From 26th to 29th of June, 2009, I participated in the 1st Parametric Workshop at the HTWK in Leipzig. It united more than 40 people from all over the world to play around with parametric design using Grasshopper and fabrication techniques.

It was my first “deep” experience with Grasshopper, as I had already messed up with the plugin before, but just superficially. This time, we chose the most difficult topic (dealing with movable components), and I dived into it to produce my first full-working definition.

We did a surface composed by small components which open and close in a system, allowing several regulations of openings. Here are some images of the process:

Grasshopper definition: complete mess

Grasshopper definition: complete mess

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