The workshop asks how material behaviour can be introduced into architectural design and which consequences this has on design. The workshop focuses on the behaviour of material in larger arrays and how one can design and steer these.

Workshop led by

Paul Nicolas - mense.net
Martin Tamke, Jacob Riiber - CITA

The workshop is supported by Mark Burry - Guestprofessor at Karch

Design Task

The workshop focuses on the exploration of structures which utilise material behaviour to mediate light and view in innovative ways.  Shading, direct, indirect light as well as the visual impact of open or inhibited lines of view are considered. The programmatic setting will develop from within the investigations, by which a wide range of ap-plications beyond shading devices, screens, canopies or building facades can be ad-dressed.  Priority will be given to the fast implementation and evaluation of material feedback loops, with the aim of gaining a deep working knowledge of material capacities and tendencies, and of their potential to mediate relationships between design intent, context and performance.
In keeping with the broader architectural nature of this investigation, this part of work-shop will focus upon generative and integrative potentials, and upon ‘aptimised’ design rather than strictly ‘optimised’ solutions.

The workshop introduces a series of new skills and is based on a constant negotiation between physical and digital media. You are asked to work between 3D modeling (rhino), parametric design (Grasshopper), speculative models (paper/wood) and full-scale demonstrators.

the complete brief can be downloaded here

Schedule
Wed Dec 2.

• 11.00 Introduction
• 13:00 Grasshopper tutorial I – Physical properties in GH
• 15:00 Material investigation and production of first speculative models

Thu Dec. 3.

• 9:00 Review of speculative models and results of investigation in physical behaviour
• 10:30 Grasshopper tutorial II - Components
• 13:00 Development of speculative models and measurement of physical behaviour, programming of behaviour in GH
• 18:00 Evening lecture Component Design

Fri Dec. 4.

• 9:00 Developing components and programming of behaviour in GH
• 17:00 Evening lecture Paul Nicholas

Sat Dec. 5.

• 10:00 Creation of assemblies. Developing physical models and prototypes
• 13:00 Grasshopper Tutorial III - Clusters

Sun Dec. 6.

• 10:00 Review of models and prototypes
• 14:00 Grasshopper Tutorial IV – Introducing environmental performance
• 14:00 Developing models and prototypes, building demonstrator

Mon Dec. 7.

• 9:00 Developing prototypes, building demonstrator

Tue Dec. 8.

• 9:00 Developing prototypes, building demonstrator

Wed Dec. 9.

• 9:00 Finalising of prototypes, building demonstrator13:00 FINAL REVIEW with tutors from your programme

Links:

• Download GrassHopper
• The Geometryof Bending
• BIOS
• BD Online
• BD Online - PDF
• JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SHELL AND SPATIAL STRUCTURES

more pictures can be found on the related flickrpage

download grasshopper definition:

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WORKSHOP RESULTS

Group 1:

Dennis Carlsson, Bjarke Stenaa Ørvad & Stine Skogheim Walle

download grasshopper definition:

Rhino&GrasshopperFile_group 1

Group 2:

Jonas Tesch Hallberg & Christoffer Bjørn Weile

Group 3:

Nanna Riise & Johannes Beck

download grasshopper definition:

RhinoGrasshopperFile_group3

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