Parametric Facade: A Gradual Array of the Same Component

The facade of a medium-sized building is composed of a single repeating component—a 600x600mm aluminum folded panel—but the folding angle of each panel gradually changes according to the sun's angle, from deeply folded on the south side to almost flat on the north side. Because only the angle changes, with material and size being completely consistent, the facade presents a continuous, gradient ripple. The aluminum panels are anodized in their natural color, unpainted, reflecting the color of the sky. A 20mm gap is left between panels, with dark glass behind. The oblique light of evening maximizes the contrast of the folded angles' shadows. Avoid: using multiple sizes of components, adding patterns or perforations to the facade, painting the aluminum panels, making the folding angles random instead of gradual.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟中型建築的立面由單一種構件重複組成——一片 600x600mm 的鋁製摺板——但每一片的摺角依照日照角度逐格變化,從南面的深摺到北面的近乎平板。因為只有角度在變,材料與尺寸完全一致,所以立面呈現一種連續的漸變波紋。鋁板是陽極處理的自然色,不上漆,反射天空的顏色。板與板之間留 20mm 縫,後方是深色的玻璃。傍晚的斜光讓摺角的陰影對比達到最大。避免:構件使用多種尺寸、立面加入圖案或穿孔、鋁板噴塗顏色、摺角做成隨機而非漸變。