Parametric Skin | The Next Generation of Islamic Module
Critic: Benjamin Martinson | Fall 2012 | Pratt Institute | New York | U.S.A.
Project By: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Parametric skin is a formal study based on the Islamic pattern and DNA module. It was designed and animated in Maya.
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The full assembly
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The full assembly, volumetric aspect of the study was the primary goal
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A
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B
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4b26ad_4f29aff964bc4f8dbd45dc47a960bddb~mv2_d_2363_2363_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_87,h_87,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4b26ad_4f29aff964bc4f8dbd45dc47a960bddb~mv2_d_2363_2363_s_2.jpg)
C
Images A, B, and C are respectively showing the left view of the module, the front view of the module and the top view of the module.
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The full assembly
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4b26ad_7ef0df0ed4f94f0abf0c62557cb31700~mv2_d_2448_2576_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_117,h_123,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4b26ad_7ef0df0ed4f94f0abf0c62557cb31700~mv2_d_2448_2576_s_4_2.jpg)
C
Images A and B are showing the two different interwoven ideas of the study, Islamic module and DNA pattern. Image C is the one to one scale 3D printed model.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4b26ad_76ca5939ab2443c6b24c12e14184d4a6~mv2_d_1738_2972_s_2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1732,h_2972/fill/w_86,h_148,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4b26ad_76ca5939ab2443c6b24c12e14184d4a6~mv2_d_1738_2972_s_2.jpg)
A
B
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3D printed model
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This experiment speculates the possibility of automated deformation of the module on different conditions. The image above is showing this deformation in action.