Archsim - Energy Modeling for Grasshopper

The Archsim Energy Modeling component for Grasshopper allows you to quickly create multi-zone energy models and simulations for building design. The tool comes with an abstract thermal model class library and various functions such as “early design auto-zoning”, “automated intersections” etc. that assist you with model creation, simulation and result visualization.  Currently, supported simulation engines are Energy Plus 8.0 and ( TRNSYS 17). However, the open library allows you to extend the output functionality for any other simulation package.

Link to Archsim

Magnetic Architecture

Very interesting research done by Gabriel-Bello Diaz, Alexandre Dubor, Akhil Kapadia and Angel Lara at IaaC guided by Marta Malé-Alemany.

'Digital fabrication is emerging quickly in the architecture industry and begins to reinforce the building process into design. Through this emergence comes the focus of natural, recyclable and local materials overlapped with global access to data and digital tools. We are now able to explore the possibilities of merging these technologies together and develop a new system of design. By examining the collaboration of these techniques, what can this tell us for the future of architecture? As this field is gains momentum in exploring the process of production, we were guided to focus on a system in additive manufacturing. The research of Magnetic Architecture explores the use of different sensors and various digital tools to understand the possible trajectories digital fabrication can provide to a future design process. Starting from a material approach, the research focus on the design opportunities of material deposition and solidification within a magnetic fields. By positioning two strong magnets in space it is possible to construct sequential chains of iron-based micro-columns to create complex structural network and wall formations.'

Link to 'Magnetic Architecture' website

M-CDC - Master in Computational Design and Construction

'The post-graduate Master program focuses on digital design methods and construction technologies in Architecture, Engineering and Design. The Curriculum provides scientific and practical foundation and gives an overview of latest developments in Computational Design and Construction.'

Link to m-cdc website

NSTRMNT

'NSTRMNT is a multi-faceted design initiative, founded by Brian Harms in 2012, which aims to speculate on and improve the ever-changing relationship between machines [ hardware + software ] and processes of design and fabrication.'

Link to NSTRMNT website
Link to 'SUSPENDED DEPOSITIONS' post

NEWS 076

sketches[of]code - dual meshes in blender
blurry paths - Custom Sprite plugin for Grasshopper
robots in architecture - new kuka|prc release
blurry paths - Custom Sprite plugin for Grasshopper
food4rhino - Godzilla.  Simple and Intuitive Robotic Simulation
food4rhino - Human (Formerly HDT Utilities)
food4rhino - Selectable Preview
designcoding - Trifoliolate
Blender CAM - Blender CAM release 0.4.0 is out
responsive design studio - Quarter Iso Grid Cardboard Surfboard Study 
LMNts - Mesh Split in Grasshopper
LMNts - Processing Iteration Viewer
LMNts - Single Line Font for Fabrication
LMNts - Grasshopper to Catia Progress
LMNts - Acoustic Scattering Research
LMNts - Gear Story
Neoarchaic Design - Bumblebee Launch
MATSYS - SEAcraft Eggs
CAAD. Blog - Resinance
Geometry Gym - OpenBIM Scripting : Python IFC
Geometry Gym - More D's for Grasshopper BIM
Digital[Sub]stance - Triaxial Waffling Grasshopper3d Definition
The proving Ground - Dynamo: Visual Programming for BIM
Daniel Davis - Yeti: Designing geometric tools with interactive programming
Daniel Davis - FabPod
food4rhino - Primate: Leap Motion for Grasshopper
Live Components NY - PROJECT : BILATERAL THEATRE
CERVER.org - adaptable forms
Computational Design Lab - me – crawling machine organism
designcoding - Voronoi Kündekari
designcoding - Defective Use of Algorithms: TPI Disability
Geometry Gym - GeomGym IFC import to VisualARQ (via Grasshopper)
MadeinCalifornia - many posts
PROG - many posts
spatial slur - SmartGeometry

Laura Michaels' Blog - Skin Graph

Very interesting design and fashion research developed by Laura Michaels

'Skin Graph has development advanced 3D mapping techniques, parametric design and data-driven fabrication processes, with the focus to address the engineered neutrality of optimisation. Skin Graph questions the practice of tailoring and proposes operative strategies that can inscribe the personality of the individual directly into apparel.'

Link to Laura Michaels' Blog
Link to Skin Graph post

Ortoo: The Geometry Messaging System

great Grasshopper component developed by MESH.

'Ortoo provides peer to peer geometry sharing. Built around a binary mesh format* that is 5x – 6x smaller than an .obj file, Ortoo is able to transfer mid-size meshes (< 35k vertices) quickly and painlessly between connected peers. The sharing/hosting app (called the Ortoo Browser) handles all the technical details of peer to peer networking via Unity’s RakNet implementation, so there is no setup required on the user side.

Currently, only geometry created with Grasshopper is supported, but future development would include support for Blender.'

Link to 'Ortoo' webpage

FabTools - Grasshopper toolset

Very interesting Grasshopper toolset develop by Florian Frank to increase the production process.

The digital fabrication tools for Grasshopper allows you to handle a lot of tasks when working for production. The different tools improve the ability of Grasshopper to set properties to geometry. Those properties improve your speed of work and create a good workflow from 3d engineering to production. Moving objects to layers, grouping or colouring them, most of the time you spend on setting up your Rhino Objects for printing, nesting or similar tasks will now be easier then ever.
FabTools consists of different UserObjects. An installation is not needed and you can drag them directly into Grasshopper.

Link to FabTools on Food4Rhino
Link to FabTools webpage
Link to FabTools - HowTo

NEWS 075

Responsive Skins - A New Way of Visualizing Solar Radiation
LMNts - Processing and Optimization Solvers
the proving ground - Blender Python: 3D Supershape
Harri Lewis - Planar panels
Geometry Gym - IFC - What It Is and Why You Should Care?
Spatial Slur - Pheromone Targets
urban future organization -  future bubble
dothemutation - VENEZIA 02.13. LA MUTAZIONE
LMNts - Acoustic Reflection Form Finding
Generative Design Computing - surface domain 3D | rhinoscript python
n-fold geometry - Alhambra Pattern 4
MESH - PhysX for Rhino/GH: Proof of Concept
Plethora project - Gamescapes
Robots in Architecture - kuka|prc updated for 2013
designalyze - Custom Toolpaths From Surface Isocurves (Part 1: Grasshopper)
ErrorByErrors - Error_130203_Recursive Subdivision
popabczhang - 3D Cellular Automaton in Python for Rhino
n-fold geometry - Muqarnas Vault
form follows functions - EquilibriuMesh
MATSYS - Shellstar Pavilion
4ofSeven - Soft to Hard Canopy
CASE - Sneak peek of CASE Apps Grasshopper Plug-in
christopher whitelaw - many new posts
designcoding - many new posts
Digital[Sub]stance - Nudibranch + Millipede | Realitme Flowing Isosurface Definition
Digital[Sub]stance - Cushion Panels Script in Python for GH
Nervous System - OBJExport library – export color meshes from Processing
Alberto Pugnale - Computational Morphogenesis with Karamba/Galapagos – ...
Designalyze - Planar Quads
LMNts - Casting Experiment
Alberto Pugnale - Form-finding – Comparison between Karamba and Kangaroo
john locke - =)
LMNts - Fluids in Processing
LMNts - Updated Contour Tool
LMNts - TCPA – Mockup of Feature Wall
Spatial Slur - VolatileTerritories
LMNts - Grasshopper in the Office
code quotidien - HEM functions
code quotidien - Straight Skeleton (imperfect)
PYC/WEBLOG - many posts
Alberto Pugnale - Multi-Objective Optimization of shells – a simple benckmark with Grasshopper, Karamba and Octopus
Alberto Pugnale - Form-finding of reciprocal structures with Grasshopper and Galapagos
P&Alab - HyperCell_so_far (Processing)
Ben Coorey - Smart Geometry 2013: Developing the Interface
Nervous System - Nervous System x Constrvct collection
The Proving Ground - Slingshot! is now OPEN SOURCE
Morphocode - Interaction Study with Kinect and Cinder
Alberto Pugnale - The church of Longuelo – Parametric model and optimization with Grasshopper, Karamba and Galapagos
Blender CAM - update 0.2.2
CERVER.org - A Large amount of the plugins for Generative Components have gone Open source
Computational Matter - [T]ape Gunned
Reza Ai - Deadmau5 + Rezanator

SoomeenHahm

SoomeenHahm.com™ is a London based design studio found in 2011. The practice runs based on a design research which search for coherent local behaviors generating highly affected global outcome exploring the relationship between design process and the final product. The practice is interested in conducting parametric and algorithmic design research within architectural design and seeks for architecture actively engage and change in different time and environment which is highly controlled within intelligence of design, within systemic research through computation, robotic, structural engineering, sustainable engineering and parametric control systems.

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