Computational Design and Fabrication Workshop Dates: 5th – 7th, 12th – 13th Aug 2016 Tutors: Agata Kycia & Patrick Bedarf Participants: Maria Selkou, Natalie Peter, Kai Peter, Charlie-Camille Thomas, Romana Scholz, Werner Budde, Anna-Amalia Gräwe, Park Geun Woo Location: Fab Lab Berlin MESHWORKS BERLIN builds upon previous workshops investigating complex […]
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Digital Timber
DIGITAL TIMBER – WERKKONFERENZ 2015 Dates: 29 – 31. Oktober 2015 Tutors: Moritz Fleischmann, Agata Kycia Institute: Werkkonferenz Exhibition Design Institute Hochschule Düsseldorf Location: HSD PBSA – Hochschule Düsseldorf, Peter-Behrens School of Arts, Düsseldorf, DE Werkkonferenz 2015 is an annual event organized by the Exhibition Design Institute of […]
Grid transformations
Ongoing research on patterns and grid deformations, investigating strategies to develop rule-based tesselation systems that would challenge the repetetive nature of regular grids. Case study_01 Pattern Library Pattern_05[b] Pattern_05[a] Pattern_04[c] Pattern_04[b] Pattern_04[a] Pattern_03[b] Pattern_03[a] Pattern_02[b] Pattern_02[a] Pattern_01[b] Pattern_01[a]
Surface panelization using periodic conformal maps – AAG 2014 London
On the 19th September 2014 Thilo Rörig, Stefan Sechelmann, Agata Kycia and Moritz Fleischmann presented a paper “Surface panelization using periodic conformal maps” at the ADVANCES IN ARCHITECURAL GEOMETRY 2014 conference in London and received “Best paper award” of the year. AAG 2014 Announcement can be […]
AAG 2014 London
The current edition of the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference will be held in London from the 18th to 21st of September 2014. AAG is a symposium focusing on both theoretical and practical work linked to new geometrical developments. The event consists of two days of […]
Visibility computation
The following study is a visualisation tool aiming to explore the inspirational potential of dynamic diagramming in the conceptual stage of the design process. Developed as Processing application, this dynamic diagram represents visibility patterns in a space with given obstacles. It enables real-time study of […]
3D spatial analysis tools
Case Study: Suzhou Daily High-Rise Location: Suzhou, CN Design: HENN Collaboration: TU Dresden, Centre for Knowledge Architecture Dresden Role: Building design & tool development How one could increase social interaction in a high-rise building ? A case study for this exploration is the “Suzhou Daily” headquarters […]
DRX 2013 Exhibition opening as part of the Design Modelling Symposium, Berlin
The Design Research Exchange (DRX) initiated by HENN in Berlin provides an open platform to unite experts from various fields, promoting multi-disciplinary discussion between academics and professionals. VERTICAL NET STRUCTURES DRX 2013 takes place from the 22nd of July to the 13th of September at […]
Minimal path computation
Research Program: DRX 2012 /// Minimal Surface High-rise Structures Host: HENN Berlin Project: Prototower 03 – Ultra-lightweight Spaceframe Structure using minimal path computation Researchers: Agata Kycia (HENN), Danae Polyviou (TEUFFEL Engineering Consultants), Anna Wawrzinek (FU Berlin) The design concept of this Prototower was derived from the formations […]
Visualization techniques using image data
Ongoing experiments with image-based data visualisation techniques. Inspiration: Generative Gestaltung book. Case study_01: the following modules replace pixels of an image based on their RGB data
DRX 2012
The exhibition in the Dog Ear Films studio Berlin took place on the 7th September 2012 and presented results of Design Research Exchange 2012– a residency program for researchers hosted by HENN. During the eight-week long workshops we were working in mixed teams from various […]
Real-time simulations in the design process
Type: Design computation Research Institution: TU Delft Design: Agata Kycia, Krzysztof Gornicki Year: 2009 This project aims at investigating continuity of the computational design processes, starting from behavioural analysis systems, through generative procedures up to the final construction. Proposed building is a result of a real-time programming based […]
