Socket Shelter
After studying textile techniques my group begin a parametric shelter project based on our textile research. Our group chose sites along the equator, such as Salvador Wildlife area New Orleans Louisiana USA, Khartoum-Sudan North East Africa to study textile responses for research groups in these locations. The shelter project developed was based on the waffle weave textile technique. We were inspired by its simple properties of absorbing large amounts of water and capability of drying quickly due to its undulating weaving pattern. From this research we interpreted the waffle as a parametric undulation that would control the amount of sun entering as well as directing wind through the shelter. We studied the waffle weave and designed many iterations that would best perform as the parametric skin for the sites. The form of the shelter went through multiple iterations that responded to the angles of the sun as well as wind direction. At the end of the iterations we found the hyperbolic paraboloid shape as the best architectural element stemmed from the waffle weave.
Interior Perspective
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3 and Solar Studies
Panel Assembly
Panel Movement based on Temperature (Fahrenheit)
Final Exterior Rendering
