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 4- Price Saravia Sinis
















Study of Prevailing Winds















Range of Motion for Shadows
















Shadow analysis- angled to sun path



















Shadow analysis- angled to sun


















Shadow analysis- parallel to sun path






These series of images analyse how the object redirects liquid (water). The function of the object is to channel and direct the water into the lower level cups . With the adjustment of the luqid speed, surface conditions and external influences such as wind and gravity, we can determine suitable angles and the formal inclinations of the object.






















The following performance diagrams will test different arrangments of the holes on the surface determining the best layout suitable for the filtration of the rain water into the garden below.


Single:


2-1:



3-2:



Inline:



Single - Many(change in scale)

1 comment:

Ladies of Leisure said...

Hi there I came across your blog and am interested in the software your using for liquid analysis...can you please let me how what the program is...I'm very interested. shida