Glass as a building material

Balkow, Dieter

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“…Copenhagen Elephant House from the pattern. The solar control effect depends on the different ratios of transparent to opaque areas (Balkow 1999).…”

Section: Environmental Performance and Computationmentioning

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Copenhagen Elephant House: A Case Study of Digital Design Processes

Peters¹,

Swackhammer²

2008

Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)

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ThiS paper ouTlineS The DiGiTal DeSiGn proCeSSeS involveD in The DeSiGn anD ConSTruCTion ofThe new elephanT houSe aT CopenhaGen Zoo. early design concepts for the canopy were tested using physical sketch models. The geometric complexity of these early physical models led to the involvement of the Specialist Modelling Group and the use of the computer to digitally sketch 3D CaD models. after many studies, the complex form of the canopies was rationalised using torus geometry. a computer program was written to generate the canopy glazing and structure. This parametric system was developed to be a design tool, and was developed by an architectural designer working with the team. Through its use the team were able to explore more design options, and alter the design farther along in the design process; however, this generative tool was created largely as a CaD efficiency tool. another series of computer programs were written to generate and populate a shading system based on environmental analysis. unlike the computer program that generated the structure and glazing, this program was not developed to make the generation of complex geometric structures more efficient, but developed to explore computational approaches that would have been impossible without the computer. Most of the canopy's design was communicated to fabricator through a geometry method statement, a method that has been proven to be effective in the past. The project completed in June 2008.

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“…Copenhagen Elephant House from the pattern. The solar control effect depends on the different ratios of transparent to opaque areas (Balkow 1999).…”

Section: Environmental Performance and Computationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Copenhagen Elephant House: A Case Study of Digital Design Processes

Peters¹,

Swackhammer²

2008

Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)

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Glass as a building material

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Copenhagen Elephant House: A Case Study of Digital Design Processes

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