Journal Entry For
Module 5 - Flex Your Form
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- For 2 or More Units: Creating Forms with Revit Conceptual Masses
- Part1 Example Form: Twisting Rectangle Tower
- I chose to modify the twist angle of the tower (stepping from 0-90 degrees in increments of 10), observing how the requested metrics changed with an increase in the twisting angle.
- Part 2
- For my custom tower, I used the 3 level twisting tower template, and defined a profile created from two arcs. I chose to modify the tower’s top twist angle (stepping from 0-45 degrees in increments of 5), observing how the metrics changed with an increase in the twisting angle.
- Point to Ponder: What’s the advantage of exporting the values to Excel?
- The benefits are potentially many—exporting the values to a rich data format, or even CSV can allow you to process and present it in meaningful ways. You could run different analyses over aggregate data, produce graphs, maybe index it against cost metrics to get a pricing comparison, etc.
- For 3 or More Units: Creating Forms with Dynamo or Grasshopper Geometry
- For my custom profile, I created a wavy circle (whose waves across the loft express similarly to a column’s flutes). The radius of the base footprint can be flexed, as can the aspects having to do with the profile waviness (amplitude, frequency, etc.).
- Point to Ponder: Which of these inputs tested has the biggest effect on creating a desirable building form?
- The scaling input. The top profile is relationally scaled to the bottom one. I think height adds interest, but the differential in extents between the curves really helps to establish the building’s form.
- For 4 Units: Summarizing the Testing Results
- As in the previous stage, I created a wavy circle. The radius of the base footprint can be flexed, as can the aspects having to do with the profile waviness (amplitude, frequency, etc.).
- Point to Ponder: Which of these pairs of input values gives the most desirable result? Which building form would you recommend to the developer and why?
- A scaling factor of 0.5 and a structure height of 750’ give the most desirable result. I would recommend the developer follow these specific parameters if they wanted to maximize usable space against the cost for the structure and its surface.
