Façade Design - Lighting Component Deployment

Example of how opening sizes on component grid can be deployed. Example shown provides maximum light for pathway and 75% intensity in the café and 50% in the gallery at 4pm in June.

I've increased the size of the component from the initial 800mm c/c to 2000mm c/c as before I would have needed about 6000 components to cover just the roof (now only 983!).

Façade Component - Report

Façade Component - Final - More Renders

Façade Component - Final

 

 

Façade Component - Development 2

Modified the design by removing the secondary frame and replacing the telescopic actuator with a tension wire positioned as part of the main frame. This has simplified the design and is now a lot more aesthetically pleasing.  The filter mechanism has been removed as it was impractical.

Façade Component - Development

Telescopic actuator to induce tension in canopy, creating openings around perimeter for light penetration. Doubling up on components increases design complexity so changes are required.

 

Circular colour filter which sweeps out of roller mechanism to change tone of light in building. Issues of variation between colours not yet resolved.

Façade Component - Initial ideas

Objectives:

A tessellating component able to control light entering a building at the façade level.

Initial sketches:

Parametric Cloud Fabrication

PARAMETRIC CLOUD I from Carlos Dimas on Vimeo.

Possible Shading Mechanism

parametric set up_01 from smg_michele on Vimeo.