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Gereh motif traced from the original Rhino curves
Gereh / original curve drawing
PATTERN / DOME / FABRICATION

Patterns into space.

Gereh drawings, spatial studies and a folded dome model. The work moves between a flat pattern, raised geometry and pieces assembled by hand.

Pattern studiesPhysical model + interactive geometry
01 / AN INTERACTIVE STUDY

Make a muqarnas.

Start with a plan. Change its symmetry and tiers, then give the cells depth and curvature. The model, plan and section change together.

Preparing the model…

Drag to turn · scroll or pinch to zoom · select a tier in the plan

01 / PLAN Click a tier
02 / SECTION Depth & curvature
SHAPE THE PATTERN
More possibilities
PLAN → TIERS → CURVED CELLS

Nested outlines set the plan. Ordered connections divide the space between each pair of tiers into cells. Shared curves give neighbouring cells matching edges.

A new generative surface study, adapted from the layer-line method by Hamekasi, Samavati and Nasri. It explores muqarnas geometry; it is not a reconstruction of a particular building or a fabrication-ready model.

Read the geometric method ↗
02 / FROM PATTERN

A drawing moves into space.

Flat lines become raised curves. This axonometric follows the geometry in the saved gereh3d.3dm model.

Spatial gereh curves shown in an axonometric drawing
Spatial line drawingOpen full drawing ↗
03 / SAVED GEOMETRY

Views from the working archive.

Plan, front and axonometric views make different parts of the geometry visible. These drawings show selected studies from the Rhino archive.

Axonometric, plan and front of one saved dome selection
O-01 / selected dome viewsOpen full drawing ↗
Three retained geometry extracts in axonometric and front views
O-02 / saved alternativesOpen full drawing ↗
04 / PART STUDIES

One surface; separate pieces.

A curved panel sits within the whole; a separate sheet studies flat pieces. They record two ways of thinking about the surface and its parts.

A blue curved panel selected within a line drawing of the dome
O-03 / one panel within the wholeOpen full drawing ↗
Separate planar pieces and a radial cluster
O-04 / planar piecesOpen full drawing ↗
05 / FOR PRINT

The print drawing group.

Planar clusters, angled forms and curved strips arranged for print. Open the complete sheet to see the surrounding layout.

Three grouped source drawings: planar clusters, angled forms and curved strips
Selected detail / open its complete saved layoutOpen full drawing ↗
06 / PHYSICAL STUDY

The folded model.

The physical study brings the pattern into a small dome of overlapping facets. These two photographs show it from different angles.

Folded dome model, side view
Folded dome model, side view
Physical dome study seen across its overlapping facets
Physical dome study seen across its overlapping facets
Source-backed image; see caption for context. Escape closes this view. Zoom keeps the original crop; it cannot add missing detail.