Rather than simply trying to ‘learn Marionette,’ without any specific application, we knew what we wanted it to achieve, and how we thought it could be useful, and these intentions focused us on how and what we needed to learn.” “Just as helpful, however, was the fact that we had a specific project -with specific design goals and outcomes - that we were attempting to use Marionette to help with. “It helped to have experience and knowledge of Grasshopper, to understand both the concept of parametric design as well the principles and processes of using a graphical-scripting interface,” says Dières Monplaisir. Because Dières Monplaisir had experience with Grasshopper, he was able to learn Marionette in a very short time. Jean Dières Monplaisir, intern architect at Principle Architecture, was tasked with running (and re-running) the Marionette scripts. These networks can create or modify geometry or be converted into custom plug-in objects or menu commands. Marionette ensured this was buildable.” Based on Python scripting, Marionette allows users to assemble scripted nodes into a network. “We were constantly designing while resolving, and integrating our physical mockup with digital modeling. “The concept was to be romantic and rational,” says Irvine. A “skin” is then placed around the rings to enclose the space and to act as an abstract replica of fir bark - an entity well known to city inhabitants. The interior of each exhibit space consists of a traditional post and beam structure, a popular building method in Vancouver, with rings around the outside of the framework. “Since then, and with the encouragement of Geoff McBeath at our service-provider, Resolve Software Solutions, we have increasingly tried to use Vectorworks for as many of our digital design processes as possible - both in order to keep our tools and processes integrated, as well as to test and push Vectorworks’ capabilities."ĭrawing on the experiential aspects of the forest and the use of the tree as a construction resource, the design uses wood to create an environment that is both ominous and informational – a series of exhibit spaces in the shape of large tree trunks. “Several years ago, we switched from being a 2D drafting, black-lines-on-paper office to using 3D/BIM workflows for all of our projects,” says Irvine. Through the use of the Marionette tool, Principle Architecture was able to maximize construction efficiency while still maintaining the design components needed to tell this story. “An iterative process that is automated, but resilient.” Searching for a way to create an “immersive, emotional experience” within such a short turnaround time, the firm decided to switch from Grasshopper, the algorithmic modeling tool for Rhino, to Marionette, the tool natively available within Vectorworks software. “We needed a model that could be continually fed,” says Daniel Irvine, intern architect at Principle Architecture.
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