Experimenting with parametric software in creating a structural emclosed system. The design led
to a pool complex for the community of Astoria. The architecture of the building is an interlocking roof
surface constructed out of steel beams. DESIGN PROCESSThe design started in grasshopper by creating a rectangular grid and converting them to
individual polygons. To create a structural roof, the polygons interlocked in the x and y direction.
Along the midpoints of the interlock, the points extruded to create a roof. The model was brought into
Rhinoceros 3D to convert the model to steel beam construction. FLOOR PLANThe layout of the plan on the pool complex was overlayed off the roof interlocking pattern. The
changing rooms, lobby and pools were designed on the grid. The roof's construction was a use of two
materials, transparent glass and back-painted glass alternating on the roof. LONGITUDINAL SECTIONSITE PLANThe pool complex is built on the site of a park, with roads on all three sides and residential
area on two of them. The park's circulation was to create direct access from the residential areas and
also access to the park. Bike lanes and walkways circulate through the park.
