Louvers , that add aesthetic quality to structure also provide passive shading .

ref : South Campus of Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University in Suzhou, Chi
Form development

a. Concept development
Facade development .

a. Creating openings


b. form development
Creating Louvers, that react to the solar movement .

Grasshopper script
Inner surface

a.grasshopper definition showing the base structure development and triangulation used to create the openings

b.grasshopper definition for material application – in terms of texture .
Outer Responsive Facade :

a. Definition for development of louvers

b. Definition for rotation of louvers according to sun path
Rotation of the Louvers

Project : Passive Shading facade
Masters of Advanvced Architecture
2017
Students: Madhurya Bayyapuneedi