Journal for Geometry and Graphics 12 (2008), No. 2, 205--214
Copyright Heldermann Verlag 2008
Geometric Aspects in Producing Non-Standard Architecture with Standard Tools
Albert Wiltsche
Institut für Architektur und Medien, Technische Universität, Inffeldgasse 10, 8010 Graz, Austria
wiltsche@tugraz.at
Heimo Schimek
Institut für Architektur und Medien, Technische Universität, Inffeldgasse 10, 8010 Graz, Austria
schimek@tugraz.at
Milena Stavric
Institut für Architektur und Medien, Technische Universität, Inffeldgasse 10, 8010 Graz, Austria
mstavric@tugraz.at
This paper presents geometrical approaches, considerations and computations of a concept how to produce non-standard architecture, namely façade design consisting of intelligent ornaments. The façades are assembled with polygonal parts derived from flat ornaments cut out of panels of a certain size. The panels are machined by a CNC milling cutter and afterwards they are glued together on their perfectly mitered sides. As a starting point for the construction we use a parametric driven CAD-package where an irregular space grid consisting of variable data points is generated. The space points can be placed and moved interactively by mouse dragging in the virtual space almost independently. For reasons of interest and challenge quadrangular polygons are used. Hence dependencies arise and some of the grid points can only be moved in a restricted way. Especially this way of working interactively on a design object supports the creativity of a modern architect in an appropriate way in order to create Non-Standard Architecture.
Keywords: Parametric design, Cad-Cam, offsets, ornaments.
MSC: 51M20; 52C15, 68U05
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