part a & b sketchbook

A R C H I T E C T U R A L

A I R2 0 1 4S K E T C H B O O K

SKETCHBOOK PART A

L O F T & B A K E : RHINO & GRASSHOPPER ALGORITHMIC DIAGRAMS

L O F T & B A K E : RHINO & GRASSHOPPER ALGORITHMIC DIAGRAMS

C O N T O U R -ING TUTORI-AL WEEK 2:

CURVES TUTO-RIAL WEEK 2:

DRIFTWOOD TU-TORIAL WEEK 2:

KINETIC ENER-GY DATA FORM:

SKETCHBOOK PART B

WEEK 4

FIELD FUNDAMENTALS

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

This tutorial looks at the concept of a differentiated field by creating charges, merging and breaking fields as well as displaying those fields. New components that hadn’t been used be-

fore included the ‘tensor field’ component, which indicate vectors which show direction and magnitude of the fields. By using more than one point charger and using a ‘merge’ tool you are

able to create diferent points of vector direction, this could be used when exploring and convey-ing wind data in future iterations.

WEEK 5

IMAGE SAMPLING

Image sampling was interesting in terms of being able to map a surface space from a surface image using an ‘image sampler’ deisgn. This could be incorporated into my own iterations per-haps by finding “wind dispersal” images with strong gradients to see what kind of volumes and patterns along a plane cane be created in relation to kinetic energy.

The final result of this tutorial has inspired me to look deeper into the idea of DISPERSAL, and how the sculptural installation for the LAGI competition may be spread around the site to connect to diferent points of wind load, to capture wind direction and to connect to the site at a larger scale than a single pavilion would.

AFTER NOTE: dispersal was presented as design concept.

WEEK 5

GRAPH CONTROLLER

The ‘Graph Mapper’ command is flexible command that allows interesting patterns and vector directions to be created. This could be unusual if combined with form and conceptual data -perhaps incorpo-raing this into a series of iterations would be interesting to create fluid, curvy lines.

AFTER NOTE: This process did turn out to be key in iteration process (refer to Jounral Part B.4)

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

SKETCH 1

WEEK 5

EVALUATING FIELDS&GRAPHING SECTION PROFILES

The ‘Evaluating Fields’ and ‘Graphing Section Profiles’ have created iterations that represent the exact flow of lines to trigger the notion of wind movement wanted for Part B iterations.

Iteration 2.0 used the lines of a Copenhagen wind data map as base curves to experiment how this method of algorithmic sketching could relate to energy and the LAGI site itself.

AFTER NOTE: Evaluating Fields and Graphing section profiles were key in Part B iterations, and the aim is to continue to manipulate forms with these commands in Part C.

SKETCH 2

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

GEOMETRYLAVA - GREEN VOID

The “Green Void” case study/tutorial was breifly explored as Part B focused on Geometry as

its main case study. This method of producing sketches as evident wasn’t overly succesfful and failed to trigger any sense of inspiration

for design, energy production or relation to the LAGI site. But to be fair, it is not the method

itself that is inadequate, ir was more so due to the struggle of my own creative block.

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

WEEK 6

PATH MAPPER

Creating a 3D grid of points (creating a three-dimensional

data structure). Through the use of the ‘data tree’ component this method of sketching may allow

data such as Copenhagen wind statistics and energy values to

be incorporated directly into the design.

WEEK 6

TREE MENUOnly very briefly explored, no real inspiration gained therefore was quickly abandoned

WEEK 6

CONTINUOUS PATTERNING

Strong and bold use of geometry in these ske-cthes, which relates specifically to Part B Geom-

etry Case Studies. The final iteration was most interesting, when the shapes were seperated

using sliders, once again relating back to the idea of dispersal.

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHES

NON TEACHING PERIOD 1

FRACTAL PATTERNS

SKETCH 1

By playing with the rotation angle and sclae factor sliders this shape was produced with the idea of a pavilion in mind. The taller curves seem as though

they are just about to reach over enough to pro-duce some sort of roofing/shelter . The curvilinear form created is inspired by wind movement, and

this shape perhaps could be used to capture and move wind for energy production.

FRACTAL PATTERNS

SKETCH 1By adjusting mainly the “max value” slider a series of shapes were pro-duced that already create a sense of enclosure. The curves are light and delicate and if adapted and modi-fied into the LAGI site it could poten-tially site in harmony with nature in a understated and harmonious way.

NON TEACHING PERIOD 1

GRADIENT DESCENT

Generation of a recursive pattern over a surface using Copenhagen wind data and timber tension behaviours by embedding them in the code in ways of sliders and numerical patterns.

ALGORITHMIC SKETCHESNON TEACHING PERIOD 2

VOUSSOIR CLOUD INPUT&

VOUSSOIR CLOUD FORM FINDING

SKETCHES #2

USING COPENHA-GEN WIND DATA

FORMS AND NUMER-ICAL VALUES

SKETCHES #1

SKETCHES #3

USING DATA OF A TEST ON THE STRESS AND STRAIN VALUES OF PLYWOOD TO TRIG-GER FORM, VOLUME AND POINTS