Tortoise Shell Pavilion

Parametric Pavilion

The main task of this project was to use the capabilities of grasshopper’s and post processing software to create a dynamic animation of a selected pavilion. This project explores the form finding process of the Tortoise Shell pavilion, also known as the Lincoln Zoo pavilion, through a series of camera controlled visualizations.

 

Form Finding

 

• Create a line in the Y direction.

 

 

 

 

 

• Find midpoint of created line
• Move midpoint in the Z direction
• Create 3 point arc

 

 

 

 

• Extrude Arc in the X direction

 

 

 

 

 

• Divide Surface into 10 Segments

 

 

 

 

 

• Find midpoints of all Surface Segments
• Create Spline connecting all midpoints of Surface Segments

 

 

 

 

 

• Extrude Spline Towards the Center of the Arc

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Offset Surface as a Solid

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Mirror Extruded Surface at endpoint

 

 

 

 

 

• Find Midpoint of Surface Opening

 

 

 

 

• Move Midpoint Away from Center of Arc
• Create 3 Point Arc
• Patch Curves to Create Surface

 

 

 

 

 

• Array All Geometry in the X direction

 

 

 

 

Form Finding Animation

 

 

The Tortoise Shell Pavilion is a project of IAAC, Institute of Advanced Architecture of Cataonia developed at MAA01 in 2018/19 by:

 

Student: Justin Sheinberg

Course: So. 3 Computation Design 2018/19

Faculty: Rodrigo Aguirre, David Andres Leon, Daniil Koshelyuk