GEODE FORMING [GRASSHOPPER]
As an introduction to the software, the Geode project allowed me to explore the new space without connecting to Rhino geometry. The definition allows for users to render infinite, unique lofted polygons and create a shape from the convergence of up to three more linear objects. The code allows for various customizations of the shape including angle, loft distance, shape size and abstraction, as well as built in union command for easy production to a 3d printer.
SCOPE [GRASSHOPPER]
Taking the form definition created in Geode, Scope intended to experiment with light as it moves through one of the uniquely created polygons. Adapting the scale from the original code and adding a custom bounding box allowed form separation between the two systems. Once composed, the unique inner piece would become waffled with a density that can be easily changed to test different lighting conditions. The code also instructs the waffling to be split intersecting fins in order to be easily laser cut and nest perfectly within the shell using only friction connections.
REVIVAL [GRASSHOPPER]
Revival is the finale of a of a trio of experiments that acts as a point of return. The earth is always shifting, creating cracks in what once used to be solid.
Opening the geode to its interior sprouts new life which will wash away what was once known. The project acts as a culmination of ideas and augmentations that has told the story of fabrication through code and materiality. Revival was meant to be a concrete fountain derived from the language of a geode and its interior mystic. The 3d printed positive would have acted as a mold for a silicone negative, which then would have allowed a concrete pour into the resulting shape. While physically unfinished, the installation would have slowly erode away from the waters constant offense to reflect the ever changing composition of Earth. Technically, Revival takes the original Geode code and wraps a simplified waffle structure from Scope around it to create the paths for water to run down. Infinite iterations are possible as the amount of factors involved allow for form control and unique designs.
Opening the geode to its interior sprouts new life which will wash away what was once known. The project acts as a culmination of ideas and augmentations that has told the story of fabrication through code and materiality. Revival was meant to be a concrete fountain derived from the language of a geode and its interior mystic. The 3d printed positive would have acted as a mold for a silicone negative, which then would have allowed a concrete pour into the resulting shape. While physically unfinished, the installation would have slowly erode away from the waters constant offense to reflect the ever changing composition of Earth. Technically, Revival takes the original Geode code and wraps a simplified waffle structure from Scope around it to create the paths for water to run down. Infinite iterations are possible as the amount of factors involved allow for form control and unique designs.
TECHNICAL DIAGRAMMING [GRASSHOPPER+COVETOOL]
By taking in epw data for any location, the combination and integration of covetool and grasshopper within Rhino-7 allows iterative climate results to be generated in real time on a digital model. By using the software in parallel, statistics such as EUI and daylighting depth can be visualized and reacted to in ways that allow the architect to not only design more efficiently, but also log informative graphics from every iteration.
