Responsive System
Parametric Modeling | 2022
Scripting & Parametric Design | (MSSD) Carnegie Mellon University
Tools: Rhino, Grasshopper, & Gh Python | Type of Work: Individual
The assignment was to design a responsive pattern from transformable geometries and an attractor system. The computational goal was to develop a parametric geometry based on points and curves using Gh Python as a tool and apply knowledge of multi-dimensional lists, loops, recursions, and data trees. For this project, an openable, parametric, and responsive facade was created to control the amount of sunlight coming through the glass wall of Hunt’s library on the CMU campus.
Perspective View
The design approach was inspired by the opening and closing of a Daisy flower. Based on its design a single repetitive unit was made to create a pattern. The conceptual design was transformed into a triangular geometry to create a structural framework and panels. Further, a sun path is used as a parameter to make the responsive pattern.
Conceptual Design Sketch
A single unit geometry transformed into openable pattern using a parameter (t)
Transformable geometry of the facade changing using attractor point system of the location of the sun
Responsive façade based on the sun path