Becoming popular after the Beijing 2008 Olympics National Aquatics Centre‘s facade (which is believed to be a Voronoi subdivision, as an epic mistake), the Weaire Phelan structure is a solution of equal volumes with minimal surface area. This nice website briefly explains the phenomenon. There is also an implementation on Grasshopper by Jon Mirtschin. Here, I will be modeling the Tetrakaidecahedron of the Weaire-Phelan structure. First, we define the overall […]
