Parametric Design -Shanghai Natural History Museum
The Shanghai Natural History Museum (SNHM) designed by Ralph Johnson from Perkin+Will’s Global Design is located in Shanghai, China. This architecture is featured by a 30-meter tall atrium that welcomes visitors with an abundance of natural light filtered through a striking glass wall inspired by the cellular structure of plants and animals. (ArchDaily, 2015) The façade of SNHM can be defined as a grid structure on a single curved surface with a cell-like configuration. composed by three lays. To create the facade in Revit first is to create the reference line. T he spiral of the façade is based on the Golden Ratio 1: 0.618. In Revit, there is no built-in commander that can create a random pattern. The Hexagon formate is more desirable than other built-in patterns in this case. The building facade is composed by three lays. Therefore, in the Hexagon family, two layers are added into it. The interior and exterior layers are added visibility...