Final Grasshopper definitions

With Comments - Link to hi-res image



Without Comments - Link to hi-res image

Final Poster

Final Montaged Render

Final Iteration renders

Laser cut model construction

Draft Poster

laser cutting definition/illustrator file

Final laser cutting model

Assignment 3 development 02

Assignment 3 development 01

Assignment 2 proposal

Sources

1st Paper
Hyde, Stephen T. “Contemporary Geometry For The Built Design?”, Architectural Theory Review, 15: 2 (2010), 110 – 124

Frith, Stephen “Geometry And Architecture”, Architectural Theory Review, 15: 2 (2010), 107 – 109

Burry, Jane “The Shifting Ground Of Architectural Geometry”, Architectural Theory Review 15: 2 (2010), 187 – 200

Kaplinski, Joe “Biomimicry Versus Humanism”, Architectural Design, 76: 1 (2006), 66–71

Rubrico, Jennee G., Organic Architecture – the Wright Way to Design Buildings, (United Kingdom: The Financial Times Limited, 2006)

Antoniades, Anthony C., Poetics of Architecture: Theory of Design, (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990.)

2nd Paper

Gabbrielli, Ruggero “Foam Geometry and the Structure of Porous Materials” (PhD thesis, University of Bath, 2009)

Weaire, Denis “Kelvin’s Foam Structure: a Commentary”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 88: 2 (2008): 102

Weaire, D. and Phelan, R. “A Counter-Example to Kelvin’s Conjecture on Minimal Surfaces”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 69: 2 (1994): 107 – 110

Whitelaw, Mitchell “Space Filling and Self-Constraint”, Architectural Theory Review, 15: 2 (2010): 157 – 165

Thomas, William (Lord Kelvin) “On The Division of Space with Minimum Partition Area”, Philosophical Magazine, 24 (1887): 503

ScienceGallery, The Weaire – Phelan Structure at BUBBLE (YouTube, 2009), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUkVMvJqALk

3 Inspirational Pieces of Architecture

Paul Klee Centre (Bern), Renzo Piano.

Experience Music Project (Seattle, USA), Frank Gehry.

The Ascent (Kentucky, USA), Daniel Libeskind.

Poster

Link to download interactive pdf.

Poster when none of the interactive elements are active.

Poster when all of the interactive elements are active.

Main poster render, located in art gallery setting.

Completed Grasshopper System

This system is similar in most ways to the previous version, except that it has added z-axis variation. This was achieved by creating a sine wave between two points, those being the central point of the circle and the points created on the perimeter of the circle after it is divided up.

Poster Draft/Grid

1st Iterations

These are a few renders of the first set of iterations of my design.

The idea behind thses is that they progressively become more fractured/broken up. This reflects the changes in web structures seen from spiders affected by certain drugs, as per my earlier research. These systems use the basic structure described in my previous post as the base points on which the following flowgraph is added:

Spider web base structure

I have experimented further with creating a base structure on to which a spider web can form and grow, as controlled by sliders for certain values within grasshopper. I wanted a basic pattern, which radiates outward in a similar fashion to a spider web, on which to place the differing crossing patters which will make my spider webs. This flowgraph shows how I have achieved this.

I created this pattern by first placing a point and the centre point of a circle. The circle was then divided up into the points which make it up, and then lines were drawn from the centre point outward to these points on the circumference of the circle. These lines where then divided further to create a grid of points radiating outward from the central point. As seen below.

First Experimentation with design

My first experimentation into the implementation for my idea was to try and generate some kind of random set of points on a plane and then link them up to form some kind of spider web-like shape with a high degree of randomness.

I found this to be quite difficult to keep under control, and found myself adjusting the sliders controlling the randomness so as to try to create a more web-like structure. I quickly realised that this would be a very hard way to implement my idea.

This was the closest to a web-like pattern I could create from this method. Looks closer to pick-up sticks than a spider web.

Further Spiderwebs

I have decided to focus on spiderwebs as my inspiration for my modelling exploration. I believe that spiderwebs present an exciting opportunity to experiment with many different patterns. I am particularly interested in spiderwebs as it is a pattern that I have tried to create using non-parametric methods, with extremely limited success.

I am particularly interested in the more asymmetrical and random spider webs, rather than the more regular, outward-spiral spider web that is more commonly seen.

The effects of neurotoxins on web-geometry and web-building behaviour in Araneus diadematus Cl.

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1662/0002-7685%282006%2968%5B347%3ATEOAOS%5D2.0.CO%3B2

This paper investigates the effects of caffeine on the web-making capabilities of a species of Spider. It concludes that, while not affecting the time and speed in which spiders make their webs, it greatly affects the patterns which are created.

Interactive Spider Geometry (Mygalomorph Patterns)

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/mygal.html

This explores the patterns created by Mygalomorph (an order of spiders). It has a java applet in which the values of a certain equation are able to be changes dynamically to produce differing patterns based ona a spider web.

3 Theme Ideas

Idea 1: Lightning

Idea 2: Spider Webs

Idea 3: Coral