium density fiberboard and rubber bands

made a big set of components and experimented with making several dozen variations of a basic pyramid construction scheme.

#pyramids #laser cut #architecture #architecture model

final posters for government notices of a fictional dystopian society

uses generated fire images from a processing sketch

#graphic design #poster #dystopia #processing

simple generated fire elements, for use in a graphic design project

made with processing

#processing #fire

image distortion tests on a dead bird, for a possible album cover

made with Processing

#processing #dead bird #distortion

renders for a DNA modeling project, with all atoms represented. geometry produced parametrically in Processing, with variables for length, size, expansion, etc.

#processing #3d #parametric #dna

cement cast #3

#cement #cast #arc311

cement cast #2

#cement #cast #arc311

cement cast #1

#cement #cast #arc311

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