The Arcoles

The project dives into series of members making families for aggregation with arc geometries reimagining the classical shape blended with hanging terraces to form the  growing architecture embedded with a massive floating space.

Aggregation strategy

test #01

 

growth speed :: 1x

voxel :: 761

directionality :: random

compactness :: random

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: not defined

 

Volume :: 32,289 m3

Surface area :: 13,352.5 m2

 

Max Horizontality::  63.0 m 

Max Verticality::  42.0 m

 

 

test #02

growth speed :: 2x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: not defined

 

Volume :: 32,327 m3

Surface area :: 19,796 m2

 

Max Horizontality::  70.0 m 

Max Verticality::  35.0 m

 

 

test #03

growth speed :: 3x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random

compactness :: minimum

Ground surface Area :: maximum

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: not defined

 

Volume :: 32,370 m3

Surface area :: 17,370  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  87.50 m 

Max Verticality::  17.50 m

 

 

test #04

growth speed :: 4x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: mesh exclusion

 

Volume :: 32,327 m3

Surface area :: 53,336  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  43.50 m 

Max Verticality::  52.0 m

 

 

Aggregation strategy

Selective aggregation 2.0.1

 

Random growth until 50 iterations

Afterwards checking Areas with 12 or more voxels to limit the growth

 

#05

growth speed :: 10x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random + z axis

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: mesh exclusion

 

Volume :: 32,327 m3

Surface area :: 24,377.5  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  91.0 m 

Max Verticality::  35.0 m

 

 

#06

growth speed :: 10x

voxel :: 755

directionality :: random + z axis 

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: mesh exclusion

 

Volume :: 32,370  m3

Surface area :: 15,361.5  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  66.5 m 

Max Verticality::  94.50 m

 

 

#07

growth speed :: 2x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random+ z axis

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: mesh exclusion

 

Volume :: 32,370  m3

Surface area :: 15,361.5  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  77.5.0 m 

Max Verticality::  14.0 m

 

 

#08

growth speed :: 4x

voxel :: 754

directionality :: random+ z axis

compactness :: yes

attractors :: not defined

repulsors  :: mesh exclusion

 

Volume :: 32,327 m3

Surface area :: 53,336  m2

 

Max Horizontality::  66.50 m 

Max Verticality::  35.0 m

 

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Architectural components

The Arcoles 

 

The Arcoles is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed in the Master in Advanced Architecture 2021/22 by Student: Vaibhav Toshniwal and Faculty: Andrea Graziano and Eugenio Bettucchi