Santiago Ossa

Building onto the bus stop I created for Module 3, I now made my structure dynamic so that is in constant dance with the sun throughout the day. Each panel responds to how directly sunlight is hitting it and adjusts its color and opening size accordingly. In the final workflow for this bus stop the designer can easily manipulate the following parameters: number of panels in the U and V directions, three colors to determine color gradient (low, medium, and high), and range of aperture for the panel openings. Similarly, the designer can decide to use the part 1 script to map an image onto the panels of the bus stop, and very easily manipulate the orientation the image is displayed (mirror or flip the image with just one click), as well as whether the panels are embossed or debossed in response to the panel’s color. Below are some snapshots and a breakdown of the workflows.

Panels dynamically changing color and opening in response to sunlight.
Panels dynamically changing color and opening in response to sunlight.
Image of Dr. Seuss’s Thing 1 and Thing 2 characters mapped onto the panelized surface.
Image of Dr. Seuss’s Thing 1 and Thing 2 characters mapped onto the panelized surface.
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Demonstration of panel thickness responding to color.
Demonstration of panel thickness responding to color.

Mapping an Image and Embossing/Debossing

Compute Sun Directness and Have Panels Respond Dynamically

For Fun