For this project, I was tasked to create the facade pattern design that I planned to implement in my Masters of Architecture final studies project. Creating the facade was not the challenging part, but rather the use of Dynamo to control how the facade's pattern was moving and being arranged. My main focus of the project was to create diagonally arranged solids and voids to create a spiral effect as the project is a high rise. The image below is my desired end goal with Dynamo.
While I was working on the project, I ran into several challenges, not only in Dynamo but also with the Revit family files and the divided surface of the mass in the project file. Although I was unable to get the desired look from the get-go, I was able to come up with a usable facade design by the end of the project, this has become a vital part of a proof of concept. With a little more work, time, and help from Dr. Yan, I believe that I can get to my desired goal.
End Goal design for the Facade
AI-Generated Images
I asked Midjourney, Photoshop AI, and ChatGPT Dalle to generate conceptual images for what I was going for but most of the AI-generated Images did not come out to what I was envisioning the facade pattern to look like.
ChatGPT (create an image of a building with vertical mullions that is spiraling upwards)
ChatGPT (A modern architectural rendering of a high-rise building inspired by The Gherkin)
ChatGPT (A modern architectural rendering of a high-rise facade inspired by The Gherkin but featuring single-directional spiraling)
This is the most accurate AI image that I was imagining
MidJourney (rectilinear high rise with a rotating mullion pattern)
The Design I was going for but in one direction not multidirectional:
What I was able to manually generate in Revit with panels and divide the surface:
The Dynamo File Images and Final Generation:
The key nodes that were implemented into the project were surface.getisoline to surface.pointatparameters, familyinstance.bypoint and finally element.setparameterbyname nodes. Each plays a vital part in the creation of the facade pattern.
Full Dynamo
Zoomed In of the Node
Zoomed into the Nodes
Node Group One
Node Group Two
Node Group Three
The Final Product
Final Thoughts:
After learning and using Dynamo for the first time for this class and this project, I have learned that it is a very powerful tool in the right hands of the user. Learning what each and every node does and its limitations is a vital element to learn when using Dynamo. I had a lot of challenges learning it for this project but it was well worth it. Later in the future, I hope to use Dynamo and more AI generation of image creations for my projects.
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