If Gaudí made a current skyscraper, what would it look like?
Are these Rhino models or AI generated?
Rhino model , Ai Render
I quite liked the Gaudi gardens in Spain. I can see where you are going with it.
The AI is reasonably easy to spot (uneven floors, furry bushes around the edge, and perspective errors; it also has no idea where windows should really be positioned. It’s also made a complete mess of almost everything in the background). I’m suprised it didn’t scrape Google so much, it plonked a lizard on the top.
cool! which AI did you use?
any chance you could post a shaded view of the model to compare to the render? I’m curious to see how close it stayed to your design intent.
cool stuff- thanks for sharing!
PromAi
It did get the main building concept pretty close. Funky!
What do you normally use to render?
The neat thing about this concept/design is that you wouldn’t need a very complicated concrete structure to build it. A similar method to what was used on “The Butterfly” In Vancouver Canada might work.
The architect and engineer practitioner A. Gaudi used cables and tension systems for his models. Therefore, skyscrapers or twin towers, taking into account practices and safety, Gaudi designed the opposite. A central support and suspended floors are enough. A network of cables will ensure the stability of the support and a simple covering.
I’ve just developed a Rhino plugin called StructuralDesigner3D, which allows the generation of funicular, tensile and pneumatic structures through Dynamic Relaxation. It could be a useful tool for exploring structural logics similar to Gaudí’s funicular models.
If you’re interested, you can find more information here: www.structuraldesigner3d.com
https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/structuraldesigner3d-new-rhino-plugin/208897
From Fringe Ep “Over There””
Gaudí’s Misiones Franciscanas de Tánger in Morocco is one of his lesser-known works. In fact, only a single surviving drawing remains (a façade and a floor plan).
Recently, the Gaudí Foundation invited me to create a digital model of this project. Since the surviving material is so limited, there was considerable freedom in the interpretation.
For more information, you can check: https://www.gaudi-foundation.org/post/gaudis-forgotten-temple-revealed-for-the-first-time-in-the-place-it-was-meant-to-stand
This project also involved the use of StructuralDesigner3D: https://www.structuraldesigner3d.com/
The best study I know of the Hotel Attraction was made by Arnau Luque-Sala and Federico García.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-023-00655-x
