Transformable Structures
The main aim of this thesis is to provide insight in the design of transformable structures on an architectural scale.
Discrete Design
In this grasshopper example file, you can design parametric 3d patterns based on a Discrete method.
Anemone Loop Form
In this grasshopper example file You can design a parametric loop based form by using the Anemone plugin.
Ruga Architectural Skin
This paper presents the concept and design requirements of an innovative architectural skin that can potentially be deployed instantaneously for temporary architecture and other related applications.
Force Field Lines
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the field component to design a parametric 2D pattern.
Parametric Folding Roof
In this grasshopper example file You can design a parametric Folding Roof by using the Lunchbox plugin.
Transformable Structure
This paper examines the kinetic transformable spatial-bar structures that can alter their forms from any free-form geometry to another, which can be named as Free-form transformable structures (FFTS).
Kangaroo Tensile Installation
In this grasshopper example file you can design a parametrc tenile installation by using the Kangaroo2 plugin.
Rotating Circular Panels
In this grasshopper example file You can design a series of parametric Rotating Circular Panels.
Neuroevolutionary Generative Design
This work presents the development of a proof-of-concept generative design tool for the AEC industry, named Aplysia.
Twisted Curves Pavilion
in this grasshopper example file you can use the sorting technique for a series of curves to Design a Parametric Pavilion.
Traditional Chinese Timber
This paper explores how the Dougong components could be reinvented through the use of parametric tools and robotic fabrication methods and thus applied to contemporary architectural structures.
Fractal Geometry
This study aims at suggesting “fractal” as a suited way of interpreting contemporary architecture and of exploring its potential as a new 21st century paradigm.
Elastic Kangaroo Mesh
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the Kangaroo2 plugin to model an elastic parametric mesh with different parameters.
Kangaroo Tensile Structure
In this grasshopper example file you can design a parametric tensile structure by using the Kangaroo2 plugin.
Weaverbird Freeform Structure
In this grasshopper example file You can design a parametric freeform structure using the Weaverbird plugin.
Curve-Folding Polyhedra
This paper describes a designer-friendly computational method to design and fabricate a class of curve-folded geometries – our proposed method generates developable surfaces that are curved-foldable, skeletal representations of a given user defined, convex mesh.
Parametric Dovetail Joint
in this grasshopper example file, you can design a parametric dovetail joint between two triangular surfaces.
Self-supporting Surfaces
This paper uses the thrust network method of analysis and presents an iterative nonlinear optimization algorithm for efficiently approximating freeform shapes by self-supporting ones.
tOpos Building Slabs
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the tOpos plugin to generate an optimized central structure for a series of slabs.
Kangaroo Tensile Dome
In this grasshopper example file you can create a parametric tensile dome by using the Kanagroo2 plugin.
Bending-Active Structures
The approach presented in this paper allows feedback between the parametric input of starting geometry and material characteristics, and the output geometry and internal stress.
Kangaroo Tensile Structure
In this grasshopper tutorial, we are going to use the Kangaroo 2 plugin to model a tensile structure by using a rectangular mesh base and a series of curves for controlling the overall shape.
Rotating Arcs Pavilion
in this grasshopper example file you can create a series of twisted arcs as a parametric pavilion and use the graph mapper to extract different parts of the base surface.
Mesh Arc Paneling
In this grasshopper example file You can generate different paneling patterns on a parametric Arc.
Equilateral Polyhedral Geometries
This paper discusses the development of a kit of parts of reciprocal bending-active components based on a selection of polyhedral dome types.
Radial attractor Point
In this grasshopper example file you can use an attractor point to generate a parametric radial pattern with circles.
Kangaroo ReMesh
In this grasshopper example file you can use the RemeshByColour Component from the Kangaroo2 plugin to generate a parametric mesh with different Triangular Mesh Faces.
Self-Interlocking Modular Shell
This paper presents and discusses the digital modelling methods used for the design of the pavilion, as well as the lessons learned by real scale fabrication and assembly.
