Brief: The main task of this exercise is to decode the logic of complex facade systems, analysing and defining the computational process behind them.

Xiangcheng Exhibition Hall

Location: Xiangcheng

Architecture: Lacime Architects

Year: 2017

The facade is composed out of vertical elements, repeated in a constant distance, creating a curtain on all sides of the building. Although based on a simple principle of repetition, these vertical elements are distributed along a waved surface, creating a dynamic feeling of movement.

Images: Archdaily

Parametric Skins / Xiangcheng Exhibition Hall is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at the Master in Advanced Architecture in 2019 by:
Student: Bruno Ganem Coutinho
Faculty: Rodrigo Aguirre, Mohamad Elatab
Assistant: Ivan Marchuk, Oana Taut