ALGORITHMIC SKETCHBOOK!! ! ! ! ! Grace Winchester 661516

Semester 1/2015 Tutor: Alessandro

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Table of Contents

Part A. Introduction W.1 Vase Design 01-06 W.2 Pavilion – Basic 07-08

- Mesh exploration 09-10 Data Tree 11-12

2# The variables on the number slider were altered so that their maximum range was increased. Rather than using individual lines, a curve through the points was then added and lofted between

W.1 Vase Design    

Part A 01  

Part A 02  

3# This vase was constructed using domains producing rounded, balanced vases that look all very similar to each other due to the relaxed flow and sharp edges.

1# I began this task by first taking the most simplistic sequencing. The six points were constructed from sliders before I made three separate lines. It was then lofted to form a closed surface and manipulated through the sliders on grasshopper

Part A 03  

Part A 04  

4# This form was created through points and a singular curve which was offset to produce two related polylines. They were then connects via sweeping the two together

05  Part A

5# As well as commanding the domain this sequence also was created through random points The sliders were also adjusted to produce new variations – many of which didn't’t work and needed manipulating to work. manipulating to work. Each curve was then lofted and stretched to produce these ‘vases’

W.2 Merri Creek Pavilion Basic  Pavilion      

Part A 07  

By firstly tracing around the edge of Merri Creeks river bank I traced a curve to mimic the natural contours of the site. Then, using the circle geometry to move along the multiple points and lofting between each a solid pavilion

was able to be created. The circled geometry formed a ribbed shape, best observed in the shaded view port above. After restricting the domains and moving the main point around this form was created with to distinct tails

and openings into the expanding and constricting pavilion.

Part A 08  

W.2 Merri Creek Pavilion Mesh  explora:on    

Part A 09  

The mesh form was explored through trial and error of different surfaces, meshes and geometries. This was the first mesh explored through the loft and mesh menus. The mesh on page 10 involved first smoothing the surface and strengthening it

before using triangulation to form a different surface, before placing the form back into the topography of the site.

Part A 10  

W.2 Data Tree    

Part A 11  

The data shown here was extrapolated from the offsetting of two curves then dividing up the surface. At this point the tree only help one circuit of data. However once the data was placed into lists and then commanded to form lines the data tree

‘branched’ outwards to form multiple links between each level of data and commands. The images shown explain why more data was recorded as the lines interlinked to multiple points thus creating a more detailed tree.

Part A 12