This Grasshopper definition was inspired by the structure for the new Pompidou-Metz Center by Shigeru Ban. The structure is said to be inspired by hexagonal weaving pattern found in traditional Chinese hats. This is a very common weaving pattern also found in things such as chairs. For a large scale structure, however, it is impractical to actually have the member be woven together. Instead, each direction of the members is layered on top of each other and then sandwiched together to create the supporting structure. This definition takes an input surface an maps a hexagonal grid along which the geometry is structured according to user input. Again, feel free to use/change the definition as you want, but shoot me an email if you do something cool with it. I’d like to see it.

Download: hexWeave.ghx

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This is an update to the weaving Rhinoscript I posted a while back. I decided to play with it and try it out in Grasshopper a while back when I was learning Grasshopper. This is the result and it works a lot better and smoother than the RhinoScript version ever did. Feel free to download the definition and use it for whatever you want, but if you end up doing anything interesting with it shoot me an email.

Download: surfaceWeave.ghx

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Studenterhuset — translated literally to “student house” — is a bar/coffee house and general all around cool place to hang out owned and operated by Copenhagen University (Københavns Universitet). Although it is situated in a very commercial area of downtown Copenhagen, Studenterhuset had been receiving many noise complaints because of the large number of people who would smoke outside and therefore needed a space for its patrons to smoke that wasn’t directly on the street. The competition, then, was to design a covered space that would fit within their very narrow (approx. 6m wide) and provide not only a sheltered, heated space for smokers but also the possibility to have an outdoor bar area, seating for a proposed concert stage and flexible seating areas for the courtyard in general. Our project attempted to address all these issues in one over-arching design structure. Moreover, our design aimed to add additional value to the space by introducing the possibility of an additional stage area and integrated seating. Click on the PDF link below to read more about the project.

This project was done in conjunction with Matt Kingstreet, half of the team behind Jearded Besus.

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A useful tool to dynamically create and edit staircases via Grasshopper. One version is for creating spiral staircases (further developed) and one is for a plain, straight staircase (less developed).

Download: spiralStaircase.ghx

Download: stairs.ghx

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The form came from an investigation of pedestrian traffic trends in the area and formal investigations into the idea of “meta-balls”. The round skin became a sort shell meant to encompass and protect the bathhouse. Apertures on the skin were created with two functions in mind; that of creating a gradation of light from a darker, narrower entry to a large, light filled main space and that of not letting the space become too vulnerable to solar gains. For the latter, an Ecotect analysis of the solar gain of the skin directly translated into the different size apertures of the skin via a Grasshopper definition. Within the space the program is laid out orthogonally to counter the circular plan and each element is contained within individual units meant to isolate and amplify the unique characteristics of each bathing space.

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