Week 9 - More Design Experimentation Leading to Final

Ideas of Topology

It is a topographic study of a given place, this is in relation to the history of a region indicated by its topography. (Graphic representation of the surface of a place or region on a map, this also indicates their relative positions and elevations.)

Grasshopper Examples for Final Design

This is a minor image in relation to my design done on Grasshopper and Rhino, i created curves in Rhino and created a script in relation to those curves in grasshopper, i assigned 2 curved lines and lofted them together to create this design, the tower like shape will have more of a curve and will design 3 separate pieces, the 3 separate pieces will not be joined at the base of the design, but as the design comes together the 3 pieces will come together at the tip of the tower creating it to align will the surrounding towers in the city.
This will have a designed facade, but im still thinking in which what kind of facade i will present, further more research on this part.
This will be a Hotel/Restaurant Cafe for public, the restaurant will be situated at the base of the tower with the foyer/ entrance etc, and as gradually getting to the top of the building it will have places for the public to accommodate.

Proposed Site Choice for Design

Street View of the Proposed Site

500 Word Proposal

The main site that has been chosen for this assessment is site number 2 the Corner of Castlereagh Street and King Street and the main core of this assessment will be based on performance architecture, this in relation to the sources presented in my previous assessment with examples placed within my blog, such architecture can be interacted with a curved linear surface to a topology type environment, an example to this is an image in my blog, the Nanyang University as this best image in which it presents the combination of performance architecture and the blend with the environment. Another image that creates the blend with the environment is the image source, the Wave Building by Lenning Architects, these main images are created by two simple shapes that relate to simple geometry example, the combination of two curves, or the wave design that includes the frequency, these simple type geometries relate to the maths in topology and create a design that makes it different or stand out, with the help of architectural elaboration. The design proposed is a Restaurant/Cafe + Hotel this design in relation to my proposal is “The Bank”, casino as presented on the movie Oceans 13, for in relation to the site that i have chosen, the buildings that surrounds my design will be more into the city area. As for performance the building will be towering over minor buildings, the use of environmental systems will be used in designing this tower for the public and the private spaces to the clients.

The main aspect that will be troubling within this assessment in how to design a certain shape in relation to surface and to blend within the topology of the chosen site. To create a curved shaped facade and define that as the building, and also to create a certain shape and embed that shape onto the facade to create an aesthetically environmental design in relation to the performance in relation to the environment.

Some other problems in encountering this assessment is the type of design, to create a new design, to create a design based on another, or to create something from scratch. Then finding out ways in trying to design the selected items within grasshopper.

There are several simple shapes that can be combined to create a form of architecture within grasshopper, with the use of either assigning a curve to an input, assigning a line to an input or to create those items from scratch, creating from scratch will be the main aim in producing this task with no use of Rhino and just the use of grasshopper, some elements could be created in Rhino to support my design.

Now with the intention and the technical approach to the experimentation in relation to grasshopper, is to find out and understand how it works and also how to create it, in approaching this topic the experimentation is to be researched in further information in designing the wave shape.

I’ve decided to relate this assessment to my first one and keep the topic of waves in a certain consistency, to going in more depth of understanding the concept, designing the concept in relation to the chosen site, as to how it will be situated. As said before the design will be supporting a wave shape as like presented in one of my images posted on my blog, supporting that image will be like a waffle like facade, this more in description it will be a casino, with a wire frame structure supporting, it will consist of 3 towers all joined together, all three different heights from tallest to smallest, the three towers will have the same script that can be edited from the frequency to the height, the design will be a simple curve shape and from the bottom up the towers get thinner in shape.

Images are in relation to the design that will be proposed, such images as the Lenning building, the wave structure and the Nanyang University, both have the same concept but with these designs I imagined in where I made the buildings horizontal to keep that wave and make it taller, this is will be further done and researched in the next proposal.

3 Extra Sources on Architecture

Within this book shown is the analysis of architecture, it presents architectural drawings and explanations on how certain type of buildings work, it also supports ideas and strategies in over-analyzing ones own design. One section of the book describes space for assimilating, describes light and shade, reflection, texture, mood, layering views; all in relation to geometries.
But overall the plans and sections tend to be the abstractions through which architects primarily design, they are also an importance for analysis.

Analysis Architecture, Third Edition Revised and Enlarged, Simon Unwin. Published 2009 Routledge


This book describes the theoretical issues historically related to 3 main architects, Peter Eisienman, Frank Gehry and Benard Tschumi. It presents the complexities involved in architectures adaptation to media technologies, this text relates to the history and contemporary architecture in the light of the ongoing myths surrounding the traditions of the 19th century architecture.

Crysis of the Object, The Architecture of the Atricality, Gevork Hartoonian, Published 2006 Routledge


This book is focused on the Architect Alvar Aalto, with the embracement of all key public institutions such as libraries, theaters, churches, etc. Be brings his mental side to his decision making, not entirely making it about design but the theoretic to design, he brought the physical and psychological needs of their individual users and known sensitivity to natural sites and the different materials and experimental qualities of the relation to architecture.

Alvar Aalto, Richard Weston, Phaidon Press Limited, Published in 1995

3 Extra Sources on Complex Geometry

This book focuses on design integration, within this explains the necessary change in design education and practice, as the book gradually gets along it then focuses more on the future of design.
It overall gets into the theory and design by international teachers and practitioners that relate from craft to discipline.

Design Integrations Poggenpohl, Sharon Sato, Keiichi, Published in 2009 USA, University of Chicago Press


This book describes how systems can be designed and developed to support complexity in design. It main focuses on CWA also known as Cognitive Work Analysis to support the analysis, development and evaluation on complex sociotechnical systems.

Cognitive Work Analysis Jenkins, Daniel P. Stanton, Neville A. Salmon, Paul M. Published 2009 Ashgate Limited.


This book relates to the understanding of experimental design, it specifies the role of statistics and the generality of design it also characterizes the process of science and technology. This describes the problems and questions, but also relates to dynamic models overtime to understand certain designs and experimentation's. It creates theories and analysis, factorial experiments and the questionable ways in surface design.

Design and Analysis of Experiments Hinkelmann Klaus, Kempthorne Oscar, Published 2008 by John Wiley and Sons Inc, Hoboken, New Jersey.