ARCH655 Project 2

 

ARCH655

PARAMETRIC MODELING DESIGN

Project 2

Case Study: Taipei 101

Improvement

Objective

In previous project, I rebuilt Taipei 101 with Rhinoceros 6. In this project I added the pattern onto the layers with python script.

Introduction

Taipei 101, formerly Taipei Financial Center, office building in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners, a local architectural firm, the skyscraper has 101 stories and reaches a height, including the spire, of 1,667 feet (508 metres). At the time of its official opening in October 2004, it was the world’s tallest building, having surpassed the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2007 it was exceeded by the Burj Khalifa, then being built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. While under construction, Taipei 101 was known as Taipei Financial Center. 

- Robert Lewis Assistant Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Modeling Steps

1. Create curves for model building .

2. Connect curves with line and create six surfaces to form the shape of the layer.

3. Using python script to create the pattern.

4. Using orient technique to transfer pattern from xy-plane onto the layer.

5. Duplicate layers with seven move nodes.

6. Create lower part of the building with the same technique as layers.

7. Create upper part of the building with loft and line. 

Project Video