Assignments examples

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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