DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

With the smaller apartment block I have began to shape the exterior of the building by curving the eastern side of the model. Using curved lines in Rhino to then loft it in Grasshopper I then subtracted the new geomerty against the existing building which created a wavy formation. The description file above shows how I scaled each level which starts smaller at the base, becomes larger towards the middle floor as that floor is still connecting to the other building, then from each floor above the middle becomes smaller again.

ASSIGNMENT THREE DESIGN EXPLORATION

For Assignment Two my topics chosen to explore was Architect Zaha Hadid and Fabrication Planning. For this Assignment I have based my design concept behind Zaha Hadid's influences towards the Architecture industry which involves the curvature of geometries to blend in with its surrounds and the fluidity behind it. For my design I have came up with two building apartments, which together makes up maximum space of the 'Piano' site and also keeping the triangular shape of the site. To incorporate Hadid's influences into my concept I have experimented on triangular lines which I hope to create curved geometries which will wrap around the entire design.

CHOSEN SITE

The site is at the corner of Crown street and Cathedral Street. It marks the end of Crown Street, a vital artery of Sydney, and is directly opposite the back of the Domain. Within the site location of the model the use of the piano site will be the best to convey the concepts of Zaha Hadid and Fabrication Planning in seeing how the model can blend and relate to the site and its surroundings . The purpose is to create a residential building, which means having to remove everything on the current site and build the new proposed design concept.

TWELVE FINAL CITATIONS OF SOURCES OF SOURCES FOR ASSIGNMENT 2

Major Sources

-Zaha Hadid Architects, MAXXI: Zaha Hadid Architects: Museum of XXI Century Arts (Rizzoli, 2010)

-Branko Kolarevic, Architecture In The Digital Age: Design And Manufacturing (New York: Spon Press, 2003)

Minor Sources

-Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Complete Works (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004)
Alexandra Papadakis, Zaha Hadid: Testing The Boundaries (Berkshire: Papadakis Dist A C, 2006)

-Phillip Jodido, Zaha Hadid: Complete Works, 1979-2009 (New York: TASCHEN America Llc, 2009)

-Patrik Schumacher, Digital Hadid: landscapes in motion (Basel: Birkhauser Verlag AG,2003)

-Philippe Samyn, Architecture And Engineering 1990-2000 (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1999)

-Yu-Tung Liu, Defining Digital Architecture: 2001 Far East International Digital Architectural Design Award (Berkshire: Papadakis Dist A C, 2002)

-Phillip Jodido, Hybrid Space: New Forms In Digital Architecture (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000)

-Robert Corser, Fabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital Design and Manufacturing (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010)

-Alistair G. F. Gibb, Off-Site Fabrication: Prefabrication, Pre-Assembly And Modularisation (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999)

-Stephen Kieran, Loblolly House: Elements Of A New Architecture (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008)

SIX SOURCES ON GEOMETRY & DESIGN

Michele Melaragno, An Introduction To Shell Structures- The Art and Science of Vaulting (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold) 1991
The art and vaulting now provides a through treatment of domes- a subject that has been sadly neglected throughout the modern architectural period. Michele Melargano analyses these structures in great detail, exploring their architectural, engineering, and construction aspects, and providing practical design guidelines for those interested in conceiving forms of their own.


Geoffrey Hemion, Classification Of Knots And 3-Dimensional Spaces (New York: Oxford) 1992
This book is concerned with the fundamental question of the classification of knots, and more generally with the classification of arbitrary (compact) topological objects which occur in our normal spaces of physical reality.


Martijn Veltkamp, Free Form Structural Design (Amsterdam: IOS Press) 2007
Engineers have always been experiencing difficulties in making buildings structurally viable ever since arrchitects dreamt of freely formed buildings. The complexity lies in the relatively low-tech approach of the building industry seeking to exploit proven technologies prior to introducing new ones.


Ben Flatman & Craig Holmes, Birmingham: Shaping The City (London: RIBA Publishing) 2008
Shaping the city is an authoritive and objective assessment of the redevelopment and rregeneration of Birmingham. The book seeks to identify the drivers for change in the renaissance of contemporary Birmingham and explores the depth and complexity of the public-private partnerships involved in their delivery. This book also articulates and stresses the importance of urban design and a vibrant architectural community for the successful on-going regeneration of this ever-changing city.


Marc Dubois, Philippe Samyn Architecture And Engineering 1990-2000 (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG) 1999
Philippe Samyn is widely recognised as Belgium's most well-known architectural and engineering office. Over many years he has made a name for himself with his innovative constructions using steel and glass, and his ecologically optimized glass dome made of wood and glass at the Walloon forestry centre in Marche-en-Famenne gained much acclaim. Projects such as a research centre for steel construction in Gent, the M & G K Laboratories in Venafro, Italy or a footbridge in Kortrijk, Belgium are all examples of Samyn's successful synthesis of engineering skills and architectural aesthetics. In this monograph the renowned architectural critic Marc Dubois portrays approximately 18 of the most interesting buildings and projects to come from this office.


Paula Antonelli, Claesson Koivisto Rune Architecture (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG) 2007

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INFLUENCES

PALACIO DE LAS ARTES REINA SOFIA
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Location: Valencia, Spain













ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
















HIGH DESERT HOUSE
Architect: Kendrick Bang Kellogg
Location: Joshua Tree, California

TUTORIAL RELATED TO THEME

Patterning based on point distance in Grasshopper

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-make-scaling-circular-patterns-rhino-grasshopper-255310/view/


I found this tutorial very helpful as it shows how to begin to create scaled patterns. These scaled patterns will represent the formation bats may have on a certain surface and their system of overlapping each other on certain areas they can all grip on easier. I am hoping to form this into a model that is convexed in shape to represent how they form up on curved surfaces.