Architecture Portfolio | Rick Schutte

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Rick Schutte

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KIN

Fall 2020 | Academic | ARC480: Adv. Topics in the Technology of Architecture:

AIR QUALITY IN

Summer 2020 | Personal | Velux Competition Winning S

VACUUPR

Spring 2020 | Academic | ARC381: Technology of Architecture | Instructors:

UNCANNY DENSITY: AI GA

Summer 2020 | Academic | ARC480: Adv. Topics in the Technology of Architectur

BRETON TOWER LOBBY INSTALLATION DESIGN AND P

Summer 2020 - Ongoing | Professional | Visualization and de

HYPERLOOP STATION

Winter 2020 | Persona

NETIC SOLAR-POWERED PAVILION

: Re-integrating Design | Instructor: Salman Khalili-Araghi | Individual Project

NDEX PAVILION

Submission | Advisor: JP King | Groupmate Mina Onay*

RINTING

: Tommy Reslinski, Tom Bessai | Groupmates David Kalman, Randa Omar*

AN PLAN REGENERATION

re: Lazy Computing | Instructor: Andrew Bako | Groupmates: Zhenxiao Yang, Lauren Ngo*

PARKVIEW TOWERS AMENITY FLOOR VISUALIZATION

esign work for QuadReal Property Group | Individual Project

N AND POD PROPOSAL

al | Individual Project

*Though these are collaborative projects, all included work has been completed by Rick Schutte unless otherwise stated

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR-POWERED

AI-generated pavilion

PAVILION

form continually changes to optimize its environmental comfort

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

CHAPTER ONE OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PAVILIO Programmed Flexibility

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ON // SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY MECHANISM

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ts or i g in al f o r m. A s s een in f ig. 1, t he alloy ( N itinol) ca n b e tra ine d a t 1000째C to re set i ts o r i g i na l it s train ed f o r m. S M A can t her ef or e b e u se d a s a Sola r-Powe re d a ctua tor if it is prop e rl y tra i ne d ,

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

CHAPTER ONE OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PAVILION Programmed Flexibility

PAV I L I O N M E C H A N I S M N O D E Solar rays heat coiled Nitinol wires to produce potential kinetic energy Remote actuated low-power locking pawl allows full control mechanism movement

Arduino Micro with Receiver

Nitinol Wire

R O TA T E U P

Locking pawl

R O TA T E D O W N

Black Metal Housing Heats Interior Space due to Sunlight

TELESCOPING ROD RETRACT

EXTEND Nitinol Wire

Coiled Nitinol wire is used to extend and retract the telescoping rods in order to reshape the pavilion structure

N // SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY MECHANISM PA N E L B L A D E S As telescoping rods extend and retract, the macroscopic form transforms from prioritizing precipitation/light impermeability to ventilation.

Ven til at ed Sur fa c e

Impermea ble Su r fa ce

RETRACT

EXTEND

P AV I L I O N P A N E L Node Nitinol Wire

Te l e s c o p i n g R o d

The Panel combines the three mechanisms. Each part easily clicks together for speedy construction and the kinetic capabilities allow for programmable formation.

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

CHAPTER TWO OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PAVILION Pavilion Form Generated From Site Input

Site A Site B

Site C

Site Analysis

Pre limin a ry Fle xibility

Goal: track site circulation and generate initial pavilion form. Designer will work alongside the AI in determining optimal preliminary flexibility depending on goal-function of pavilion. The three listed site topologies represent a designer’s possible goal functions: increasing the performance of existing architecture, increasing the performance of existing leisure spaces, and increasing the performance of urban circulation. Such goal factors could not be generated by the AI but can be greatly optimized.

N // ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE R e d , Gr e e n , and Bl ue Inputs Beco me AI Tra i ni ng In pu t Temperature

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Preci p itati on

Temperature

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Environmental Analysis Cont i nu o us F l e x i b i l i ty

The AI will continually record how the pavilion is being used in different environmental conditions and develop goal-functions of its own based off the initial parameters input from the designer. It will control the form of the pavilion to prepare for forecast weather and learn how people use the site to increase both the pavilion’s environmental and cultural performance.

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

A I C I R C U L AT I O N P R E D I CT I O N AI Learns and Predicts Human Movement

A G e n e ra tive Adver s ar ial Net work (GA N) is a type of A I . I t has a G e n e ra t o r and a Dis cr iminat or that both lear n from a set of i n p u t i m a ges .

Th e G e n e rat o r cr eat es new images (like an Artist), and the D isc r i m a t o r a t t empt s t o dis t ing uis h the new images from the or igin a l i n p u t imag es (like an Ar t Cr itic).

Th e g e n e ra t ed imag es o n t he r ight represent w here the G enerato r w a s a b le t o fo o l t he Dis cr iminator and create images indisti n g u i sh a ble fr o m t he input ima ges.

I n t h i s p ro ject , a GA N was us ed to lear n from circulation paths th rou g h a s it e and g ener at e it s ow n predicted human paths.

A I PA V I L I O N F O R M G E N E R A T I O N Environmental Input Becomes 3D Surface Environmental Input Map + Circulation

+ Te m p e r a t u r e

Input

+ Wind

Desired Output

Precipitation

AI Output

A Co ndit io nal Gener at i v e Adv ersar ial Netw ork (C GA N ) is a m or e advanced t y pe o f A I . I t also has a G enerator and a D iscr im a t o r t hat ar e t r ained from input images, how ev er the G enerat o r lear ns fr o m t wo s et s of input images and tr ies to translate o n e int o t he o t her.

I t i s as t ho ug h t he Gener ator lear ns English and French, and the D i scr iminat o r is it s Language teacher. After hav ing lear ned the t w o lang uag es , t he Generator can now translate one image set i n t o what it pr edict s is t he other. New unseen images can now be t ra ns lat ed int o a new pr edicted image.

I n t his pr o ject , a C GA N w as used to translate env ironmental i n put int o t he 3d s ur face of a pav ilion.

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

AI Environmental Optimization AI learns to optimize environmental comfort of pavilion

Environmental Input Map + Circulation

+ Te m p e r a t u r e

+ Wind

Precipitation

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I n t h i s p ro j e ct , I have cr eat ed t wo la ng ua g e s for a C GAN to tra nsla te b e twe e n . The i np ut l a ng ua g e co bine d i n t o a sin gle colou r f u l im age . The output la ng ua g e is a he ig htma p ima ge tha t i s us e d to a uto m s o ft w a re , a nd t he black t o whit e g ra die nt re pre se nts the he ig ht of the pav ilio n ro o f a t tha t l o ca ti o n r a i nw a te r ru n of f , an d ven t ilat ion control. D iffe re nt pav ilion for ms a re produce d to ma xi mi ze co mf

Solar Powered Kinetic Pavilion Solar-Powered mechanisms move the pavilion according to AI to optimize its form

Environmetal Input

Morning

P r e d i c t e d E nv i ro n m e nt a l I n p u t

Afternoon

M e d Te m p

H i g h Te m p

High Wind

Low Wind

Low Precipitation

Output for Morning Conditions

Low Precipitation

Output for Afternoon Conditions

on sist s of th e C i rc u l a t ion , Tem per at u r e, Wi nd, a nd Pre cipita tion of a site a t a spe cific ti me co mma tic ally ge n e ra te t h e 3d f or m of t he pavilion. The re d ba ckg round is ig nore d by the p a ra me tr i c . Th e r ed, g re e n , a nd blu e ar r ows r epr esen t e mb e dde d comfort optimiza tion for sola r he a t g a i n, or t in dif f e re nt e nv i ro n m en t al con dit ion s using the pav ilion’s kine tic S MA me cha nis ms .

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION: AI KINETIC SOLAR POWERED PAVILION

Morning Experiential Control: Extended Extended Panels mimic forest canopy conditions while producing shade

Th e A I m oves b eyon d envir on me nta l optimiza tion into e xpe r ie ntia l optimi za ti o n. The A I w i l l re c t o o p t i m i z e t he pavilion ’ s ex per ie ntia l qua litie s a ccording to wha t it ha s l e a r ne d . The A I i s no l

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Afternoon Experiential Control: Retracted Retracted Panels generate an intimate, comfortable environment

cor d th e vis i to rs ’ ti m e spen t in dif f er en t loca tions a ccording to diffe re nt e nv ironme nta l co nd i ti o ns long er a de s i g n t o o l bu t a con t in ou s collab ora tor in the e v olutiona ry de sig n proce ss o f a rchi te cture .

AIR QUALITY INDEX PAVILION: VELUX COMPETITION WIN

NNING SUBMISSION

Tinted glass walls create an experiential representation of global air pollution levels

AIR QUALITY INDEX PAVILION: VELUX COMPETITION WINNING SUBMISSION

Air Quality Index Pavilion Tinted glass walls represent city pollution levels

The tragedy of climate change is that it alters our environment so slowly that we b ecome comfortable with it. We fail to recognize that the whole earth shares a single breath. Upon enter ing the proposed Air Quality Index Pavilion (AQI P), visitors witness an immediate transfor mation of natural light as it is filtered through vertical layers of tinted curvilinear glass. Immersed in layers of optically simulated air pollution, visitors are invited to explore and contemplate a global phenomenon of hazardous atmospheres, indexed by the colourful language of light.

Pollution Levels Translated Into Colours The source of city pollution is mapped into a range of colours representing healthy and hazardous conditions

Pavilion design, concept, and renderings created with Mina Onay, drawing in bottom right completed by Mina Onay

VACUUPRINTING FABRICATION RESEARCH

Development of a speedy alternative to 3d printing - vacuum forming with a kinetic mold

VACUUPRINTING FABRICATION EXPLORATIONS

A thin plastic sheet i s h ea ted th en v a c u u dow n against par a m etri c f orm

Kinetic Mold L inear a c tu a tors a re p rogra m surface i n terp ol a ted w i th a be

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R e qui re d p a rt i s las er -cut fr o m pr int and as s e mb l e d w i th o t her par t s int o mo del

med t o g e n e ra te a d of fle x ib l e stri p s

Completed Model

VACUUPRINTING FABRICATION EXPLORATIONS

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Solar Radiation Benefit Diagram Panel forms are produced to optimize heat gain resilience

3 d p ri nt i n g allows f or ex t r em e fle xibility in the possible forms tha t ca n b e p ri nte d . H o w e v e r, w f o rm i n g allows f or r apid pr in t ing time , but re quire s a custom form to be p ri nte d a g a i ns t fo r e a c p ri nt i n g of vacu u m f or m in g wi th the fle xibility of 3d printing .

Fluid Simulation Panel grooves are used to optimize rainwater movement

wit h great er fl e x i b i l i t y, ef f icien cy is r edu ced a nd printing time ca n ofte n be impra ctica l . V a cuum ch diff er en t p ri nt . V a cu u pr in t ing u ses a para me tric, kine tic mold syste m tha t a llows t he s p e e d y

Design and physical model created in collaboration with David Kalman and Randa Omar, all drawings and simulatons created by Rick Schutte

UNCANNY DENSITY: AI GAN PLAN REGENERATION

Teaching AI to generate Architecture - then exploring it

UNCANNY DENSITY: AI PLAN REGENERATION

AI House Generation

Convert generated plans into 3d models

The G A N AI i s tr ai n ed o n c o l o u r e d h o u s e p l a n s l a b e l l e d a cco r d i n g t o t h e i r r o o m fu n ctio n , the A I w a ll s of t he gen er ated i m ages are a u t o m a t i ca l l y e x t r u d e d a n d f u r n i t u r e m o d els ar e p ar am etr ically input , i n t h i s c ase i t r ec y c l es ar ch i t e ct u ra l d e s i g n l o g i c a n d e x p o s e s h i d d e n ten d en cies w ithin the

Uncanny Density

Investigate strange architecture in realtime

t h en gener a t e s t hous an d s o f n ew p l an s th a t h av e t h e e m b e d d e d l o g i c o f t h e o r i g i n a l plan s . The a dded ac c or ding t o t h e r o o m fu n c ti o n c o l o u r. Th e A I ca n o n l y g e n e r a t e w h a t i t â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s l e a r n ed fr o m the field of A r chit e t ur e .

Groupmates assisted in collection and labelling of input images

BRETON TOWER LOBBY INSTALLATION DESIGN AND PARK

Design

KVIEW TOWERS AMENITY FLOOR VISUALIZATION

n and visualization work for two condo buildings commissioned by Quadreal Property Group

BRETON TOWER LOBBY INSTALLATION DESIGN

Lobby Installation CNC panels are backlit to create an intimate ambience in the lobby of the 32 storey condo building

The lobby is the ultimate threshold, not just connecting living spaces to the outside world but connecting provoke conversation, introspection, and exploration, in the hopes of connecting its isolated residents to

Site Topography Residents are encouraged to explore the history of their land

g floors of corridors of rooms of families to their everyday lives. The lobby thus has a responsibility to one another and to the history of the land on which they live.

Installation concept created with Jacqueline Vandervaart

PARKVIEW TOWERS AMENITY FLOOR AND FACADE VISUALIZATION

Parametric Condo Design Grasshopper building code was used to generate condo design options and allow Virtual Reality exploration

31st Floor Amenity Level The pre-construction shared space was visualized through several realtime animations in Unreal Engine

PARKVIEW TOWERS AMENITY FLOOR AND FACADE DESIGN VISUALIZATION

Parametric Iteration 1

Parametric Iteration 2

Parametric Iteration 3

Parametric Iteration 4 Selected Iteration

TORONTO HYPERLOOP STATION

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sal for high-speed sustainable transportation system connecting major North American cities

TORONTO HYPERLOOP STATION fig. 3

Sola r - pow er ed , m agn eti c al l y - l evi t a t i n g Hyp e rl o o p Po d s w i l l co n n e ct ci t i e s v ia vacu u m tu b e in fr as t or f r ic t ion, c r eati n g affo r d ab l e i n t e r -ci t y t r a n s p o rt a t i o n . Th i s i n f r a s t ru ct u re w ill s ign ifican tly low e w ay s , a nd i n ter sec ti o n s to b e tr an s f o r m e d i n t o w a l k a b l e z o n e s a n d p a rk s p a ces . Tho s e w ho can n o t a v i r onme nt a l i m p ac t an d wi l l b e a b l e t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f ca r e e r o p p o r t u n i ties fo u n d in lar ge citie

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tr ucture. Th e Hy pe r loo p sy stem wi l l al l ow 1 0 0 0 k m / h t ra n s p o r t a t i o n w i t h n e g l i g i b l e a i r r es is tan ce r the d emand of pe r s o n al veh i c l es, an d wi l l p e r m i t t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f s e l e ct p a rk i n g lo ts , highffo rd to live i n hig h- d en si ty u r b an ar eas wi l l b e a b l e t o co m m u t e h u g e d i s t a n ce s w i t h n e glig ib le ene s.

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Rick Schutte, 2020