winnie [aggregates models, work in progress]

The physical model of the component aggregation is still building up, but the shadow and the layering effect are starting to perform as expected. The next task is to fill up a volume with reserved spaces, that is going to be exciting result.

Observing how my little natural builder aggregate his "components" also give me some inspirations and motivations to continue this exploration. Another inspiration come from the hairy surface of the hendecahedra. Is it possible to make the component flexible and give this "soft" texture instead of the rigid texture from the physical model?

Finally, working in Maya has brought me so much frustrations because Particles doesn't work in my case. The only model that getting close to imitate the behaviour of the physical model would be using Instance copy and animate the objects with gravity field. But this Maya model containing only 32 simplified components already dragged the computer to almost frozen... don't know how to continue...


"In their bound form, aggregates are by far the most ubiquitous materials in architectural construction. However, there are few precedents for using loose aggregates in any significant way, despite their ability to swiftly interact with a given environment. Michael Hensel and Achim Menges argue for a better understanding of the behaviour of such materials in order that they can be used in their loose form. Aggregates are formed not through the connection of elements with joints or a binding matrix, but through the loose accumulation of separate elements. This approach therefore requires a radical departure from architectural design based on assemblies and assembly processes." - Architectural Design, March/April 2008.

Alice_Pattern Development Record_Model Snapshots

         

            "Three Families"

    

           -  The chosen one to be developed -

Hanee-Mid term (poster)

chanon after Midterm

I try to use other remeshing method but I found just only Catmull Clark and loop Subdivision can work with my model.

Chanon Midterm

Alice_mid-term

BEDZRA. MID SEM

Aleksandra - midterm poster

winnie [mid-term poster]

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Hanee-3rd Intermediate form

vassa. fibers

vassa.plumage

Aleksandra - cladistic diagram/family -genealogy of body

unfortunately I can't paste my models on white background becouse some of them has black elements which were created during rendering. I will try to balance dark diagram against light design of hole panel.

Aleksandra- human scale3

I changed scale of human again - people have 1.8 m height and building has approximately 2000 m2. I tryed to make bright background using white sphere but with different location of light it going to be dark. In my opinion the model looks good with present backgraund or however should I change for more bright and play with lights?

Aleksandra - human scale2

I change human scale 2 times. this plan which I sent was like provisional plan or lay out of space. Should I draw in detail with thickness of walls, doors, furnitures, etc.? proper plans, sections etc- it means that I have to prepare more precise views? What you mean writing "Nothing you could show at the midterm presentation"?

I want to ask also about genealogy wich I have to present - cladistic diageams- family tree - can I present few models if yes how many? 3 it will be enough or more?

Dear students

Matias will be sending you a layout for your presentation
please insert, then post only material for the presentation
as follows:

A.WHOLE to PART

A.1. Deep Ornament
your Interest (what specific topic in the general issue of ornament you were interested in: 1 image and 1 sentence explanation)

A.2. Genealogy (Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of Bodies

A.3. Genealogy (Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of Remeshing methods / SURFACE remeshings

A.4. Genealogy (Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of Subdivision of Space/Articulation of Space

A.5. Most successful body(A.2), with the most successful remeshing method (A.3), with the best subdivision of space so far (A.4)



B. PART TO WHOLE

B.1. Deep Ornament
your Interest (what specific topic in the general issue of ornament you were interested in: 1 image and 1 sentence explanation)

B.2 Genealogy ((Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of Components

B.3 Genealogy ((Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of its Agglomeration into a surface

B.4 Genealogy ((Cladistic Diagrams/Family) of its spatial Agglomeration

B.5 Most successful Component(B.2), with the most successful surface agglomeration (B.3), with the best spatial agglomeration so far (B.4)

clau. COMP8_S2

I started to play with my initial component, rotating its three axes and changing the scale in z axis while paths are created. The result is just product of the interaction among the components. Any shape was pre-stablished - one of the rules for this work. The emergent behavior is the starting point for develping spatial contitions.

keywords for this ex.: redundancy, differentiation, informal diagrams, multiple, unexpected pahts, formless.

I haven't changed the the morphology of the component in this exercise. I'm trying to do so with other explorations, but any successful example til this moment.

Hanee-2nd Intermediate form-(tested)

Another simple hybrid form is populated with ornament to understand the spatial conditions created by them. Although the form came from the long evolutionary process but still the idea behind that was to create the non-linear forms of nature. The low height entry of the building leads to the main exhibition space with a loft that connects to the other space through bridge. Random arrangement of ornaments are used here but keeping in mind structural intergrity of whole mass.

Shadows are the integral part of these ornaments that not only gives the sense of another dimension to them but also to the space either enclosed by them or outside.