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Generative ComponentsVUW Presentation 21 May 2007

Michael Middlebrook


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How is it different? Who uses it

Case studies

Why does Jasmax use it

Some examples

Generative Components


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Long chain associativity. Build complexity from jigs

Allows conditional modelling: the ability to encode and exercise alternative implicationsallowing changes in behaviour or configuration.

Multiple Representation: the ability for the user to simultaneously create and operate ondifferent, complementary, linked representations

Extensible: the ability to turn parametric models into a new re-usable components, wherebehaviour of the component is defined by the original model.

Replicable Components: the ability to operate on sets of components, potentially where eachset member can uniquely respond to variations in its context.

Graphical and Transactional Model of Design with Symbolic view

Programmatic Design. Both within the transaction file and programming in C#

Parallels advances in fabrication mass customization and rapid prototyping

Enables generation of a large number of contenders for comparative analysis

Enables experimentation and discovery of new forms

Generative Components How is it different?


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Part of a comprehensive BIM solution. Revit can do 95% of the types of buildings that we design veryefficiently, enabled us to move quickly to full 3D modelling of buildings and allow us to move towardsachieving Building Information Modelling. We need other software to enable us to do the 5% of buildings andcomponents that Revit cannot (yet?) do. GC can do the remainder but would not be economic for simplerbuilding forms.

Expect that Revit will continue to improve but that the potential solution set resulting from designing withinany one environment will be limited. We will always need additional tools and ways of approaching design.Interoperability is key. Common format is currently AutoCAD .DWG

Generative Components Why have Jasmax got it?


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New building forms offer greater efficiencies both structurallyand for energy efficiency over traditional forms. Diagrid

structures, NURBS, tordos, twisters, forms that more

effectively follow environmental constraints.


Santiago Calatrava


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New geometric forms and design exploration. Generating new geometries. genetic

design, algorithmic design, kinetic architecture, mathematical forms, progressions,

algebraic geometry



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Nucleus for an advanced geometry group. Will explore potentials for GC.

Industry links. New Architecture. Genetic Architecture, biomimetic design

We continue to look at other software and shape generators. Starlogo, Ecotec,

Energy Plus, Nucalc

Have an in-house research groups looking at digital fabrication andmanufacturing, ESD/Ecological Design and a Technical Group



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Skytower - Curved aluminium faade. Surface of revolution of a Gordon Moller handsketched curve measured and defined mathematically using a Taylor Polynomial in Excel.This enabled us to give accurate coordinates of any point on the curved faade. The faadepanels were then defined as a series of conical rings and analyzed against the freeform curvemodel to prove that panels curved simply could be sprung into ciontinuous curved mullions.

Early Projects - Skytower


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Ascot Metropolis Tower - Roof Dome. This form was based on the Ziggurat and used a seriesof nested paraboloids to define both the edges of the steps and the insteps with parabolassimilarly defining the vertices of the air intake louvres

Early Projects - Metropolis


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Royal Sun Alliance/Vero Building - Halo. The halo was modelled in its entirety severaltimes non-parametrically using AutoCAD. Slight set out changes of structural setoutrequired extensive rework to meet the geometric constraints.

Early Projects Vero Building


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Design Data: 72 modules with 5deg twist per floor

179.8m tall. 40 levels 2.75m floor to ceiling height, 4.15m flr-flr Diameters: 1st floor 50m, 17th floor 57m, 38th

floor 30m Diagrid structure = 20% less steel. Deep thin

beam, clear internal floors, core carries gravityloads only. Change of structure at 158m (L38) tofully welded steel lattice

Diagrid glazing. 5500 panes of glass. All floorsdifferent sized triangles and need to managethese variations, operable, air slots

Double skin. Uniform faade with blinds toachieve thermal control.

6 storey voids for light penetration Low wind impact both externally and structurally Clear dome to complete lattice at apex Modelled in GC and Xsteel

Foster and Partners 30 St Mary Axe


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BMUs (Building Maintenance Units)

operate both up (hydraulic arm)and down (cradles) the buildingfrom garages at levels 36 and 40.There is also a rescue trolley foruse if other systems fail



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Grimshaw Architects are another firm with a specialisedgeometry group using Generative Components. This is a newrailway station at Spencer Street in Melbourne designed inassociation with Jackson Architects. The design allowed forstaged construction over a working station and is based on awarped sinusoidal surface.

Grimshaw Architects Southern Cross Station


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National Space Centre

Grimshaw Architects Various Projects

Cutty Sark Restoration

Eden Project


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Grimshaw Architects NY Transit Station


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Grimshaw Architects NY Transit Station


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Bernhard Franken ABB Architekten BMW Pavilion


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Bernhard Franken ABB Architekten BMW Pavilion


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Jasmax One Fanshawe Street


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GC Beijing Olympic Stadiums PTW Herzog de Meuron


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GC Flexible Form


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GC Images

Fabian Evers


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GC NYC Workshop 2007

Asymptote


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Component Radius

Jeroen Coenders

Peter Vemeii

Andrew Saunders


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SOM

Sigrid Adriaenssens


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Ben Doherty

Jane Kimpian

Arman Chowdhury


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Thanks

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