PROTO TOWERS Thesis project Generative Architecture and Design Launch: 2010 Studio: Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schuhmacher University University of Applied Arts Country of Origin: Austria Project Team: Christoph Hermann Images: Christoph Hermann The thesis project focuses on the development of an inherently adaptive generative design blueprint which intelligently varies general topological schemata across a wide […]
BAROTIC INTERIORS Parametric and Emergent Design Methods Launch: 2008/09 Studio: Studio Ali Rahim and Patrick Schuhmacher University University of Applied Arts Country of Origin: Austria Project Team: Christoph Hermann, Alexander Karaivanov, Daniel Reist Images: Christoph Hermann The model of present interior spaces – being a collage of simple and unrelated elements, cannot compete with the […]
EMERGENT DESIGN The model of present interior spaces – being a collage of simple and unrelated elements, cannot compete with their historical counterparts in terms of their richness,coherency and precision of formal organization. These emergent design interiors create a high level of qualitative differentiation and intensity in respect to the part to part and part […]
COMPRESSED COMPLEXITY Creating Form via Animation Processes Launch: 2008/09 Studio: Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schuhmacher University University of Applied Arts Country of Origin: Austria Project Team: Johannes Elias, Christoph Hermann, Martin Kleindienst, Thomas Milly Images: Christoph Hermann This mixed-use high-rise proposes the convergence of horizontal-city features into the verticality of the high-rise. The introduction of […]
LOW HIGHRISE Ambiguous Gestalt Launch: 2006 Studio: Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schuhmacher University University of Applied Arts Country of Origin: Austria Project Team: Johannes Elias, Christoph Hermann, Negar Niku Images: Christoph Hermann This parametric master-plan achieves a variety of different urban qualities. By reshaping the silhouette of the buildings, we create zones of variously perceived […]