Forces of Nature – A new Rooftop

Project location: Barcelona
Project year: 2019
Objective: The design of a new rooftop pavilion for IAAC

Design Catalogue

_01 intial mesh
_02 horizontal force application
_03 horizontal force application
_04 horizontal force application
_05 horizontal force application

_06 introduction of column anchors
_07 horizontal force application
_08 horizontal force application
_09 translation of column anchors
_10 translation of column anchors

Computational Process

_01 initial mesh through physics simulation

_02 hexagonal panelling

_03 planarization of hexagonal panels

_03.1  deviation due to planarization (light blue – most deviation, dark blue – least deviation)

_04 formation of new panel geometry from hexagons

_05 generation of framing to support canopy and panels

Outcome

Process Video

Computational Design // IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Developed at Master in Advanced Architecture in 2019 by:
Student: Vien Nguyen
Faculty:  Rodrigo Aguirre
Assistant: Daniil Koshelyuk, Nikoleta Mougkasi