parametric engineering
Research
Figural Studies Workshop 2013
Master of Architecture students at the Knowlton School of Architecture participated in a one week Figural Structures Workshop using karamba3d. Over the course of the workshop, which ran from January 10-16, approximately one-half of the KSA’s second and third year MARCH class learned to use parametric geometric modeling, finite element calculations and optimization algorithms to [...]
Digital Design Fabrication 2012
Parametric Envelope Structures The seminar centred upon the investigation of engineering and fabrication methods for the realization of a 1:1 parametric envelope structure – contributing to the ever-expanding catalogue of proto-architectural solutions made possible through digital methods. Furthermore the workshop sought not only to examine the formalization of digital design methods but also respond to [...]
Times Cube
Times Cube is proposed as a catalyst for yet another paradigm shift to Times Square and its influence and presence not only in New York city but on the global stage. The critique is twofold, on one hand the messages and advertisements carry are not necessarily perceived as relevant information but rather as a capitalist parody on [...]
Gridshell Digital Tectonics – SG2012
This 4-day workshop at SmartGeometry 2012 focused on the design and construction of a wooden gridshell using only straight wood members bent along geodesic lines on a relaxed surface. Using parametric tools, the design was developed and analyzed to minimize material waste while maximizing its architectural presence in the space. In addition, a feedback loop [...]
Plateformes – Points de Vue
Three unusual points of view in the city, temporary architectural structures interact with the surrounding urban environment. The aim of the 3 projects is to give unusual sights over the city during a summer cultural event “Voyage à Nantes“ taking place every two years – mostly related to contemporary art. LE VORONOÏ / BOUFFAY NEIGHBOURHOOD – ALLÉE [...]
Optimized Cell Morphologies
In his diploma thesis “Optimized Cell Morphologies“, a structurally optimized design proposal for a lookout tower at Stuttgart Zoo Wilhelma, Michael Pelzer investigates spatial features of foam-like cell configurations, optimizing their resulting complex geometries' gradient cross-sections with karamba3dʻs OptiCroSec module. Challenged by the complexity of geometrical dependencies occuring in cellular structures of human scale, real-life [...]
Rhythmic Embodiment
A hybrid building of a music center (music school, concert hall, club) and public hub space as a complementary structure to the traffic node and broken urban fabric of the Schottentor, Vienna. The scheme reacts to the site specifically by utilizing an interweaving structure/building set with the landscape and surrounding built environment at the site. [...]
Ragnitz Revisited (Domenig/Huth)
Domenig & Huth were commissioned to create a proposal for Waltendorf-Ragnitztal. The land used for agricultural purposes was bought on the cheap and the site should be covered with buildings in order to maximize the profit.They created an urban structure that includes all different kinds of supplies for its inhabitants. The assembled units create a [...]
Spring Challenge 2012
The IoA SPRING CHALLENGE event was an international design workshop intended for architecture students to explore integrated digital design and fabrication tools. Architectural Design was taught as an integrated, multidisciplinary process. Following this tradition, the design process was enriched with structural testing of parametric models in Karamba, a structural analysis plugin for Grasshopper. The handling [...]
2nd Parametric Design Workshop Leipzig
The 2nd Parametric Design Workshop was held at the HTWK Leipzig from 5 January to 9 January 2012. Clemens Preisinger was presenting karamba3d at the workshop. You can find images from the workshop on grasshopper3d the website of the htwk Leipzig.
