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t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : t o y o i t o f a c a d e<br />
Interest<br />
I was interested in looking at Toyo Ito<br />
works, in particular the facades of these<br />
buildings <strong>be</strong>cause of their random<br />
geometric qualities.<br />
Buildings<br />
Mikimoto Ginza 2<br />
Suites Ave. Façade<br />
Tod’s Building<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : f o c u s<br />
Mikimoto Ginza 2<br />
I wanted to look at the Mikimoto buildings which was the<br />
focus of my case study. I was interested in figuring out how<br />
to accompl<strong>is</strong>h these shapes and arrangement using what I<br />
learned in Grasshopper. The lesson on parametric culling<br />
was especially useful.<br />
Initial Reac<strong>tion</strong>s<br />
Looking at the openings of th<strong>is</strong> façade, they appear to <strong>be</strong><br />
amorphous polygons arranged “randomly” across each face<br />
of the building.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : b u b b l e s<br />
Manipulating a Grid<br />
To figure out how to arrange some of these openings, I started with a grid based<br />
off a Rhino surface and <strong>be</strong>gan to move points to change the size of the segments.<br />
Applying the Polygons<br />
I tried to get the polygons to follow that new manipulated grid so that their<br />
size and arrangement looked more scattered.<br />
<strong>Th<strong>is</strong></strong> first attempt was too rigid and regular.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : b u b b l e s<br />
Voronoi<br />
Another way to make those bubbles was using voronoi component<br />
based off reference points. For these points I just used clicked<br />
random points into Rhino. I liked how th<strong>is</strong> looked, but it was too<br />
random and wanted to make something was a little more ordered.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : i m a g e s a m p l e r<br />
Image Sampler<br />
I wanted to integrate th<strong>is</strong> graphic in someway to help me arrange and select these openings. I tried to use the<br />
image as brightness values which would de<strong>term</strong>ine size and rota<strong>tion</strong> of a polygon.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : i m a g e s a m p l e r<br />
Image Sampler<br />
I followed a little tutorial to <strong>be</strong>tter understand how the image sampler works in<br />
attempt to actually get the diffrac<strong>tion</strong> graphic to play a more apparent role in the<br />
design of my façade openings.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
t e r m e x p l o r a t i o n : : f u t u r e<br />
Constraints<br />
When I was trying to figure something out,<br />
sometimes I felt limited by what I knew. And<br />
when I was stuck, it almost seemed like a dead<br />
end. So my <strong>explora</strong><strong>tion</strong> and/or design always<br />
felt limited by the components I was familiar.<br />
Challenges<br />
I’ve had some experience with Grasshopper<br />
<strong>be</strong>fore, but there were still challenges that I<br />
faced. A lot of it had to do with <strong>be</strong>ing<br />
familiar with the components and knowing<br />
how to use them.<br />
Opportunities<br />
I’ve never used Grasshopper other than in<br />
particular computer courses, but may explore it<br />
further as a means to design within a studio<br />
environment. There are a lot of things I didn’t<br />
know was possible compared to other massing<br />
model software.<br />
Crystal Dimanlig | Arch486 | Spring 2010
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