So the main aim of the assignment was to create a basic massing model for our design project with immediate surrounding context. The fundamental objective was to create two main components, which we applied kinetic parameters and had to have at least two visually different/movable positions. We then had to apply these components to the building which we're designing for our final major project (although this doesn't have to actually be used for our final design project submissions). The components was to cover at least a surface of 100m2.
- Two kinetic components designed according to above criteria.
- Massing model of your design project with components applied.
- Visual render of the components in action (at least two positions visible), render from the same angle.
- Screen shot of each component family properties window.
- All information to be laid out on an A1 Revit based page with title block. This should also include the plan view
of each component and any description as required.
- Nile submission of A1 page pdf, and link to drop box with all the Revit files (main and component).
- Dropbox folder with weekly homework’s and class work. (Dropbox link is to be included somewhere on the PDF
Overall I did find this assignment quite frustrating at the beginning mainly because it was very difficult to come up with an idea for a component as there is so many examples to choose from. Also getting my head around formulas as it was very important to actually understand what the formulas was actually doing.
However I was very satisfied with the output from this assignment as it was completely different to any assignment I've worked on before. Although it was a quite a complex project to start off with I did really start to enjoy the project when things started to fall in place. This assignment definitely helped to encourage me to make use of an adaptive component for my our final major project as it is a very interesting element.