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Mesh + (I-WP)
In this Rhino Grasshopper tutorial you can use the I-WP component from the Mesh+ Plugin to model a smooth parametric mesh
Stair from Curve
In this Grasshopper Script, you can use a curve or a polyline to generate a parametric stair and control the height of the steps and railings.
Straight Stair
In this Grasshopper Script, you can convert a simple curve into a straight stair and also control the number of landings.
Stairs from Landings
In this Grasshopper Script, you can convert a series of landing surfaces into stairs by defining their connections with lines.
SubD Connection
In this Grasshopper Script, you can convert a series of Lines or Curves into a Pipe+SubD connection.
Circle Packing Pavilion
In this grasshopper example file, you can model a dome shaped pavilion inspired by the “Packed Pavilion” using the Circle Packing algorithm and Kangaroo simulation.
Wavy Sections
In this Grasshopper example file you can model a parametric sine based pavilion inspired by the santiago Calatrava’s Mediopadana Station.
Weave Facade
In this Grasshopper example file you can model a parametric facade inspired by a woven cloth.
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Parametric Stool
In this grasshopper example, you can model a parametric wooden stool with interlocking pieces.
Ninety Nine Failures
The Ninety Nine Failures pavilion was the extension and expansion of the 1st year master studio project of Obuchi Lab, the University of Tokyo, as collaborative research with Obayashi Corporation.
Parametric Facade
In this Grasshopper example file you can model a parametric facade inspired by the Leyweg Municipal Office by Rudy Uytenhaak.
Google Bay View
Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios in close collaboration with Google, Bay View is Google’s first-ever ground-up campus with the mission to operate on carbon-free energy, 24 hours a day, seven days a week by 2030.
Triangular Facade
In this Grasshopper example file you can model a parametric triangular facade inspired by the Dear Ginza Building.
Palazzo del Lavoro
The Palace of Labour designed and built by Nervi and his son Antonio for the Turin exhibition of 1961 was the result of a competition held in 1959.
Parametric Stadium
In this grasshopper example file you can design a parametric stadium inspired by the Baku Crystal Hall Stadium.
Tensile Structure
In this Paracourse Lesson, we are going to model a parametric tensile structure using the Kangaroo plugin.
Kinetic Umbrella
The Kinetic Umbrella is an elastically transformable lattice structure for the Kreativquatier in Munich.
Two Fold Table
In this grasshopper example, you can model a Two Fold Table parametrically inspired by the design from Matthew Harding.
Geometric Paper Cutting
Kristine Braanen is a paper cutting artist in Oslo, Norway who loves experimenting and creating with different papers, and most of all working with shapes, patterns and compositions.
Luminescents Pavilion
MANE, a pioneering French group and one of the worldwide leaders of the Fragrance industry, commissioned MEAN* Middle East Architecture Network to design a temporary pop-up at Dubai’s World Trade Center which named Luminescents.
Parametric Table
In this grasshopper example file, you can use attractor points to design a parametric table.
The Airshell Prototype
This paper by Alessandro Liuti, Sofia Colabella, and Alberto Pugnale, presents the construction of Airshell, a small timber gridshell prototype erected by employing a pneumatic formwork.
Linkage Mechanism
In this grasshopper example, you can model a linkage mechanism parametrically Similar to the bird’s wings .
Norfolk Residential Building
Located by the Australian coastline in Burleigh heads, ‘norfolk’ is the latest mixed-use residential project by Koichi Takada Architects.
Kinetic Wall
In this example file you can design a kinetic wall by creating a mesh and moving the anchors attached to the structure in the kangaroo 2 plugin.
Strained Grid Shells
In this paper by Gregory Charles Quinn, Chris J K Williams, and Christoph Gengnagel, a detailed comparison is carried out between established as well as novel erection methods for strained grid shells by means of FE simulations and a 3D-scanned scaled physical model in order to evaluate key performance criteria such as bending stresses during erection and the distance between shell nodes and their spatial target geometry.
Parametric Ring
In this MinMash animation example file you can see different strategies to visualize a parametric ring. The motion is made from 3 basic elements 1-Geometry transformation 2-Camera movment 3-parameteric assembly