Form fitness explorations in Architecture.


Seeking to escape site-specific narratives, programmatic limitations and typological control; this class will explore architecture’s own generative and material capacities to become an organizational mechanism that relates to function.

During this academic term, we will make use of thorough digital experimentation. The use of advanced NURBS operations, computational fluid dynamics and parametric growth engines will be critical to challenge the formal conventions of building envelope and supporting systems—skin/surface/structure and the complexity of boundary definers, tectonic values and circulation areas.

Starting from the study of reference objects, we will identify particular relationships between form and performance, followed by a series of dynamic analyses that would define strategies for form optimization. Using the resultant geometry information as a driver, students will digitally model and modify the original profiles to satisfy the requirements of two architectural applications that will vary in scale.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Assignment 03: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS


Romero


The performance analysis of the project seeks to evaluate the behavior of different triangular structures in relation to the loads applied to them. It is notorius the direct influence that the shape of the roof generates on the distribution of loads. The more the pyramidal roof gets closer in shape to a sphere, the more uniform the forces are dispersed on the surface. That premise allows to select a specific structure according to the scale of the space to be created. For instance, to cover a large space using the stuctural modules, it would be more convenient in terms of efficiency to work with those that have more sides in their pyramidal roof (six, seven, eight or even nine sides). The other modules with three to five sides become more effective if the space is meant to gather a low number of individuals (two to six approximately).
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