Random Holes

Layered Plan by Joshua Stone

I’m almost finished archiving the work from last semesters studio at U. Penn.  The above image is one of Joshua Stone’s amazing final drawings.

New Years Day in Joshua Tree

I took these polaroids on New Years Day while hiking in Joshua Tree. It's crazy beautiful out there. 

Hani Rashid Review at Harvard GSD

I'll be on Hani Rashid's final review at Harvard's Graduate School of Design next Monday, December 17, at 1pm. 

LQ Pyramid at Art Basel

Here's a pyramid version of the LQ Chandelier on display at Art Basel.

PROJECT CREDIT »
Asymptote Architecture: Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture

Exploding Plastic Inevitable Final Review

The final review for the studio I’m teaching at the University of Pennsylvania will be on Tuesday, December 11th at 2pm [ Meyerson, 4th floor Hall ]. The Jury will include:

Andrew Macnair
Robert Mezguiti
Rhett Russo
Stella Lee
Peter Zuspan
Kyle Stover
Andrea Flamenco 

Lincoln Center

Bureau V will be collaborating with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Imaginary Forces on the design of Infoscape, the new information landscape for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

LQ Chandelier in I.D. Magazine

The concept rendering of the LQ Chandelier appears in the the November issue of I.D. Magazine.

PROJECT / IMAGE CREDIT »
Asymptote Architecture: Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture

Ornamental Tessellation

I’ve started playing around with different types of tesselations. This is a six fold rotation made from a triangular tile in a hexagonal lattice.

Tesselated And Surfaced Double Parametric Structure

We’re trying to figure out how to scale the space frame members to their maximum potential size given their proximity to the control surfaces, and then fill in the intermediate spaces with smaller scaled members. I think three or four scales max is ideal. Then we will add connection members between the space frame and the surfaces. We’re also working on having the space frame defined by two different surfaces to gain variability in the thickness, and defining new parameters for tesselation.

Testing Parametric Tesselation at Larger Scales

This is a test of the 2/3/6 surface tesselation on a larger surface. The file took approximately 15 minutes to calculate.

Surfaced 2/3/6 Tesselation Detail

The tesselation / space frame script we have been developing is now working flawlessly on any surface. We’re now working on architecturalizing the output, adding variability, multiple surfaces, and materiality.

Testing Tesselation

A detail view of a 2/3/6 tesselation sitting on a pruned space frame. The gap between the frame and the surface will be filled with custom members (we’re developing this now). We’re also working on a script that allows the hex crystals to move between scales where diagonal connections allow for larger crystals.  The space frame members will scale to their largest optimal size given the surface boundary.

2/3/6 Tesselation

We’ve gotten the tesselation integrated into the approximation function now. We are using a 2/3/6 tesselation scheme that aligns in plan with our hex crystal space frame.

Exploding Plastic Inevitable Review

A review for my Exploding Plastic Inevitable studio at Penn Design will be held in the Lower Gallery of Meyerson on Monday, the 22nd, at 215pm. The Jury will include Ali Rahim, Winka Dubbeldam, David Boira, Zoe Coombes, Stella Lee, Peter Zuspan, and Dylan Baker Rice.

Optimizing Hex Crystal Geometry

We’ve modified the hex crystal geometry to be symmetrical vertically and added a bit of differentiation so we can see what’s happening at the surface a bit more clearly.

Ruled Surface on Complex Space Frame

Here we are testing the potential for a ruled surface on a more complex spaceframe. The ruled surface is intersecting with the framing modules, so we need to develop another set of rules to offset surfaces based on this degree of intersection. We are also starting to investigate other tesselation methods that could work in concert with the spaceframe approximations.

Approximation With Dodecahedron Space-Frames

Now that we are able to approximate any surface with a dodecahedron space-frame, we are moving towards methods of inserting surficial variability to more closely approximate a particular shape. These screen shots arelooking at the potential of offsetting a ruled surface from the structural frame.