Abstract
This research provides an exploration of a biomimetic approach in the process of designing a candelabra model using linear shaped leaves of a Bell flower. The design process described in this research contains two steps: biological and geometrical. In the first biological step, a proper model for the creation of an urban element was found from nature in a Bell flower (Campanula persicifolia L.). The upper leaves of the selected plant, which are small with a linear spear and sharpening at the top, were chosen for the modeling process. The second step included applying two geometrical methods, i.e., Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation. A geometrical leaf form of the selected plant species and the modeling process were obtained using aparametric modeling software, Blender. Using different Blender plug-ins and modifiers, Delaunay triangulation and Voronoi diagram were implemented by marking the starting points on the leaf form in the image data source, adjusting the Delaunay triangulation parameters, and creating Voronoi diagrams in which the Voronoi points were located at the shortest distance from the edges of the Voronoi polygon. Consequently, a three dimensional model of a candelabra was developed through this study.
Highlights
Biomimetic approach presents a design tool that interprets the natural forms and transfers them into the original design solutions [1]
The method used in this research includes field research applied in the collection of Bell flowers and the use of Delaunay triangulation and the Voronoi diagram as geometric methods applying Blender software, as well as the modeling of a leaf selected as a corresponding model from nature
Based on the leaf of the Bell flower and by using the modifiers and their parameters in the Blender during the process of applying the biomimetic approach, this research resulted in a conceptual design of an urban element often used in landscape architectural design (Fig. 13)
Summary
Biomimetic approach presents a design tool that interprets the natural forms and transfers them into the original design solutions [1]. The application of a biomimetic design method is a relatively new approach in architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering and has been used in various design solutions in different fields. This novel and original design solution can represent new values in our environment and have a positive impact on mental health. The imitation of various organic forms, resulting in new and original elements and values of our environment, According to Pedersen, there are two categories in which biomimetic approaches as a design process typically belong [4]. The second category is defined as a biologyinfluencing design, which means identifying a particular characteristic or function in an organism or ecosystem
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