Ethan Wu

05 / 09COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN · PARAMETRIC

Halo

A stadium enclosure shaped through a porous gyroid field

RoleComputational design, parametric modelling & visualisation

StatusCourse study

Visual introduction to Halo. The project title, role and status are adjacent.

Halo explores how a porous gyroid field can wrap a low stadium enclosure while the shell, roof and central opening remain legible as separate parts of one adjustable system.

AI-assisted portfolio ArcViz interpretation, not a photograph, built project, performance claim or Rhino output.

Year
2026
Context
BENV1012 coursework · Conceptual study
Disciplines
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN, PARAMETRIC, ARCHITECTURE
Deliverables
Parametric model, Controlled variation study, Rhino visualisation, AI-assisted portfolio ArcViz

Direction

The Rhino and Grasshopper model holds the design as a field of relationships rather than a fixed sculpture. Controlled studies change proportion, shell height, roof depth, overhang and pore density one variable at a time.

Result

A conceptual parametric study documented through a source render and comparison board, then interpreted as an AI-assisted ArcViz image for the portfolio. It is not presented as a built, engineered or submitted stadium.

01

One field, many controls

The outer shell is not drawn as a decorative façade after the fact. It comes from the same parametric logic across every version, making the effect of each change visible rather than hiding it inside a single final image.

Original warm-studio Halo source visualisation with gyroid shell and glazed enclosure
Original design-language visualisation from the Rhino study
Halo parameter board showing six controlled stadium shell studies
The same system tested across proportion, height, roof geometry and pore density
02

Interpretation is kept separate from evidence

The opening ArcViz gives the concept scale and atmosphere. The source render and variation board remain on the page so the generated image never replaces the actual computational design work behind it.

Project details

Deliverables

Parametric model, Controlled variation study, Rhino visualisation, AI-assisted portfolio ArcViz

Tools

Rhino, Grasshopper, AI-assisted visualisation

Credits

The parametric model and variation work were developed in Rhino and Grasshopper. The opening image is a separate AI-assisted portfolio ArcViz interpretation, not a photograph, built project, performance claim or Rhino output.