Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewritting System

Hanafin, S.; Datta, Sambit; Rolfe, B.

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Hanafin, S.

Datta, Sambit

Rolfe, B.

Date

2011

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Conference Paper

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Hanafin, Stuart and Datta, Sambit and Rolfe, Bernard. 2011. Tree Facades: Generative Modelling with an Axial Branch Rewriting System, in C.M.Herr, N.Gu, S.Roudavski and M.A. Schnabel (ed), Circuit Bending, Breaking and Mending: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Apr 27-30 2011, pp. 175-184. Newcastle, NSW: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Source Title

Circuit Bending, Breaking and Mending

Source Conference

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia

ISBN

978-988-19026-2-7

School

School of Built Environment

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29562

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The methods and algorithms of generative modelling can be improved when representing organic structures by the study of computational models of natural processes and their application to architectural design. In this paper, we present a study of the generation of branching structures and their application to the development of facade support systems. We investigate two types of branching structures, a recursive bifurcation model and an axial tree based L-system for the generation of facades. The aim of the paper is to capture not only the form but also the underlying principals of biomimicry found in branching. This is then tested, by their application to develop experimental facade suport systems. The developed algorithms implement parametric variations for facade generation based on natural tree-like branching. The benefits of such a model are: ease of structural optimization, variations of support and digital fabrication of facade components.