Stage 1: Rise and Shine
Part 1:
- For part 1, I followed the Module 4 tutorials for how to map panels to image data in Grasshopper. The first image I tested was a alien spaceship. In movies, alien spaceships materialize out of thin air. I wanted to recreate a similar image with my code. At 25% resolution, it is unclear what the image is, but as the resolution increases, the spaceship appears, similar to how we imagine them to appear on earth. I also tested another image of one of my favorite local spaces, Filoli Gardens. This image was harder to render because it has more fine details.
- Parameters that can vary
- overall size of rectangular surface (height, width, length)
- number of divisions of panels (u & v divisions)
For part 2, I used similar logic to part 1, but the base geometry is a sinusoidal surface.
- Parameters that can vary
- overall size of surface (sine amplitude, width, length)
- number of waves
- extrusion of panels
- number of divisions of panels (u & v divisions)
Stage 2: Gonna Need Shade
In this model, I started with the base rectangle geometry, created rectangular panels along each edge, and then used the 3D rotate node for rotation. I determined the number of panels along each edge with the logic: floor{ length(edge_i) // panel width}. I got the dot product of the normal of each panel with the sun vector, and mapped these values to an angle of 0 - 90 degrees.
Parameters than can vary:
- size of rectangle
- height between floors, height of panels
- width of panels
- month, day, hour of year
Stage 3: Shield Your Eyes:
In this exercise, I aimed to model the Al Bahar Towers. I began with the geometry of the towers, and use the Rotate 3D node to create the folding panels. The base geometry took a while to make, but the end result was worth it. The logic for integrating the sunpath was the more irradiance the panels experience, the more they close.
Parameters than can vary:
- size of elliptical base
- height between floors
- number of floors
- width of panels
- mapping of opening and closing
- month, day, hour of year