Weaving Physical-Digital Networks
This Research by Tobias Wallisser, Gonçalo Castro Henriques, Amanda Ribeiro, Ronaldo Lee Menna addresses a local/global gap bridging local building technologies with algorithmic design and digital evaluation.
Parametric Facade
In this grasshopper example file you can design a parametric facade by using the lunchbox plugin.
Parametric Building
In this grasshopper example file you can design a parametric rotating building by creating a series of polygons.
Monumental Lamp
‘Lucerna’ is a temporary urban installation designed by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila for ‘A Cel Obert’ Architecture Festival 2021, which took place last fall in Tortosa, Spain.
Voronoi Relaxation
In this grasshopper example file, you can create a Voronoi Pattern inside a curve and then change the area of the Cells with an attractor Point using the Anemone Plugin.
Leg Mechanism
In this grasshopper example file you can use the Kangaroo2 plugin to simulate a parametric Leg Mechanism.
double-curved surfaces
This study by Concetta Sulpizio, Alessandra Fiore, Cristoforo Demartino, Ivo Vanzi, and Bruno Briseghella, deals with the problem of form-finding of concrete double-curved surfaces.
Deforming Parametric Tower
In this Rhino Grasshopper example file you can use the native grasshopper components to model a deforming parametric tower and then use the Pufferfish and Lunchbox plugin for adding more details.
shells of Heinz Isler
This paper by Abtin Baghdadi, Mahmoud Heristchian, Harald Kloft has modelled and studied Isler’s eight shells in the fnite element software, Abaqus, as a homogeneous section together with a composite layer to allow for assignment of re-bars of the reinforced concrete material.
The Ellipsicoon
Sunlit and shaded, enclosed and open, the Ellipsicoon by unstudio is a synthesis of inside and outside space.
Parametric Pavilion
In this grasshopper example file, you can create a Parametric Surface with Loft and then control its shape using the Graphmapper component.
Ayla Golfclub
Drawing inspiration from the dunes of the surrounding desert and the tents of the Bedouins, this sinuous concrete construction is the Ayla Golf Clubhouse, a work of the firm of Chad Oppenheim.
Gear Simulation 03
In this grasshopper example file, you can model an Iris mechanism and simlulate it using the Linketix plugin.
Geometric Modeling
In this paper Yang Liu, Helmut Pottmann, Johannes Wallner, Yong-Liang Yang, and Wenping Wang show how to optimize a quad mesh such that its faces become planar, or the mesh becomes even conical.
Datong Art Museum
Intersecting soil toned peaks erupt from the earth to form the dynamic Datong Art Museum by Foster + Partners, conceived as an important new cultural destination in China.
Voussoir Geometry
This paper by Matthias Rippmann and Philippe Block, discusses new ways of digitally generating voussoir geometry for freeform masonry-like vaults.
Mobius Strip
In this Rhino Grasshopper tutorial, we can use the Parakeet’s “Complex Transform” component to deform a simple square grid and convert it into a parametric Window.
Complex Transform
In this Rhino Grasshopper tutorial, we can use the Parakeet’s “Complex Transform” component to deform a simple square grid and convert it into a parametric Window.
The Catenary and the Arc Installation
“The catenary and the arc” a Temporary Installation by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila architects, in the Can Balaguer courtyard (by the architects Flores y Prats) in Palma de Mallorca.
Masonry Vaults
In this paper by Lorenz Lachauer, Matthias Rippmann, and Philippe Block, a fully digital design process –from form finding to fabrication– for compression-only masonry shells will be presented.
The MaoHaus
MaoHaus by AntiStatics Architecture is an experimental façade piece exploring historical context, material potentials, novel fabrication and performative qualities within architecture.
LiABlock_3D
LiABlock_3D by Lucrezia Cascini, Raffaele Gagliardo, and Francesco Portioli, is a novel software tool for the limit equilibrium analysis of masonry structures modelled as assemblages of three-dimensional rigid blocks subjected to live loads and settlements.
Qintai Art Museum
Located along the shores of Wuhan‘s Moon Lake, Qintai Art Museum is designed by Atelier Deshaus as a continuation of the landscape.
Meta Ball Pavilion
In this grasshopper example file, you can design a Meta Ball Pavilion Using the Dendro Plugin.
Voronoi Pattern
This work by Mara Capone, Emanuela Lanzara, Francesco Paolo Antonio Portioli, and Francesco Flore is aimed at designing an inverse hanging shape subdivided into polygonal voussoirs (Voronoi patterns) by relaxing a planar discrete and elastic system, loaded at each point and anchored along its boundary.
Mesh Torus
In this grasshopper example file you can create a series of parametric rotating frames by using a Mesh Torus.
Organic Mesh Pavilion
in this grasshopper example file, you can Displace Mesh and Design a Organic Pavilion Using 3D Proximity Component.
Al Thumama Stadium
The Al Thumama Stadium in Doha designed by Qatari architect Ibrahim M Jaidah and based on a gahfiya cap has been inaugurated ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
Waffle Pavilion
In this grasshopper example file You can design a parametric Waffle Pavilion by using the Kangaroo plugin.
Timber Gridshells
This thesis by Dragos Naicu, upon reviewing the design and construction processes of previous timber gridshells, puts forward a structural model that aims to represent the true nature and specifics of single and doublelayered timber gridshells.