Optimal sun radiation model with Parametric Helix mass

First step of my personal green super tall bldg, I am posting how to find optimal sun radiation model thru my parametric helix mass.

This is the helix mass for solar testing.

It has a relationship by angle value between eclipse profiles on each level so by putting different value it is changed to below image.



And, even each eclipse profile could be changed.

And, applied each cases by angle value on solar radiation map and could see which model would have the optimally comfortable interior air quality.

Model which has more blue tone area would be a better model for heat gain / loss.

cadworks - Type V wood fabricator BIM tool

Here is an interesting clip of actual BIM process in real construction world.

Here is video clip link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVV9rtPtyY

Revit has many things to go BIM....

Interior version of google map scanning camera

click the link,
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=7599241

we might use this for architectural renovation projects w/o big efforts of building up whole existing condition only if it can scan and tranlate to actural building information model.

curtain panel variation by colorization for glazing consultant

One day, in my work place, I got someone asked me to figure out how many different kinds of curtain panel size on our curvy office bldg skin. At that time, I was trying to figure out with decent way but could only do colorize each glass panel primitively under 2009 Revit environment. Here is the bldg image which I was trying to get curtain wall panel variation map.



I realized now, this is not that much undulated and assuming that one size of panel would cover on that smooth curvy skin. So, I got more undulated wall mass on left side.

Now, here is a solution I generated all different color-wise index panel by some parameters such as deviation and actual window height by deviation with adaptive mass and curtain wall by pattern tools.

Fistly, I generated adaptive mass to apply on patterned curtain panel.


On here, I designated actual window height and deviation factor which will be affecting the actual window height by deviating angle on bldg skin.
Also, here is the family type parameter table which are including all color variation and window height range of each color. (On here, I assuming 2" difference is maximum discrepancy among different sizes of glazing.



Then, load into the rec. shape curtain panel by pattern and linked with actual glazing height. It is showing to change colors by different deviationa and panel size.




Finally, applied on actual bldg skin. Also, each varied glazing height can be easily scheduled by reporting parameter. Many possibilities...

Rhino's flow along surface tool in Revit????

Here is the video clip of flow along surface tool in Rhino..
Click the link..

In this case, Revit can easily figure out with a great patterend curtainwall mass tool. But, what if that patten irregular like a Chinese Olympic main stadium bird's nest skin structure....Rhino can easily do though,

I tried but got ugly bird's nest..anyone has an idea? let us know..

Firstly, I made a huge grid set with many adaptive points on each cross which would be a similar template of Rhino's nurbing massing.



Then, I drew arbitrary lines on that surface then sculpted a certain shape to micmick a bird's nest.


And, sweeping all lines with structure profile..then got ugly bird's nest.


any better idea? tired...

Parametric sun-shade installation based on solar radiation map

This is another example of bitmap image based model which is applied on actual architecture world.
I tried to get optimal sun-shade pofile based on the solar radiation map by converting into grayscale bitmap image.

Here is what i did.

First, I got a mass and solar radiation map from model.



Then, converted this image into the grayscale.



Then, I made a parametric sun-shade model with grayscaled lengh sun-shade.



Now, applied this patterned curtain system on the mass.


Final step, applied grayscaled solar radiation map into this model.


this is not that much dramatic but it is meaningful we could get optimal sun-shades for green bldg rather than just putting shades aesthetically whereever designer wants.
Many possibilities....

I-phone, I-pad, Revit

Now, Revit gose to your phone...

Go-bim which is an application for I-phone and pad uses. Portable and real-time updated model for construction guys....one gadget to help a BIMable world.

Click the link for more information.