PRACTICAL ASSINGMENTS (+EXAMPLES)
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1) FIRST ASSIGNMENT “INTERACTIVE PARAMETRIC FACADE” [2.5 hour practical session] Design task: o
Site: FREE
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Limitations: 10m/10m/5m max
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Function: FREE + Responsive [Facade changes when environment changes]
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Material – N/A
Design task development : sketching, developing programming logic [10 min]
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Describe your design idea using 2-3 keywords for each category. o
Geometry [Keywords example: circles, triangulation, spiral]
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Abstract Metaphors [Keywords example: smooth, airy, cloud etc.]
Participants have to accomplish and submit the first assignment [online submission – emailing / uploading to blog]. The first assignment should be submitted before 9:00 am on the next day
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After each submission participants will be asked to answer a short questionnaire
Example:
Sketch _ Example_ task 1 “INTERACTIVE PARAMETRIC FACADE”
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Modelling logic: -
Set Curves / Loft Curves / Divide Surface /
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Flatten List of Points/ Cull Pattern (True/False/False/True/False)/ Generate Polygons Panels:(Polygons (2 sizes) / Rotate / Planar Surface)
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Extrude Panels / Custom Preview
Grasshopper definition _ Example_ task 1 “INTERACTIVE PARAMETRIC FACADE”
Describe design idea using 2-3 keywords: -
Geometry: Divide Surface, Points, Polygons
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Abstract Metaphors: Perforated, Growing, Honeycomb Cells
Outcome Model:
Outcome Model _ Example_ task 1 “INTERACTIVE PARAMETRIC FACADE”
Online Questionnaire: http://vuw.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4SdEhWCJpgcdfnL School of Architecture and Design Victoria University of Wellington
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2) SECOND
ASSIGNMENT
INTRODUCTION
“URBAN
PAVILION”
(Structure
responsive to human behaviour) [2.5 hour practical session] Design task: o
Site: FREE
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Limitations: RESPONSIVE STRUCTURE (Structure responsive to human behaviour / movement / amount of people, etc…)
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Function: URBAN PAVILION
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Material – N/A
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Design task development - sketching [10 min]
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Describe your design idea using 2-3 keywords for each category.
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Geometry [Keywords example: circles, triangulation, spiral]
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Abstract Metaphors [Keywords example: smooth, airy, cloud etc.]
Participants have to accomplish and submit the first assignment [online submission + online questionnaire] Note that the second assignment should be submitted before 10:00 pm on the same day.
Example:
Sketch _ Example_ task 2 “URBAN PAVILION”
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Modelling logic: -
Set Curves / Loft Curves / Divide Surface /Subsurfaces / Explode
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Flatten List of Points/ Reduce Points (Randome) / Delaunay Edges / Extrude / Area
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Evaluate Curve / Distance / Gradient
Grasshopper definition_ Example_ task 2 “URBAN PAVILION”
Describe design idea using 2-3 keywords: -
Geometry: Divide Surface, Random Reduce, Delaunay
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Abstract Metaphors: Transformation, Order - Disorder, Triangulation
Outcome Model:
Outcome model_ Example_ task 2 “URBAN PAVILION”
Online Questionnaire: http://vuw.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4SdEhWCJpgcdfnL School of Architecture and Design Victoria University of Wellington
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