Ellen Larson - Module 4

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Stage 1 - Part 1
Stage 1 - Part 1
Stage 1 - Part 2
Stage 1 - Part 2
Stage 2 -Morning
Stage 2 -Morning
Stage 2 - Midday
Stage 2 - Midday
Stage 3 - Morning
Stage 3 - Morning
Stage 3 - Midday
Stage 3 - Midday

Stage 1: Stage 1 was all constructed using two curves, one of which was moved and then panelized surfaces were created of specific dimensions using the curve length and height extrusion. The images were then projected onto each of the panels. In Part 2, the image colors were then taken and normalized based on “brightness” where brighter colors were extruded further. For Part 1 I chose to project Starry Night, and for Part 2 the Scream.

Stage 2: Panels were created around a rectangle curve. Panel size horizontally (width) was set as a changeable parameter, and number of resulting panels automatically adjusts. Panel opening angle and color were both determines based on distance to the sun. Panels close to the sun were colored purple to indicate warmth felt by the sun, whereas panels far were colored a cool blue. Panels far were positioned to let in more light (closer to 90) whereas panels close to the sun were more closed to prevent direct sunlight and glare from entering the building. A second story with changeable story height and offset from the bottom story was also constructed.

Stage 3: A polygon building was constructed using 3 polygon curves at different heights. The lofted surface was then panelized into roughly 8’ panels. Direction between the panels normal surface and the sun was then computed using a dot product. Color and opening size of the panels was then changed based on the dot product result. Panels oriented away from the sun were designed to be more open and a green color, whereas the reverse were in pink.