IMPORTANT!

Next Tuesday (the 5th of May) Tutorial will shift and happen on Wednesday (the 6th of May) from 9:30am till 12:00

10 days to go...

This Grasshopper code...

produces this ceiling for my cafe... 

and that's cool.

Parametric Truss Tutorial

parametric truss tutorial

This is the presentation I didn't get to give today due to flash stick failure. One of the key features in my presentation at the moment is the relationship between the traffic flowing past the cafe and the people sitting in the cafe, who are at a lower level. The precedent I have used for this is the idea of a "fake pool" (http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.co.nz/2011/01/fake-pool-makes-splash-all-over-world.html). By using this idea I can allow light in and gain a sense of privacy within the cafe, while pedestrians can still engage with the architecture. 

I have just done a quick render of what it might look like, to have water flowing over the glass there. A final render will probably be animated to show the tide moving against the side of the cafe, the water flowing over the top, and the light qualities inside the cafe.

The roof is the only form visible from street (wharf) level and is still a work in progress.

Open publication - Free publishing - More cafe
 

have a look

http://scripts.crida.net/gh/

Anyone who's anyone should bring a 2GB flash drive to tut today. I have candy for all the good boys and girls

Catch up meeting

I was just wondering if we could have the opportunity to meet with at some stage before Friday to discuss our assignments. any chance of a time between 9:20am and 11:30am on Thursday?