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Project 2

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1. Entrance Curve In project2, I am going to develop the model of project1. This is the result of project 1, using Kangaroo to create the entrance curve. However, this is not smooth yet. Therefore, I tried to use another way to create it. 1-1. Cage Edit in Rhino There is "cage edit" component to create what I want in rhino. By moving these four control points, we can get the curved surface. 1-2.  Weaverbird in Grasshopper We can get what I want in Rhino, but I tried to create it in Grasshopper to change the shape automatically. Convert the lofted result of project 1 to mesh.  Deconstruct mesh to get vertices of each mesh. Then, bake them in Rhino and select points I want to move.  Calculate distance between points I selected and the other points because the shorter the distance is, the further points move. Connect that data to Graph mapper to change the shape of the entrance. Connect "Influence Range Slider" and "Bump I

Project1

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1. Basic Information Project: Phoenix International Media Center Architect: BIAD UFo Client: Phoenix Television  Location: Beijing, China Project Year: 2009-2012 Project Size: 65,000㎡ Phoenix International Media Center locates in the southwest corner of Chaoyang Park; the site area is 1.8 hectares. The total floor area of the building is 65,000m2 with a height of 55m. Apart from the media office, the broadcasting studios and the production offices, the building provides an abundant of open spaces for the public to get interactive experiences, which expresses the unique operation concept of Phoenix Media. The architect intended to create ecological environment shell embraces. T he building’s sculptural shape originates from the “Mobius Strip”. The sculptural shape provides the building a harmony relationship with the irregular direction of the existing streets, the sitting corner of the site, and the Chaoyang Park. 2. Modeling Based on the floor plan, I