Project 2

The goal of Project2 was to build upon the previous Project 1. I reused many parameters and took them further with a plugin called Dynamo. Dynamo makes it is possible to establish more sophisticated sets of parameters to produce more complicated geometries. The façade elements in Project 1 were a more conceptual use of parametric techniques in Revit.  In project 2 I attempted to utilize the parameters more for functional efficiency by creating an aperture window opening mechanism. The façade elements are designed to open fully to the suns direct light during the day and absorb as much heat as possible. As the sun begins to set the aperture in turn begins to contract and insulate the windows.

Building: Feitag Store in Zurich, Switzerland

Final Renderings:

aperture_ext_1

 

aperture_ext_2

 Process:

 

Mistakes or problems encountered during the process of creating geometries and parameters led to new solutions and ideas. 

Test:

6:00PM

2:00 PM

 

9:00 AM

Above is a short video describing the components of the parametric aperture.

The goal of Project 1 was to recreate a structure while embedding into it parameters that can be used to easily adjust massing. After creating this parametric structure we added a façade that could be also be manipulated. The façade for project 1 was not required to be functional, but rather to show conceptual knowledge of parametric modeling in Revit. The following project follows this criteria, utilizing several methods and tools of parametric modeling learned in the class.

Building
The Feitag Store in Zurich, Switzerland was the reference for this building. The building is composed of recycled shipping containers stacked to form a tower structure. The height, as well as units width of the structure, is manipulated in the model though a "size_factor" variable. By changing this parameter, the horizontal array of the container units is controlled.
Façade
The façade was a conceptual mass of spherical objects fixed around a central node. The inspiration for this was a painting displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in Denver, Colorado. The dots get smaller as they reach the edges of the panel adding an emphasized perspective to the overall form. The curvature of the façade is based on its elevation and its overall "puffiness" can be changed with one parameter linking several elements in the façade's underlying structure.

Image above: Google 

Image below: iPhone

 

 

 

   Façade Diagram

 

 

   Mass Array Diagram

 

 

    Exterior Rendering

 

   Interior Rendering