Monthly Archives: October 2010

Lego Brick Process

                                     The project was inspired by two iconic buildings tods building in Omotesando Tokyo and the bird’s nest in Beijing, designed by two innovative architects: Toyo Ito and Herzog & De Meuron .  The difference is that tods was conceived with the idea of a free façade that is not structurally [...]

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DigiFab_Case Study 2

Gerry Judah for Audi Goodwood Festival of Speed Sculpture For the yearly event known as the Goodwood Festival of Speed held at the Goodwood estate, the Earl of March commissions a large scale piece of art to commerate the event. This season is no exception as the festival celebrates Audi’s 100th anniversary with this massive [...]

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DigiFab_Case Study 1

Memorial for Tree of Knowledge by m3architecture and Brian Hooper Australian architects m3architecture and Brian Hooper Architect have completed a memorial to a tree in Queensland, Australia. Called Memorial for Tree of Knowledge, the project marks the site where the Australian Labour party is said to have been founded in 1891. The remaining parts of [...]

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skin structure building

The “Birds Nest” by Herzog & de Meuron is a great example of a skin like structure that became a reality with the help of computer aided programs as well as human ingenuity. The concept was based off the studies of  Chinese ceramics and was first implemented in the design as ” two independent structures, [...]

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DigiFab:BRICK–MartinFirera/Ma.LauraMolina

IAAC MA 2010-2011// DIGITAL TOOLS AND FABRICATION OCTOBER 2010 Attended by MARTIN FIRERA, MA. LAURA MOLINA Intended as an introduction to the advanced digital and fabrication processes, this class is centered on the design and construction of a full scale prototype in a variety of materials. Additive Processes (Digital Fabrication) As additive processes We might [...]

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Case Study 2 – Turbulence House

Turbulence House, Steven Holl Architects Turbulence House’s sculptural form is created by many different metallic elements that Zahner Company Architectural Metals produced using Holl’s digital designs and cnc technology. It is an eco-friendly designed house which uses photovoltaic systems and its shape takes advantage of the wind for its ventilation. Source: http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type=houses&id=53&page=0 Source: http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type=houses&id=53&page=0

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Case Study 1 – Embryologic house

Embryologic house, Greg Lynn Greg Lynn’s Embryologic house is characterized by its “blobural” flexible form. It is digititally designed and can take various forms to fit even in the most unusual landscapes. The prototype was produced by cnc machines for the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2000. Greg Lynn uses software tools to produce a non [...]

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Case Study 2 – Burst *003

Burst *003, System Architects Burst *003 is based on parametric design and is constructed using contemporary, digital methods which provide the best use of the materials. It consists of an organic frame of linear elements connected by steel X-clips to support its strange form. Source: Bergdoll Barry, Christensen Peter [2008], Home Delivery, Fabricating the modern [...]

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Case Study 1 – Variomatic house

Variomatic house, Kas Oosterhuis Kas Oosterhuis’s Variomatic house is an innovating project in which architecture is considered as a dynamic process where the information and its flow are used to shape the final object. It is based on the interactive relation between the house and its user who can define the shape, the dimensions and [...]

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Case Study1: 2 examples of designs where the skin is part of the structure

BMW Welt, Munich Coop Himmelblau proposed this innovative design of Munichs BMW world, which was chosen to be built in December of 2001. Although an effort has been made to blend the building into its surroundings, Munich’s Olympic park, this building undoubtedly catches the eye of the beholder. A 16 000 square meter cloud shape [...]

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