Project 3- Final Submission

Download pdf:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2tzmksso6oaaef/ARCH1201-Project3-VivienChan-FinalSubmission.pdf

Animation:

Model files:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgoi13w3amigxfn/Final-Project3-VC.skp

Project 3- Interim 2

Animation:

Downloads:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/52qq61vpoha9ukw/ARCH1201-2014-VivienChan-Project3-Interim2.pdf

Project 3- Interim 1

Download link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjwmk9s9w77eha9/ARCH1201-2014-VivienChan-Project3-Interim1.pdf

Project 2- Final submission

Animation:

Download links:
Grasshopper 3D File:
1.  https://www.dropbox.com/s/lo0xlnlcjjgsf6v/Panel01-vc.gh
2.  https://www.dropbox.com/s/2koz4t9ttntrzhr/panel04-vc.gh


Rhino File:
1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2xj2utje1jw2h4/rhino-panel01-vc.3dm
2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m50z3nhuz380ubq/rhino-panel-04vc.3dm


Poster: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6je1l72pe9sq9ww/Arch1201-2014-Vivien-Chan-Project2.pdf

Drawings: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dl4qo0gqnw2csf/Arch1201-2014-VivienChan-Project2-Drawings.pdf

Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKJnKiw-0Pk&feature=youtu.be

Link to the entire dropbox folder containing all files: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n77cvb6ycxhriw3/teOm7_ECtu

Project 2- Interim (Poster + Animation)

(Poster minus the embedded video) 

Poster: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6je1l72pe9sq9ww/Arch1201-2014-Vivien-Chan-Project2.pdf

Animation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1ly9rsvbnpejqv/ARCH1201-Project2-VivienChan-Animation.mp4

Studio Exercise 5.

1. Find a classmate to pair up with, who has a mock-up proposal which responds to the same environmental factor as you.

 

Present to each other your design proposal then discuss and take notes in pairs, covering the following points:

 

• Does the design proposal fulfill the basic requirements of the brief?

 Elliot's design:

- Yes- responding to the sun

 

• Is the design proposal a thoughtful and well- thought-out response to the brief?

- Responds to different seasons and environmental factor. 

 

• What strengths and weaknesses can you identify of each other’s proposals?

 Strengths:

- Walls expand- allowing for natural airflow and more space.

Weaknesses:

- During summer- it has the potential to overheat 

- Exposed- unwanted items may enter the shelter.

 

• Compare the design proposal to the examples shown in last week’s lecture. Are there similarities?Are there difference? Are these differences significant enough such that it is not an limitation? Is the design proposal innovative?

 Elliot's design is quite similar to the 'Dynamic facade “Kiefer technic showroom”' by Kiefer Technic, Ernst Giselbrecht + PartnerArchitektur because it has an exterior part that extends in and out to shield the sun. The difference is that Elliot's design the whole wall opens in and out, exposing more of the interior of the shelter.

2. Export your grasshopper document [File > Export Hi-Res image] and post it on your blog.

 

 

3. Create a new viewport setting that you will use to prepare your 3D animation.

 

Independent study:

4. Prepare an animation for your poster. 

Watch Andrew Heumann’s video on recording data from slider components in Grasshopper [http://vimeo.com/39730831]. Then: 

•  Modify Heumann’s definition to suit your dynamic architectural response (animating a control knob? Animating a Boolean toggle? Rotating a different object compared to a cube? Have more than 4 variables?)
•  Record a sample demonstrating your dynamic architectural response.
•  Export the animation images, ensuring you change the file extension from .bmp to .png [right- click the slider bar > animate].
•  Animate the results using the video editing software to compile the images into a video, e.g. in Adobe Premiere, import the images, change all their duration to 1 frame, and use the "make new sequence from clip" tool.
• Post the resulting animation onto your blog (feel free to add some sensible music and captions).

 

 

Studio Exercise 4.

Reflect on the lecture and develop a matrix of 9 proposals for how yours (or a classmate’s) architecture from Project 1 could respond to its context. Each proposal should be a short description. Your matrix should include the three environmental factors (sun, wind and rain) on one axis, and the interactive methods (toggle switch, incremental slider, and infinitesimal slider) on the other axis, as shown in the matrix below. Complete your matrix by 11:30pm. 

	Toggle Switch	Incremental slider	Infinitesimal slider
Sun	Toggle switch that slides the roof to the sides- opening it up.	Winding device that allows for roof to be inclined at certain angles, allowing sunlight into the shelter.	Cooling system that cools down the shelter during hot days. Roof shifts directions according to where the sun is- to shield the shelter.
Wind	Opens and closes the air vent to allow subtle amounts of air flow into shelter.	Allow for panels/ fins on the side of the architecture to open up and face certain sides/ angles.-	Wind gages on the side to indentify the direction of the wind.
Rain	Shutter panels descend from the exterior of the shelter to prevent rain seeping in. -	Rainwater flows down a pipe that is controlled by a slider of how much water comes down- filter at the bottom for fresh water. -	Umbrella system that slowly rises. -

In consultation with your tutor, select 3 of these proposals and hand sketch a storyboard for each one that you select. Each storyboard should include at least 3 states: before, during and after the architectural response.

Complete your storyboards by 12:30pm. 

01. Shutter panels descend from the exterior of the shelter to prevent rain seeping in.

02. Allow for panels/ fins on the side of the architecture to open up and face certain sides/ angles.

03. Umbrella system that slowly rises.

04. Roof shifts directions according to where the sun is- to shield the shelter.