The firm, Attention Deficit Disorder, or "ADD," (har har), gave me a lot of optimism about the capabilities of Revit. Most of the firms that we have had visits from in the past in this class have also shown impressive examples of Revit in the workplace, however the buildings they presented were very rectilinear. It seems that the firms who presented chose to use Revit in cases where the design of the building was more conventional. This, along with my own use of the program, has shown me that Revit caters more towards conventional building types.
However, the buildings that ADD displayed seemed as if Revit's tendency towards rectilinear buildings did not impact their designs. The first building had a gently sloping and curvilinear projection along the second story that seemed very natural and probably transferred smoothly from a conceptual idea into the computer program. This shows me that the abstract form tool can be used in an effective manner to create unique building shapes and makes me want to delve into the tool further.
I was also impressed with their use of Revit on the multistory building. It seemed as if they used the capabilities of Revit to their advantage in designing this building. The window pattern on the building was somewhat modular, using the same window type arranged in differing positions to create a interesting facade. Using Revit allows for experimentation with different placements of the windows much more effectively than having to redraw the different schemes by hand or even with AutoCAD. It also provides instant three dimensional visual feedback on a particular elevation scheme.
On a side note, I was also impressed with their use of composite metal panels in their facades. I have seen this material on buildings in the past and thought it allowed for a very appealing and modern aesthetic. I wanted to use it in my studio project this term. I was in the process of figuring out what this material was called and this presentation gave me the answer.
In Revit, one of the material choices is a metal panel. I am assuming that they started with this material and then played with the rendering options to get the appearance they desired. I am also wondering if composite metal panels are commonly used for interiors, or if there is some kind of variation of it, such as a composite plastic panel that is more often used.
However, the buildings that ADD displayed seemed as if Revit's tendency towards rectilinear buildings did not impact their designs. The first building had a gently sloping and curvilinear projection along the second story that seemed very natural and probably transferred smoothly from a conceptual idea into the computer program. This shows me that the abstract form tool can be used in an effective manner to create unique building shapes and makes me want to delve into the tool further.
I was also impressed with their use of Revit on the multistory building. It seemed as if they used the capabilities of Revit to their advantage in designing this building. The window pattern on the building was somewhat modular, using the same window type arranged in differing positions to create a interesting facade. Using Revit allows for experimentation with different placements of the windows much more effectively than having to redraw the different schemes by hand or even with AutoCAD. It also provides instant three dimensional visual feedback on a particular elevation scheme.
On a side note, I was also impressed with their use of composite metal panels in their facades. I have seen this material on buildings in the past and thought it allowed for a very appealing and modern aesthetic. I wanted to use it in my studio project this term. I was in the process of figuring out what this material was called and this presentation gave me the answer.
In Revit, one of the material choices is a metal panel. I am assuming that they started with this material and then played with the rendering options to get the appearance they desired. I am also wondering if composite metal panels are commonly used for interiors, or if there is some kind of variation of it, such as a composite plastic panel that is more often used.
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