Eden Project using Revit
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. The complex comprises a number of domes. The domes are made out of hundreds of hexagons plus a few pentagons that connect the whole construction. The project was conceived by Tim Smit and designed by architect Nicholas Grimshaw and engineering firm Anthony Hunt and Associates (now part of Sinclair Knight Merz). The project took 2.5 years to construct and opened to the public on 17 March 2001.
Figure1. Eden project picture
Type : Multiple Greenhouse Complex
Architectural style : Inspired by the moon
Location St Blazey, Cornwall, UK
Design Team
Architect Nicholas Grimshaw
Structural engineer Anthony Hunt and Associates
Figure 2. Model line
2. After measurement, parameter was added
Figure 3. Parameter
3. I created the form and divide the surface.
Figure4. Surface
4. I created new family by using Metric Curtain Panel Pattern Based. After that, I adjusted reference line and point.
Figure5. Reference line & family
5. I used 3D snapping and added surface by creating form.
Figure6. Surface
6. After that, the mass is loaded into the project
Figure7. Mass model
Like the picture above, the pattern of the dorm was unexpected. Also, I tried to join the mass in the mass family. However it does not work.
Figure8. Mass
7. I started all over again. Below is the curtain panel family that I made again.
Figure9. Family
8. After parameters, I load into the mass. And there, I changed U, V grid number so that I could see the different layer pattern. Furthermore, I changed materials from family, mass and project order. Therefore It is confirmed that parameters are Radius, U, V Grid and materials.
Figure10. Mass
9. Finally, I loaded into project and made all the external and internal decorations.
Figure11. Final project
- Conclusion
There were many trials and errors during this project. I tried to follow videos and tutorials that provided from the class and through website. Since this is the first time using Revit to do modeling, it was not easy to create all the mass and parameters. However, I learned a lot by making models and studying how to set parameters. Especially, passing parameters are one of the difficult tasks including changing materials. In order to figure out the problem related to passing parameters, I got help from my friends. All the homework that I did before this project was also useful to make my models. By changing the number of grid, it is shown that 1st picture and 2nd picture of building have different shape. The 2nd shape of building is more dense then 1st building and this can be simply done by changing grid numbers. Figure 12 below shows difference when I changed Grid numbers.
Figure12. Screenshot
Figure 13 shows different size of the dome by changining radius.
figure 13. Screenshot
Lastly, material is important to the building. Figure 14 show the two snapshots of the project first without material and second with application of materials.
Figure14. Rendering
