This is the project which I tried to complete by Revit and Dynamo. In the first project, I create the west tower, and this time I will create the east tower with different method.
Based on the analysis of the floor plans, it can be found out that the ellipse were not rotated by a same angle on each floor. So it is difficult to control the form by using a single formula or several formulas.
The Absolute Tower is designed by MAD Architects, a young architecture studio from China. The project is located in Mississauga. Canada and completed in 2012.
Eschewing the tradition of accentuated verticality in high-rises, the Absolute Towers choose not to emphasize vertical lines. Instead, the design features a smooth, unbroken balcony that wraps each floor of the building. In addition, at each successive level, the floor plate rotates in a range of one to eight degrees affording breathtaking panoramas of the Mississauga skyline concluding in reverence to the principle street intersection at its peak. By maximizing the viewing potentials inside and out, creating a wonderful medium for social interaction throughout the balconies, and connecting the city dwellers with naturalistic design principles, Mississauga is infused with a new character. There are two towers in this project. The height of Building E is 157.9 meters / 518 feet with 50 floors above the ground, and the height of Building D is 175.6 meters / 576 feet with 56 floors above the ground.
Site plan
Before modeling, we analyzed some data from the internet to find out the regulation of the twist for the building, so we can use a formula to control the generation of the form. Actually, all floor plans were not routed by a same angle, and the angle range from 1 degree to 8 degrees. But, in this practice, we just route each floor by a same angle based on the previous floor plan. The ground floor is routed by -10 degrees, and the roof is routed by 198 degrees. So we set the routing angle at 3.7 degrees, however, this angle can be easily changed in controlling formula depending on the appearance of the form in the model.
Floor plan of Builidng D
Now we start modeling the building in Revit. The screenshots shows the key steps of the process, and some words will help to demonstrate the process.
First, we create an adaptive ellipse mass for the floor. Make sure the template is Metric Generic Model Adaptive. We should create an adaptive family, so the floor plan can be routed on different height.
Create a reference line and divide it into 51 sections; Load the ellipse into the project;
Generate Mass
Create a new architectural project and load the mass into the project;
This article is the first one in Blogger. In the future, this spaces will work as a place to share my thoughts about architecture, my case studies, and the images in my journal.
This project is the second studio project this semester. We work together with Nemours healthcare system, FKP Architects, and SKANSKA. Andy and I have worked on this project for a month, and we enjoy a wonderful time period.
I am looking forward to seeing your feedback and comments.
