Assignment 6: Exhibition

Click the links below to check the following assignments:
Assignment 1: Modelling | Lasercutting
Assignment 2: 3D Printing
Assignment 3: Waffling
Assignment 4: Two Parts
Assignment 5: Nature

Assignment 5 - Nature

For this assignment, I designed something that was based on my knowledge of grasshopper after three months of learning how to use it. This design is a conceptual model of a pavilion design that I had in mind. It relates to nature in terms of its organic form and terrain like roof design. After consulting my tutor, I decided to create something architectural for this last assignment. Ever since the start of this semester, I was particularly interested in waffling and sectioning, the two techniques which clearly define the construction of a typical building. Therefore, I worked around with these two techniques in order to design this conceptula pavilion model. My aim for this assignment wasn't to just design something that featured a natural system, but to display the way the program Grasshopper is applicable to the architecture community and the greater possibilities it can bring to it, but at the same time, illustrate a form of architecture that shows the architecture conversing with nature.

Click here to download the Grasshopper file and here to download the Rhino file for this assignment.

Assignment 4 - Two Parts

For this assignment, I created a solid that is composed of triangular panels with waffled joints in the shape of circles.

Click here to download the grasshopper script for this assignment.

Assignment 3 - Waffling

The main purpose of this assignment was to create a waffling script that would waffle solids. Throughout this process, I learnt how to use nodes like 'list item' to help me indicate the middle point of intersections so that I could create slits into the surfaces. I also learnt how to use mathematical nodes that would help me calculate the length of my object so that it would automatically increase the number of panels to waffle, as soon as it detects a larger solid, but still keep the spacing between the panels about 10mm. Additionally, this script should be capable of waffling nearly any solid that it's given. This assignment has been extremely useful in understanding the concept of waffling and the steps one must take in order to achieve this type of technical modelling. 

Click here to download the grasshopper script for this assignment.

Assignment 2 - 3D Printing

For this assignment, I played around using perpendicular frames so that I could create something that was similar to the Mobius strip. Since the design has a cross section of a pentagon, therefore I gave it 5 attractor points so that each surface on the design could have variations in the size of the hexagon shaped indents.

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Grasshopper File: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3qd1ok557zjo19/Assignment2_Submission_3465021_2_Man_Hin.gh

Rhino File (Necessary to open the grasshopper file properly) : https://www.dropbox.com/s/cvumyc4xogi7bv2/Assignment2_Submission_3465021_2_Man_Hin_Rhino.3dm

Assignment 1 – Modelling | Lasercutting

For this first very first assignment, I illustrated the letter M using Grasshopper 3D. At first, I attempted to recreate a simple box geometry of the letter, but due to construction methods like using 3mm plywood, it was hard to realize the model in a form which had resolved perfect edges (edges meeting at degrees of more or less than 90 degrees were an issue).

Therefore, I decided to give sectioning a go. The structure of the letter 'M" which I've designed in grasshopper consists of 4 frames that overlap one another, and include this voroni like structure inside, which was created by adding a randomized set of values to determine divison points on the lines, which were connected as if they were lofted. Additionally, I did something that is mostly commonly known as 'piping' except I did it with sweep1 in order to create a rectilinear surface for the sweep.

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41012313/Assignment1_Submission_3465021_Man_Hin.gh