Subdivision: Ornamented Columns by Michael Hansmeyer

December 01, 2012

Educated as an architect and computer programmer, Michael Hansmeyer intends to create a new kind of architectural expression using the mathematics of algorithms. The 2.7 meter high columns are fabricated as a layered model with sheets 1mm thick. The individually cut sheets are stacked and held together by poles that run through a common core.  To cut the sheets, the astonishing 6 million faces of the 3D model are intersected with a plane representing the sheet. 

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October 31, 2012

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3D laser scanning and architectural modelling

September 12, 2012

3D laser scanning of a theater using the FARO Focus 3D laser scanner. 3D modelling was made in Rhino with pointools plug-in to get aid of the scan data. Point cloud containing 350 million points... 

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