Architecture Design Studio Air Responsive Group - Dai Duong, Cheng Chen, Kaiying Yu & Hamish Bartlett
•Responsive architecture •Dynamic sculptures that respond to varying wind conditions •Symbolic of the social growth within Wyndham •Marriage between natural and manmade elements.
The Aim •Experience for motorists that conveys the rapidly changing populous. •Using dramatic yet consistent changes in color, shape and volumes of space. •Create a constantly changing experience for it’s consumers..
Articulated Cloud - Ned Kahn
The design intent of the “Articulated cloud” was to suggest that the building has been enveloped by a digitized cloud. The sculpture’s appearance changes dramatically with variations in light conditions, weather and time of the day. Its prime driving factor is wind. Ned Kahn used the invisible force to create ‘moving’ facades through the use of smaller dynamic units in a repetitive nature.
Site Analysis WYNDHAM
SITE
MELBOURNE
N
Site B
Site C
Site A
Direction Of Prevailing Winds
Direction To Wyndham
N
Cell Size
Time
Cell Growth and Size Regulation in Yeast
Linear
Frequency
Curvature
Sine
Cosine
Exponential
Logarithm
Curve from graph Curve from chosen grasshopper matrix
Inputs Curve
System Divide Curve
North Boundary Line
Curve
Outputs
Split Curve
Line
Move
Divide Curve
South Boundary Line
Interpolate
Isocurve
Rotate
Loft
Divide Curve
Extrude
Interpolate
Extrude
Fins
Wires
Panels
South Elevation
East Elevation
West Elevation
50m
Site B
Direction To Wyndham
Direction Of Prevailing Winds
Wyndham City Gateway Kaiying Yu, Dai Duong, Cheng Chen & Hamish Bartlett Responsive architecture can generate dynamic sculptures that respond to varying wind conditions (The rapid change that can be seen in such a sculpture is symbolic of the social growth within Wyndham itself). The movement of components due wind, combined with an organic structural form, creates the illusion of marriage between natural and manmade elements. The aim is to bring them together to create an experience for motorists that conveys the rapidly changing populous that is Wyndham through the use of dramatic yet consistent changes in color, shape and volumes of space. The ever-changing forms that the structure can take will create a constantly changing experience for it’s consumers. This will allow greater appreciation for the project as an art piece in its lifetime.