Often the application of a cementitious panel cladding system is an afterthought- an exercise of efficiently tiling a standard panel size between floors and fenestration. Utilizing the Grasshopper plugin for Rhinoceros 3d, it is possible to parametrically explore tiling options using various sizes and colors. Because cementitious panel can be cut easily in the field, a cementitious cladding system with differing lengths can be a beautifully complex design element that mimics some of the complexity found in natural systems.
The final design iteration utilized 3 standard panel size heights with 3 available shades of grey. The algorithm then randomly generates a length in 1 ft increments while randomly stackings the 3 different panel heights. Lastly, the 3 shades of grey were added in a gradient from light to dark.
