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You might recall this type of parametric brickwork from architectural classics, such as the Programmed Wall by ETH Zürich and Gramazio Kohler Research, or the facade of the Mulberry House by SHoP Architects. Initially, I explored the simplest method for placing boxes on a surface, but this approach didn't yield the correct layout. To improve it, I introduced gaps, which not only liberated the wall's design but also opened up exciting possibilities for manipulating the "gap" parameter and brick sizes. In Grasshopper, the main challenge of this definition revolves around the organization and layout of the bricks. These gaps are crucial not just because they lighten the wall, but also because they simplify the calculation of brick positions, eliminating concerns about collisions. The final version even incorporates a portion of my breaststroke surface equation to generate a waving reference surface. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #grasshopper #buildingfacade #parametricsurfaces #patterns #brick #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses characters from the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) set to create images, symbols, and designs. This form of art involves arranging text characters to form a visual representation of objects, scenes, or abstract patterns. I first encountered this art form in the 90s through readme text files and computer games. Years later, attempting to automate it in Grasshopper was a lot of fun. My initial goal was to calculate the density of Arial letters, the standard font used in Grasshopper. However, this task proved more complex than I expected. So, I found a prearranged set of letters online, organized from darkest to lightest. I could use this set to replace pixel darkness with corresponding letters via a simple Image Sampler operation. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #tools #grasshopper #patterns #ascii #font #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

Holger Strøm designed the famous IQlight system in 1973. After more than 50 years, it is still a popular, innovative, and smart design. The IQlight is a self-assembly lamp composed of interlocking quadrilaterals. By utilizing polyhedral geometry, you can generate various shapes and sizes. I created a model of one of the most common IQlight designs, fitting it onto the Catalan solid known as the rhombic triacontahedron. This solid is a convex polyhedron with 30 rhombic faces, making it an ideal structure for an IQlight. I developed a parametric IQlight model in Grasshopper that generates a 3D NURBS model. A Graph Mapper component controls the amount of folding, allowing the algorithm to produce flat pieces ready for cutting and assembly (if you cut 30 copies). However, I plan to further develop this algorithm to include other polyhedral lamp designs. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #polyhedra #grasshopper #iqlight #3dmodels #catalansolid #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

Here is the generation of the Snub Square Tiling. Frankly, this is the first step in the generation of Cairo Pentagonal Tiling I generated with Grasshopper earlier. Because Cairo pentagonal is the dual of a snub square. The first step was easy. Just dispatch cells of a square grid, then evaluate them according to the ratio of 0.366 approx. which is derived from the bisector of an equilateral triangle. Now, we have a snub square tiling, composed of tilted squares, but to process it further and explore different potentials, I had to tell Grasshopper about the equal triangles also. So that made the definition a little bit more crowded because I had to connect proper vertex IDs of different grid cells and join them together to emerge new shapes: You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #patterns #grasshopper #semiregular #snubsquare #tessellation #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

This is an update on my 2012 exercise on rhombille tiling. This reminded me of the old-school subdivisions of surfaces again after 12 years. It was while reading about #rhombic #dodecahedron (the stackable solid), that I came across this cute tiling. It's quite simple, just a hexagonal grid with a special reconstruction. I decided to recreate it by using well-known native Grasshopper components. I animated the result with a variation of the Breaststroke surface function (described earlier). Then I reconstructed as three quadrangles with proper vertex IDs. These IDs are always the same. So it seems that it is possible to apply it to any Rhino surface. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #patterns #parametricsurfaces #tessellations #grasshopper #rhombus #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

In architectural research, a significant challenge in #robotic #fabrication is replicating setups due to the unique configurations used in each study. There is a lack of a unified software platform connecting various researchers and their robotic setups. Additionally, the fabrication tools are typically not open-source and may not be versatile across different scenarios. I suggest using Grasshopper's parametric modeling capabilities to address these challenges to create flexible robotic tools. Specifically, I've developed a definition that allows the design of tools. They are compatible with all robots in the Robots in Architecture's KUKA PRC add-on for #Grasshopper. KUKA PRC is widely used and recognized, making it an excellent foundation for this study. I collected flange data for all supported robots, enabling the creation of adaptable and parametric tools. I included an example pointer tool to demonstrate the potential of it. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #tool #roboticfabrication #digitalfabrication #kuka #flange #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

It has been a while since I didn't post any #patterns. Here is a beautiful one from the iconic design studio of William Huff. Crossover Parquet Deformation is a single-axis, line-based deformation algorithm, constructed on a regular quadrangular hyperframe, designed by Richard Lane at the Basic Design studio of William Huff in 1963. It presents two different parquet deformation sequences linked together. Thus, the designer created a transition between the borders and inner cross-shapes gradually. This transition is visually smooth and interesting because of the component shift in the middle. It does not include polygonal components as seen at first sight but works with a sequence of point and line orientations instead. This liberation from the traditional understanding of polygonal component logic allows designers to manipulate and de-construct the system easily to re-construct again in a different fashion. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #patterns #patterndeformations #crossover #grasshopper #parquetdeformation #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

A pendentive is an architectural feature used in domed structures. It is a triangular section of a sphere that allows for the transition from a square or polygonal base to a circular or polygonal dome. Pendentives curve upward from the corners of the base and support the dome above. They help distribute the dome's weight more evenly and enable the construction of a dome over a non-circular base. I created this Grasshopper model using a technique I had previously presented in my blog. The Parametric Pendentives definition includes the conventional square, hexagon, and octagon bases. Also, I included other interesting ones such as triangular, heptagonal, etc. Since it is geometrically stable, you can increase the number of sides. The formula for the height of the arches is R x sin(pi/n) where n is the number of sides and R is the radius of the dome. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #grasshopper #pavilions #parametricobject #pendentive #boolean #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

Here is the shortest possible way of generating quick parametric curves in Rhino Python. So, you may change the f, g, and h functions to test any function curve. In this Python code, the list comprehension [(f(t), g(t), h(t)) for t in [t0 + i*dt for i in range(int((t1-t0)/dt)+1)]] works by first generating a list of t values from t0 to t1 with an increment of dt using the inner comprehension. The outer comprehension then iterates over these t values, computing the x, y, and z coordinates for each point using the functions f(t), g(t), and h(t), respectively. Finally, this results in a list of 3D points I used rs.AddPolyline to create a polyline in Rhino. In Python, a lambda function is a small anonymous function with one expression. This means, it is evaluated and returned when the function is called. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #curves #rhinopython #parametriccurves #tutorial #functioncurves #digitaldesign #parametricdesign

This Rhino Python code calculates the cross-product determinant used to determine the orientation of three points (current, nextpoint, and point) to see if they form a left turn or a right turn. This is a well-known technique in computational geometry to check the relative orientation of points. In this script, the direction is the cross-product determinant used to determine the relative orientation of the points. If the result is negative, the point is to the right of the line from current to nextpoint, indicating a clockwise turn. If the result is positive, this means the points are oriented counter-clockwise. If the result is zero, this means the points are collinear. This way, the algorithm correctly identifies the points that form the convex hull by wrapping around the set of points. You can see more at https://lnkd.in/gH5MGtvC #curves #computationalgeometry #rhinopython #convexhull #linearalgebra #digitaldesign #parametricdesign