12_07_Diploma Research

Surface created by set of rotating points
inputs: 3D rotation, rotation angle range and distance from origin




Structural model from a set of hexagons scaled and 3D rotated around centerpoint and morphed into polygons with higher amount of edges - resulting pointcloud was connected by rods - According to a distance between points areas with different structural properties (spatial depth, swarming, bundling) and porosities were distinguished. Aim would be to arcticulate surface accordingly to an input defined by surface itself (curvature, slope, height) as well as develop strategies of interweaving and superimposition of touching surfaces and systems consisting of more patterns combined to achieve hierarchical "subdivision".

ColorAnalyzer

utility to translate bitmap RGB values to numbers (128;255;35)
short manual:
type the filepath(file format JPEG), press Load IMG and Get pixels and Ctrl+C+V to copy the selected text
if saved as .txt or .csv and opened in excel u get a nice sheet with values organized as 1d arrays
download link
MacVersion included

06_07_I.nter.CON.tinuities

brief: SIMULTANEITY & LATENCY
STUDIO HADID : VIENNA : WS 06_07

authors: MAREN KLASING : MARTIN KRCHA : MANUEL FROESCHL : KONRAD HOFMANN

The project proposes an urban configuration for Dubai based on smooth continuation as a gestalt principle. The desired effects of the fassade contextualize the latent gestalt transformations of the figurative singularities that belong to multiple latent groups within the urban fabric. This figure-field relationship is superimposed with ambient variables and the surface expressions of the urban proposal. The layering is set up in a parametric model which is driven by six major parameters. It respects the geometry which it is applied to, the lighting condition as well as observer parameters that trigger the transformation of cuts and continuities among the fassade elements.

flash presentation here

gc component setup:





gc parametric superimposition of bended edges inclinations:



various gc field control setups:



animated facade:



Final facade articulation was done by mapping rgb bitmap values as inputs for the component variables.

study samples dealing with different design constraints (visual flip through observer position change, lighting effects, achieving pattern hierarchies, (dis)continuities, etc.):















physical adjustable facade prototype:





facade connection study:



final tower facade articulation:















tower form animated diagram - stripe bending introduction to achieve structural stiffness:



tower form diagram and section:



LG HI-MACS model produced by ROSSKOPF UND PARTNER:

01_07_I.nter.CON.i.city

brief: SIMULTANEITY AND LATENCY
STUDIO HADID : VIENNA : WS 06_07

authors: MAREN KLASING : MARTIN KRCHA : JUDITH SCHAFELNER : ANTONIO TORRES TORRES

The perception of line continuity/smooth continuation is closely related to the effect of interference. A superimposition of different flows generates various latent groupings of junction points.
New strong optical figures and flows emerging in the 3-dimensional master plan emphasize the vertical dimension of the system in order to offer better legibility in the first-person-perspective and to accommodate various programs.
The Dubai-specific iconic potential of extending the coastline is translated into a master plan strategy that is able to fade the borderlines of non-related parts in that area.

initial interference pattern on site - result of superimposing two flows ("coastline extension" flow and "distribution" flow):





pattern densification sample:







urban latent groups:



landscape study:



highrise introduction scheme:

height scheme with bending and slicing applied - varied typological units with urban pockets and first person perspective navigational and visual effects appeared.



final site application:













stripe transformation study:

06_06_Systematic_Mesh_Management

brief: COMPRESSED COMPLEXITY
STUDIO HADID : VIENNA : WS 05_06
authors: SAMAN SAFFARIAN : MARTIN KRCHA : KATHARINA HIEGER : OSKAR HANSTEIN

Controling global behavior of a surface by systematic management of local deformations. Characteristics of a surface [ global ] closely relate to the kind of local distortion applied to it; for example: Higher structural rigidity could be achieved by Aggregation & densification of the surface grid, this operation simultaneously affects the surface porosity. The overall form of the surface could be controlled & adjusted by defining a series of various local deformations and their interrelated patterns. By reverse-engineering these grid distortions and their patterns, we aim to set a system to allow us predict the global surface behavior & it's relation to various operations. Structural consistence, Formal differentia & surface porosity are set to be the main parameters of the system. This parametric system, once establish, could be utilized to create complex surfaces with transitional characteristics according to programatic demands. Specific conditions could be a result of negotiations between surfaces with different parametric attributes.

first rearch samples from a workshop with Yusuki Obuchi:







tower form development - typological and circulation shifts



tower mesh prototype:





mesh reinforcement with additional ring system:







final tower prototype with reinforced "core" void and hanging outer facade





tower reinforcement with tensegrity structure - compression loads taken by stiff elevator cores or beams, tension forces taken by facade mesh - system of woven fibres avoids structure from immediate colapse. Facade areas between tension axes are freely designed according to inner building program.













circulation studies: