ALGORITHMIC SKETCHBOOKSTUDIO: AIR

ABPL30048 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO: AIR TUTORS: ROSIE GUNZBERG AND CAM NEWNHAM

SEMESTER 1, 2014

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHBOOKZACCHAEUS TOW (581907)

Week 01 - Exploring the World of Parametric DesignPARAMETER: A Parameter, in the most general

sense, is a factor that helps to define the overall

limits and performace of a system.

Defining curves, lofting and baking.Adjusting control points in Rhino, and baking the loft again creates an updated surface

Use of the octree component to create boxes along a lofted surface

Creating a single item that is based one specfic parameters that can adjust shape and magnitude of offset. Followed by mapping the pattern onto a various surfaces

Week 02 - Understanding Geometry, Transformations and Intersections

Creating arcs between two curves, loft them to create volumes. Contour component allows for easy projections to create plates that can be easily fabricated.

Week 03 - Controlling the Algorithm: Lists, Flow, Control, Matching

Creating a gridshell from a series of curves, using explode tree (lists) to define each start point, then creating an arc through each point on the curves. Use of the geodesic component to create geodesic curves along the lofted surface. Shift list component distorts the curves by a certain magnitude, making them diagonal.

Week 04 - Parameter Space, Data Types and Functions

Fractal TetrahedraRecursive fractures were used to create multiple scaling and trimming, similar to that of The Morning Line. The use of ‘expressions’ was new, and can be used to change the dimensions of the polygon. Changing the limits of the sides resulted in odd shapes such as this ‘flower-like’ pyramidal shape.

Fractal TetrahedraThrough manipulation of the basic building blocks followed by a series of interpolated curves and arrays, I was able to create interesting species that were quite surprising.

Week 05 - Demonstrating Controllers, Samplers and Fields

BiothingUsing fields and the graph mapperStrips created over interpolated curvesExperimenting with spin force component

Colour GradientsUsing the colour gradient component to create colour variations over curvature

Week 06 - Experiments on Parabolas

Week 07 - Tessallating on Surfaces

Week 08 - Two-axes Rotation

Creating double-axis panel, allowing for three-dimensional rotation within a frame

Testing the script for application on odd shapes