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Performative Facade Design with Computation and Topology
Robert Aish, Director Software Development Autodesk Gustav Fagerström, Senior Technical Designer Buro Happold
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Introduction
Genzyme Center Cambridge, MA
Smithsonian Gallery Washington, D.C.
Curtis R. Priem EMPAC Troy, NY
The High Line New York, NY
WTC Memorial Pavilion New York, NY
U2-360 World Tour
Sperone Westwater Gallery New York, NY
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA
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Integrated Design Culture
Structural Engineering
MEP Engineering
Environmental Consulting
Specialty Structures
Façades
Lighting
Simulation Analysis
Fire Engineering
Environments & Infrastructure
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Integrated Design Software
Structural Analysis
Environmental Performance
Topological Modeling
Fabrication Planning
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Integrated Approach Equals Efficient Delivery
Performative Façade Design
by means of
Computational tools
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Topological Modeling
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Washington, DC
900 16th Street Robert AM Stern Architects
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Facade System Types
EWS01- Precast Concrete façade with stone facing.
EWS02- Thermally Broken Aluminum Stick Curtain Wall with insulated glazing and Aluminum Clad Insulated Spandrel
EWS03- Thermally Broken Aluminum Storefront with Insulated Glazing within Marble-Clad Surrounds.
EWS04- Faceted, flush-glazed Curtain Wall supported on steel sub-frame.
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Church Entrance
Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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Church Entry
Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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EWS04-Options 3 & 4
Single Skin Façade with Structural Silicone Fixed IGU Glazing
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Church Entry
Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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Structural setout
The regular approach for structural setout - parallel offset of glass faces to the back – would not yield a useful structural node
Separate intersection points, >2’ apart
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Structural setout
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Structural setout
For this reason a different approach was used in which 1) an average vector around each node is computed from the normal vector of each face incident on that node
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Structural setout
And 2) a bisector for each adjacent face pair is computed
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Structural options
Exterior view: Wall system carried by 4 1/2” diam. steel pipe Exterior view: Wall system carried by 2”x6”-12” steel plate (depth variable)
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Structural options
Interior view: Wall system carried by 4 1/2” diam. steel pipe Interior view: Wall system carried by 2”x6”-12” steel plate (depth variable)
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Exterior view: Wall system carried by 4 1/2” diam. steel pipe
Structural options
Exterior view: Wall system carried by 2”x6”-12” steel plate (depth variable)
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Structural options
Exterior view: Wall system carried by 4 1/2” diam. steel pipe Exterior view: Wall system carried by 2”x6”-12” steel plate (depth variable)
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Facade System Types
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Facade System Types
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Facade System Types
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Structural setout
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Geometry redefined as topology map
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Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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Drawing courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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+ slender section + straight flat, runs - no consistent node intersection
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+ slender section + straight flat, runs - no consistent node intersection
+ visually slender + simple, straight section for glass support + consistent node intersection - complex milling and bar bending
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+ slender section + straight flat, runs - no consistent node intersection
+ visually slender + simple, straight section for glass support + consistent node intersection - complex milling and bar bending
+ single point node intersection - visually heavy sections - compound sections
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Structure
All plate members 6x2
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designscript.org Performative Facade Design
with Computation and Topology Robert Aish, Director Software Development Autodesk
Gustav Fagerström, Senior Technical Designer Buro Happold
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Upcoming DesignScript workshops 2013:
• Tue 17th September: Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands http://ecaade2013.bk.tudelft.nl/
• Sat 28th + Sun 29th September: Univ. of the Arts Berlin, Germany https://www.design-modelling-symposium.de/frontend/index.php
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Performative Facade Design with Computation and Topology
Robert Aish, Director Software Development Autodesk Gustav Fagerström, Senior Technical Designer Buro Happold
Thank you! www.burohappold.com
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