Description of the building: The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world.

The complex comprises a number of domes that house plant species from around the world, each dome emulating a natural biome. The domes are made out of hundreds of hexagons plus a few pentagons that connect the whole construction; each of these is a transparent cushion made of tough plastic. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, the second a warm temperate, Mediterranean environment.

conclusion：Solid thinking can create very smooth surface. Grasshopper, it's a plugin for Rhino, which can create design by logic and generate model step by step.

First presentation:

http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2009/12/solid-thinking.html

Software Link

http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2009/12/rhinoceros-4.html

http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2009/12/solid-thinking.html

Re-Modeling Esplanade Theatres by Soap Bubble and Grasshopper

　

Description of the building:

The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing arts for the island nation of Singapore. Taking its name from the nearby Esplanade, it contains a 1,600 seat concert hall and a 2,000 seat theatre for the performing arts. Esplanade theatre in Singapore was famous for the "durian surface". The metal facade in the top of the theatre could be turn on or turn off by electronic control.

conclusion：

Basicly speaking, using Soap Bubble which is plug in for Sketch up to creat dome or shed roof very easily and conveniently. just give what's kind of the grid you want work at and give the pressure, then u can get whatever you want. For the grasshopper, it's a plugin for Rhino which need people have good logic for creating 3D model,it's for people who are exploring new shapes using generative algorithms.

the first presentation :
http://www.snapxs.com/browse.php/58ab0364/9128e35O/i8vZGVza/WduaW50Z/XJmYWNlc/y5ibG9nc/3BvdC5jb/20vMjAwO/S8xMi9wc/m8tZW5na/W5lZXIte/mh1bGVpL/mh0bWw_3/D/b1/