Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System
The methods and algorithms of generative modelling can be improved when representing organic structures by the study of computational models of natural processes and their application to architectural design. In this paper, we present a study of the generation of branching structures and their appli...
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| author | Hanafin, S. Datta, Sambit Rolfe, B. |
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| description | The methods and algorithms of generative modelling can be improved when representing organic structures by the study of computational models of natural processes and their application to architectural design. In this paper, we present a study of the generation of branching structures and their application to the development of facade support systems. We investigate two types of branching structures, a recursive bifurcation model and an axial tree based L-system for the generation of facades. The aim of the paper is to capture not only the form but also the underlying principals of biomimicry found in branching. This is then tested, by their application to develop experimental facade suport systems. The developed algorithms implement parametric variations for facade generation based on natural tree-like branching. The benefits of such a model are: ease of structural optimization, variations of support and digital fabrication of facade components. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-295622023-01-27T05:52:08Z Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System Hanafin, S. Datta, Sambit Rolfe, B. C.M.Herr N.Gu S.Roudavski M.A Schnabel Lindenmayer Systems Branching Structures Biomimicry Parametric Modelling The methods and algorithms of generative modelling can be improved when representing organic structures by the study of computational models of natural processes and their application to architectural design. In this paper, we present a study of the generation of branching structures and their application to the development of facade support systems. We investigate two types of branching structures, a recursive bifurcation model and an axial tree based L-system for the generation of facades. The aim of the paper is to capture not only the form but also the underlying principals of biomimicry found in branching. This is then tested, by their application to develop experimental facade suport systems. The developed algorithms implement parametric variations for facade generation based on natural tree-like branching. The benefits of such a model are: ease of structural optimization, variations of support and digital fabrication of facade components. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29562 Association for the Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong restricted |
| spellingShingle | Lindenmayer Systems Branching Structures Biomimicry Parametric Modelling Hanafin, S. Datta, Sambit Rolfe, B. Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title | Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title_full | Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title_fullStr | Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title_short | Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System |
| title_sort | tree facades: generative modelling with an axial branch rewritting system |
| topic | Lindenmayer Systems Branching Structures Biomimicry Parametric Modelling |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29562 |