Tortoise Shell Pavilion
Parametric Pavilion
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/render-pos-2-render-1-730x384.jpg)
Tortoise Shell 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
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/create_line-1-730x651.jpg)
Create_Line
- Create a line in the Y direction.
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/create_arc-730x652.jpg)
Create_Arc
- Find midpoint of created line
- Move midpoint in the Z direction
- Create 3 point arc
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/extrude_arc-730x560.jpg)
Extrude_Arc
- Extrude Arc in the X direction
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/divide_extrution_surface-730x809.jpg)
Divide_Extruded_Surface
- Divide Surface into 10 Segments
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/create_spline-at-midpoints-730x754.jpg)
Create_spline-at-Midpoints
- Find midpoints of all Surface Segments
- Create Spline connecting all midpoints of Surface Segments
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/extrude_spline-730x944.jpg)
Extrude_Spline
- Extrude Spline Towards the Center of the Arc
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/extrude_surface-730x853.jpg)
Offset_Surface
- Offset Surface as a Solid
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mirror_surface-730x786.jpg)
Mirror_Surface
- Mirror Extruded Surface at endpoint
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/find_midpoint-of-shader-730x487.jpg)
Find_Midpoint-of-Shader
- Find Midpoint of Surface Opening
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/create-shade-arc-730x548.jpg)
Create-Shade-Arc
- Move Midpoint Away from Center of Arc
- Create 3 Point Arc
- Patch Curves to Create Surface
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/final-render-1-730x443.jpg)
Array
- Array All Geometry in the X direction
![](https://www.iaacblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/exploded-730x423.jpg)
Structure and Shader
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