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ARCH 653 Building Information Modeling in Architecture Project 2 – Parametric BIM with Dynamo 1. Objectives of the project 2 Torre Agbar is one of the largest buildings in Barcelona and is known for its unique façade with 4,500 windows in 40 different colors showing stunning visual effects. The purpose of Project 2 is to simulate the Torre Agbar’s splendid appearance as closely as possible. To achieve this goal, two main tasks will be conducted:      1) First, to reflect the various color of windows, the curtain panels color control model will be developed.       2) Second, to simulate the unique exterior properties of a building, such as the brilliant window colors, image-driven mapping approach will be developed. 2. Task 1: Color change of curtain panels using dynamo - Shuffled colors For the 1st work, I developed a dynamo script to change the colors of curtain panels randomly. As depicted in figure 1, I created new five colored materials based on “Glass, Clear Glazing” in the Revit

ARCH 653 Project 1

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1. Target building Information Target Building: Torre Agbar Designer: Jean Nouvel Location: Barcelona, Spain Built-in: 1999 – 2005 Height: 142 meter Surface area: 47,500m2 Floors: 34+4(underground) Materials: concrete, aluminum, and glass Award: International Highrise Award décerné par le Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Francfort, Allemagne (2006) Shape Description: The building shape is not circular but slightly elliptical. The shape is completely straight from the ground floor to the 18th floor. From the 19th floor to the 26th floor, it is close to the parabolic curve, and the remaining part (from the 27th floor to the top) is dome shape based on the ellipse.  2. Drawings and Images Full scene Sectional view Floor plan view Close-up view to windows 3. References http://www.jeannouvel.com/en/projects/tour-agbar/ https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/agbar-tower/ 4. Modeling 4.1. Creating conceptual mass model As explained in Section 1, the building shape is completely straight f