ARCH 7030: Advanced Productions
Professors: Christopher Simon
Group Members: Sarah Grunert, Sakshi Kakkad, Spenser Gruenenfelder, Taylor Jensen
Software: Rhino, Grasshopper, Microsoft HoloLens, Photogrammetry
Date: Spring 2024
Project: Mixed Reality Masonry
This project truly brings the digital world to reality with the mixed reality of HoloLens. The design was realized through the development of a parametric, brick stacking, Grasshopper script, and manual manipulation with Rhino. The final digital design is projected onto the actual site when wearing the HoloLens headset to ensure the exact placement of each brick in assembly. Inspired by the fluidity of parametric brick stacking designs by Gramazio + Kohler, the project aims to combine dynamic surface design with a rotation factor to produce complex, iterative designs that lend themselves to precise fabrication methods for true realization.
Design and Fabrication:
Manual and laser levels were in constant use to ensure consistency as the ground of the site was not level
1,450 wooden bricks were made by planing, cutting, and sanding 2 X 4 planks
A rotation factor and lofted surface input were the two parameters driving the form of the design. Both parameters were limited by the size of the brick being used. Each brick must lay on the bricks below to ensure the wall stands by stacking. Bricks cannot be placed too far out or in from the one before as to obey the laws of gravity.
Undulating Parametric Brick Work
Microsoft HoloLens Mixed Reality Fabrication
