Computational design workshop

The idea of this project was - basing on natural morphology of Red sea coral reefs, to create an inhabitable pier.
This pier should raise awareness of visitors about delicate outstanding coral eco-system.
This object should work not only as a shelter, it has a role of opened public educational resource also, where people could be informed about current situation regarding coral/ marine life, ecological problems of Red sea, the way of possible treatment and recovering of corals. 
In metaphysical way the new pier has a meaning of bridge between human activity and natural tender sea life. This bridge provide a a dialog between two absolutely different existing and sometimes confronting words.
In physical way - the pier has a very delicate structure, mimicking Poritidae coral morphology with its porous cell shape, it let to the light come through its structure, simultaneously providing light-weigh object.
Using Python script and Grashopper manipulations we analysed and selected a specific outcomes, which had the highest potential in a way of feasibility. Using parametric desing approach,we accelerated a search of proper morphological combinations of project spaces significantly.
The final result was a floating pier with three different types of spaces: high above water, «inbetween» air/water and underwater ones. Inside spaces also had a big variaty: narrow corridors with more densified walls patter, big open atriums with possibility of observing outside coral life in panoramic way, middle size rooms, where visitor should stand and ‘contact» very close to coral installations.
Structurally the whole  building is a light weight porous shell, with shaded spaces inside, transparent for observing coral sea bottom through underwater walls. The pattern of all pier’s outside surfaces was based on esthetic and technical simple calculations (solar insulation and shading analysis), performed in grasshopper.