MODULE 3
Queen Victoria Gardens Pavilion
cataParam_
Firstly you may ask: "wtf is cataParam_?"
To that I would say: "⛵️+ parameter"
The idea behind this design was the create and visually stimulating backdrop for public events using a dynamic exploration of light and shadow on a translucent material. Through this project I developed my skills in both parametric design, digital representation and diagrammatic presentation.
Isometric drawing of pavilion and site
Rendered view from inside the pavilion
Early on during the design process I had a fairly clear vision of the overall pavilion and was trying to create this using parametric modelling techniques. I was instead guided into using Rhino to model surface in the form I wanted.
Using this surface I was able to model a space truss on the the structure and test varying degrees of structural division and depth of said truss. I then used the Kangaroo plugin for Grasshopper to manipulate and calculate the kind of mesh used to represent the stretch canvas over my structure.
The structure needed to be light weight and using the below iteration matrix I developed my original form into the kind of structure I was looking for.
Design matrix
Rendered view of the pavilion at dusk
Diagrammatic Representation
