Parametric Design for Brick Surfaces
Creating Brick Patterns
We are conducting research on how we can create brick walls with a pattern or structure in the brickwork.
A pattern emerges by varying three critical parameters:
- Size and position of the brick
- Rotation of the brick
- Used bond
We wrote software that translates a grayscale picture into a bond, using the three variables. This custom software is written in Processing, creating output obj.-files for 3D-rendering and PDFs for cutting the models which were laser cut from MDF.
A shows a Stack Bond with purpose-made bricks in three different sizes
B represents a Stretcher Bond with rotated standard Dutch Brick Size bricks
C is as B, but as Stack Bond
D Cross Bond, bond stones cut in 3 sizes (full, 3/4 and half brick)
