GC modeing

The units are various in width and height. As it changes, the pransparency and opaqueness are able to be under control.

paper model_ 02

With this one, I took off some of surfaces on the mesh, and I could

variate the openings using my initial voronoi diagram about original structure of the site. The proble I got with this was that it is not flexible in both directions while the other one is. I just could change the height in the South-North direction with this model. I think it can be first step for my structure organizaiton.

paper strip model_01

I was trying to overlap with the paper strip mesh to figure out the height and flows depanding on the contained densities of mesh, where it is high dense, it goes higher. The problem in here I had was that the high dense area was mostly upper part of the site not the south area. It can be solved as putting high densed structure at the north part rather than the south, but I am still thinking about it as well.

midterm board_schematic site drawings/structure

midterm board_nature research / site research

site analysis

Paper Model Study_03

when skin is attached on the skeleton, the openings and the desity of the openings are variable.

Paper Model Study_02

Small arm(or wing) is used as connector to aggregate each single units. The height of each one is under control of rotation degrees.

Paper Model Study _01

With the idea of GC parametric model, the variations depending on movement of paper model are analyzed. As the center square rotates 90 degrees, the arms around the square spread out. the total rotations is 90 degrees as well. The steps are divided into 6.

Model Study

By pulling and pushing the unit model, the middle part of it rotates, and some variations of height and pattern on it are generated.
As it's aggeregated with two different phases, the boundaries around modules change.

section of WATERCUBE

SECTION THROUGH _

the watercube showing the steel structure sandwiched between two layers of ETFE cushions.

Precedent Study_WATERCUBE

Precedent study_ WATERCUBE

Site Analysis_ ZONING CHANGES

MX _mixed use

Video clip: Animation of the National Aquatics Center

http://en.beijing2008.cn/72/37/article212043772.shtml

Precedent Study_ National swimming centre for the 2008 beijing olympics by PTW

Australian architectural firm - ptw - wins international design competition for beijing olympics.
Ptw’s design, known as the ‘watercube’, plays on the geometry of water bubbles, fantastically crystallised as a massive rectangular form. The structure’s elemental shape is specifically designed to work in harmony with the circular main stadium, both of which will rise on the beijing olympic green in a spectacular duality of forms.

voronoi

structure in nature