SLOW FORM investigates the potential for parametric software to extract, simulate, and project landscape complexity and process. An initial catalog of patterns and processes observed along the South Platte River corridor in Denver's River North district led to further research on site history, stream morphology, and urban and riparian drainage patterns. Iterative simulations in Rhino and Grasshopper followed using algorithms to generate possible forms for new drainage and terracing solutions. The resultant design draws on historic data, existing conditions, and algorithmic simulation to re-shape the riparian corridor and improve the existing infrastructure to manage stormwater.
Spring 2014 // Studio 04 instructed by Anthony Mazzeo and Jeffrey Troutman // University of Colorado Denver