Thursday, November 3, 2011

Assignment 3

Given the choice of multiple sites across Sydney we had to select one and create a parametric model suitable for that site. I chose the famous "toaster" building at Circular Quay. My final submission can be seen below. The model is able to adapt and change it's form to maximise the environmental effects of the sun and wind. Being in such a prominent Sydney harbour side location the building is also able to adapt to capitalise on Harbour Bridge, Opera House and park views.


This animation shows the range of movement for the parametric model.




These images show some renders and screen shots taken from Rhinoceros and PhotoShop throughout the design process.

Assignment 1

Our initial assignment was an introduction to Rhinoceros and its Grasshopper plugin. We were required to develop a simple model to explore the potential of the software and build a skill set that we could build on in future assignments. My submission can be seen below.