ARCH 653 Project-2

This project basically contains two part: one is using Dynamo to adjust the parameters of dimension, i.e., use Dynamo to make the building taller, wider or longer. The following picture shows the Dynamo programming and the interaction between the Dynamo and the Revit model.

Diagram-1 Dynamo programming for adjusting the dimension of the building model

Diagram-2 the original status

Diagram-3 Changing the base height of the building modeling

Diagram-4 Changing the total height of the building modeling

Diagram-5 Changing the length of the building modeling

We can also change the width of the building. But from doing these adjustment of the dimension, we can find out the mass floor doesn't automatically follow the change of dimension of the building. Thus, we need to rely on the help of C# or Python to make code for urging mass floor changing with the dimension change of the building. But this part in not critical point of my project so I didn't go further in this direction.

The other part of my project is the core content of my project. I call it colorful CCTV tower. The idea of this part is to make the appearance color of building change following the position change of moon(actually it is the sun in the Revit, but try to imagine it as moon) in the sky. So, when the moon moves to different position, the appearance color of building will change accordingly, which is meaning of colorful CCTV building.

Diagram-6 Finding the position of moon and vector of curtain panel

Diagram-7 Key node of creating the relationship between the moon, curtain panel and color range

Diagram-8 Color rang for curtain panel

Diagram-9 Color rang for roof

In the Dynamo programming, I find the position of moon and the vector of the curtain panel firstly. Calculate the angle between the two vectors to create relationship between the moon, curtain panel and color range. Since we will have one value at each time when moon moves, so we cannot use remap order. We need to make customized code to transfer the calculating result to the valve between 0 and 1 so that color range order can work.

In the following pictures, I will show how this colorful CCTV tower looks like.