Roof Structure (Centre Pompidou Metz)

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In this series of Rhino architectural modeling tutorials, we want to talk about one of the most important aspects of parametric modeling. And design the roof structure model schematically for our reference project. And we start our work by building a flat roof structure pattern on the building plan and using the Grasshopper 3D tool, I will show you what logic follows !

Then, I do the 2D elements of the roof using the famous Rhino tool called the Rhino T-splines plugin. This plugin will enable us to model organic shapes faster and with more precision and detail. Then, using the Kangaroo physical motor plugin for the Grasshopper, we edit the shape of the roof to make it look more natural and logical. Once we have found the final model of the roof, we return to the pattern we created at the beginning of this tutorial. Finally, when we created the structural lines of our project, using Grasshopper, and the structural beams. , We have created a mixed pattern of organic structure in the building.

In ThinkParametric – Roof Structure (Centre Pompidou Metz) course, we’re going to model an organic roof structure to a schematic design level and for our reference project, we’re going to use the Centre Pompidou in Metz from Shigeru Ban Architects. We’ll start by generating the pattern for the roof structure flat on the construction plane, and we’ll show you the logic behind this unusual pattern using Grasshopper 3D.

• How to create the hexagonal grid
• How to use Rhinoceros 3d to model the basic roof shape
• Use Kangaroo to relax the roof shape
• Use T-splines to refine the roof shape
• Use Grasshopper to quickly adjust the roof structure and dimensions of structural members