Mark Burry, of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, is the leader in a team of researchers in understanding the design and construction of Gaudi's Temple Sagrada Familia. They are in the process of analyzing Gaudi's drawings and models in order to continue toward the completion of the building. (Construction started in 1882, Gaudi took over in 1883.)
Interactive design models (computational) are being used as generative systems to understand the form creations of Gaudi. Two examples of this analysis are interesting to me in relationship to my thesis. The first is the boolean union-like creation of the columns. There are several types of columns within the building. All are formed in a similar way where the forms result from the boolean union of two or three identical geometric shapes that start in phase with each other. As the column rises vertically the shape profiles rotate around a center axis in opposite directions until they are completely out of phase with each other, resulting in a pure circular cross section for the column. The form resulting from this is a fluted column whose flutes shift, multiple, and ultimately disappear. See diagrams below: (images coming soon)
The second condition of interest is the construction design analysis of the clerestory window. This window is the results of boolean subtraction of several parabolic eclipses from a basic solid. The most intriguing part of this study is the basic hand-drawn diagram and its comparison to the existing Gaudi model. The process and analysis is more interesting to me than the ultimate result. (images coming soon)
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