Control Rhino with Body!
Han Zhang, Ziyue Wang, Zifan Zhang, Professor Dan Taeyoung, TA Adam Vosburgh, METATOOL Columbia GSAPP Fall 2019
Our tool intend to introduce body movement to designing, modeling and presenting process, transforming architects’ tedious workflow.
Our tool is mainly composed of three types of body movements — moving right or left, moving up or down, moving close or far. Architects can use body movements to change perspectives, freeing them from mouse-addicted workflow. An innovative workflow with vigorous interaction between physical interfaces and computational design can be expected.
Based on the three prototype, we go further with the last one to use it change our design process. The turning on and off of layers will be automatically triggered with the changing of the distance between face and computer to simplify workflow. To be specific, there will be three levels — urban level with layer ‘context’ and ‘massing’ turning on, building level with layer ‘massing’ and ‘facade’ turning on, interior level with layer ‘structure’ and ‘furniture’ turning on. Architects can design in different levels flexibly with moving close or far to the computer screen.
With same order of point, different elements can be created. In urban level, architects can create context massing ; in building level, architects can create windows on the walls; in interior level, architects can create furniture.
To make it more fun, we connect the window opening rate to the expression of the face on screen. When the rate is high, there will be a happy face; when the rate is low, you will see a sad face.
Tool in Action
In Conclusion
Hopefully, our tool will bring a brand new working environment to architects to embrace this interaction — larger individual working space for the body movements and innovation of flexible furniture for architects. Besides, our tool creates possibilities for a much more vivid presentation which can provide an immersed experience for the clients.
Credits and Thank yous!
Great thanks to Dan Taeyoung’s help and support.
