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I defined three lines to be the basis for the governing curves of the structure. The two outer curves form "entrances/openings" while the middle curve sets the height of the inner space. The shape was inspired by that of a tardigrade, perhaps a rather obscure choice for biophilic design. This space could be used as part of a pavilion in the center of a park. The logitudinal and transverse ribs were defined using 2pt and 3pt adaptive tube elements respectively, while the paneling was defined using rectangular 4pt panels. The outer arches were defined using the absolute values of a sine function so that they can naturally form footings/supports for the structure. The center spine was defined using a simple quadratic parabola with some base height offset. Most of the properties of the structure (apart from the fact that it has 3 governing curves) can be manipulated parametrically. This includes: the number of arches on the outer curves, the scale factor governing the height of the center spine, the amplification factor governing the heights of the outer arches, the number of points defining the longitudinal ribs, the number of panels in u and v directions etc. One issue I encountered during this process was getting the transverse ribs to line up with the paneling. This was because the ribs were defined by considering each arch as a separate curve in order to preserve the ribs framing directly into the footings, however the paneling was defined using points on the surface, and thus I couldn't quite figure out how to make the footings hard constraints for panel points. Would appreciate some feedback on this if possible.