Links

Animations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmT_QVZ3I8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-PSgE67K8

Poster:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1o8w1xgs2seiji5/ARCH1201_PROJECT2_POSTER_dominique_heraud.jpg?m=

Grasshopper File:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjlrz5cv9atwsmz/ARCH1201_PROJECT1_dominique_heraud_z3461717-bakedfile.gh

Rhino File:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3a0xskkq0nklj1m/ARCH1201_PROJECT1_dominique_heraud_z3461717_bakedfile.3dm

Animations

Poster

Sentient Roof Shadow Effect

Rain Sentient Roof

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Final Responsive Roof.

Adding Colour

Recreation in Grasshopper

I spent a lot of time researching and playing around with ways I could mimic the effect of rain hitting water.  I came up with a simple method, which I turned into a complex method, creating the patterns and depicting the sporadic nature of rain falling on water.

Below are some images of the different patterns and sequences that can be created from my script.  The first image shows the ‘control’ circle.  This ‘control’ circle is the main spot that moves around, creating more or fewer circles.

The way in which the code works, I believe is also a direct representation of the effect rain has falling on water.  The ‘control’ circles is very much like one single rain drop and the ripples created on the water from that one drop.

Rain

After the interim presentation and the feedback received, I thought it was central to the success of my responsive architecture to research in depth the patterns and effect of rain/water falling on glass.  Below are images that I will be using as inspiration to recreate in grasshopper.

For my initial design, I wanted to create an effect on the roof of my building that was a direct representation of rain falling on water, water on water.  The two images below show the theme that i was aiming for.  

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RAIN ON WATER

My initial responsive roof in grasshopper, was too regimented and structured (image one). The circular patternation seen in image one is around the middle stage of the responsive roof before it turns completely transparent.  However, after the interim presentation I have decided not for my roof to turn completely transparent, conversely for it to simply mock and imitate the effect of water/rain falling on glass.

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RAIN ON GLASS

The changes I intend to make for my responsive roof, is to enable it to simulate something more like rain hitting or falling on glass.  In the images below you can see a recurring pattern of a sporadic, infrequent and periodic shapes.

Ideally, I would love to create a roof that responds to light rain by expressing the effect of rain on glass and then having the effect of rain on water once the rain gets really heavy, however the hardest part is doing it in grasshopper.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/70509550386656612/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/473792823270847465/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/74731675036517824/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/110619734568487636/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/129197083031389054/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/426997608390886551/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/555772410235538373/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/480477853967285371/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/52917364341339879/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/151363237445962871/

Further Research

Project 2 - Interim Notes

The main notes and changes taken from the interim presentation were;

• Patterns are too regimented and structured
• The actual pattern of the circle reflects the patterns of rain, however the organisation of the circles does not
• The process of the roof changing isn’t very clear
• Change the colour from red
• The top left rendered image on the poster sells the design – more rendered images are advised

Dropbox Files

Grasshopper File
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jaz6ib0a6daprr/baked%20file.gh

Rhino File
https://www.dropbox.com/s/atol7u2bkk8lrv/baked%20file2.3dm

Poster
https://www.dropbox.com/s/68gzc988u32bpo/interim_poster_project2.jpg

Animation

Interim Poster - Rain

Animation

Grasshopper Images

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? 


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


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


• 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 imitation? Is the design proposal 
innovative?