In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt to generate data on a given program brief. In this program a contour site was chosen on which a suitable camping location was to be generated. For which the fitness criteria decided were Path distance, View, Not near water Log areas, Flat Area and Tree.
Kaset-Nawamin, designed by POAR, celebrates the interplay between openness & privacy through juxtaposing architectural & landscape elements. Boundary of the house is perceptually defined by an element of wide-span beams hovering above the courtyard—an element that simultaneously enclosing and occupying the void. For future expansion and adaptation of the residence that may result from its users or external factors of surrounding context, these elements with their structural capability, would serve as an architectural framework—potentially transforming into element of wall, floor, and roof.
Dorshada Resort Renovation, designed by ACA Architects, re-facades an existing inland hotel building into a modern luxury resort. As the strong selling point of Dorshada resort is Thai design characteristic, along with the composition of Thai-style buildings, so our designing team decided to keep the accent of “Thainess” and combined with modern architectural design. The interpretation of “Thainess” may not come from the Thai gable roofline nor by golden graceful decorations but from emphasizing the sense of space, lightness, a delicacy in detail, and harmony with nature.
ACA Architects is an independent design atelier in Bangkok, Thailand, providing architectural and interior design. It seeks new possibilities and design language with an appropriate solution for nowadays architecture and old building refurbishment. ACA works on all kinds of architectural buildings type such as private residence, office buildings, hotels, condominium, facade design and also building refurbishment. We will try our best to bring out the freshness, sleekness, and uniqueness yet practical to the design.
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt to generate database of the criteria such as View, Solar Radiation and finding the Area for all the rooms.
House in Ubatuba II, designed by the architectural firm spbr arquitetos, has two main goals that have led the design process. The goals are [1] not touching the ground; [2] creating an outside platform where topography, with 50% slope, has provided any flat piece of land. This volume was placed properly detached from the street, where the ground level was deep enough to accommodate two enclosed floors and an open space underneath.
VITR, designed by the architectural firm ARCHETONIC, originates from the intervention of a pre-existent building located in Mexico City. The design solution takes on a residential structure from the second half of the 20th century and recycles it into a project that integrates with its immediate natural environment, shattering the hegemony of the high walls behind which the neighboring houses hide, in order to establish a dialogue that transcends the physical limitations of the project.
“ARCHETONIC is a multidisciplinary architectural practice in Mexico City with more than 30 years in architecture projection. All our projects have the base commitment to improve the environment, paying special attention to design methodology, materials and local processes. We design spaces with a systemic methodology: self-sufficient and sensitive to the context, with spatial quality and economic responsibility, always keeping in mind that architecture is to inhabit, serve and coexist in society.”
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt multiple plugins to generate data to develop design using grasshopper.
WaterHall, designed by Orient Occident Atelier, houses a pump and filter system that generates clean water for locals. Waterhall Project sustainably provides safe drinking water to underprivileged communities, whilst creating a social hub to garner social gatherings, celebrations and community festivities. Discovering and documenting local building technique and handicraft making methodologies was important during the design process, as it serves to inspire modern architecture.
K-Studio is an architecture firm based in Athens, Greece. It was established in 2002 by UCL graduates Dimitris and Konstantinos Karampatakis.
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants developed an understanding of implementation of generative algorithm and design optimization through evolutionary algorithm.
BASA tourism center was designed by Compartment S4 to respond to the cold climate, remote location, and natural disasters. It is designed with heavy stone filled gabion retaining walls at the bottom and a light wooden structure on top responding to the cold temperate climate of the Himalayas. It is crafted with a balance between local knowledge and modern construction techniques aiming to encourage community participation and ownership.
Tanda House, designed by the architectural firm ESEcolectivo, divides itself into sections: closed & heavy and one light & open-faced. The program is organized on this sectional logic. The project is supported using two structural systems: firstly, a light metal structure designed to reuse all the trusses available; and secondly, a system of structural brick walls, acting as both structure and enclosure.
NGHIA Architect, established by Mr. Tuan-Nghia Nguyen, is an Architecture firm located in Hanoi, Vietnam.
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants were introduced genetic algorithm in grasshopper.
Polotno Apartment, designed by Sergey Makhno Architects, is a residence of contemporary Ukrainian style in its minimalism. In this case, designers are the ones who created this canvas, and the owners of the apartment are the ones who are going to complete it.
MVRDV completes Concordia Design Wrocław, transforming a heritage building into a dynamic creative hotspot. MVRDV has completed construction of Concordia Design, a mixed use building containing coworking spaces, an event venue, a food hall, a café, and a rooftop terrace on Słodowa Island in Wrocław, Poland.
In this session of the workshop – Introduction to Computational Design, a discussion was generated on the understanding of the use of the various interfaces used in the field of computational design and its applications in Design discipline.
Rutgers Business School, designed by Ten Arquitectos, has a LEED Silver certificate due to its operational and energy efficiency. It complements the project’s approach, based on openness, connectivity, sustainability and the development of new forms of learning and work. The L-shaped building acts as an entrance to the campus, while its interiors connect vertically through a large atrium and horizontally through various common areas, promoting social interaction informally and spontaneously on their tours.
Ayuthayya House, designed by the architectural firm Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, is a residence in Bangkok, Thailand. It begins with an idea of small house with refreshing design perspective to create a unique atmosphere and house compositions. The most prominent element in the house is a beautiful lath that covers almost the entire front of the second floor. This is not only to shade sunlight but also to keep privacy.
Luciano Kruk architects studio is an architectural studio based in Belgrano that develops residential and housing projects.
In this session of the workshop – Introduction to Computational Design, participants were introduced plugin Human UI in grasshopper to generate data charts.
