Architecture Design Studio AIR
Sun Path Diagram-Summer
12pm
Lecturer: Stanislav Roudavski Tutors: Loren Adams, Chris Gilbert
2pm
Ainin Leong, Wang Hooi Ying, Wong Siew Wuen
Sun Pole In response to the design brief, a field of rotatable poles are proposed for the Gateway project. The structure features a twisted form allowing two or more surfaces to be seen from one direction together with a hovering part. Inspired by the natural behaviour of sunflower towards sun, the design is generated based on the angle of the sun over the course of the day. Dynamism and changes are created where every pole will rotate in relation to the position of sun during the day by incorporating solar panel into one side of the structure. The series of distinctively rotated structures will thus engender an interesting visual perception and subsequently overcome the existing mundane landscape. In fact, rotation changes the position of the hovering part of the structure, contributing different driving experience as one passes through the site at different time on a day. Also, solar energy generated in the day can be used to power the lights needed to light up the structures at night. Furthermore, weathering effect is incorporated with the use of copper cladding for two faces of the structure where the bright copper colour will gradually changes into verdigris patina. This gives sense of ageing and thus associating the design with the growth of the municipality over the years. In short, simply by exploiting the solar panel technology, an innovative design is developed and is definitely capable of serving as an iconic Gateway with its repetition and scale.
Main perspective view [to CBD] with height of sun poles from 10m to 15m to 20m
9am
7am
Site plan
Construction Process
Complex shape formed by lightweight steel truss system
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Detail of Joinery Panels attached to the truss structure with dierent materials at each sides steel truss system forming lightweight pole in twisted form chieved by computational architecture
joint connectin pivoting steel t truss chord pivoting steel spherical rolling
concrete footing underneath
Structural detail as a whole
Perspective view [from CBD]
Detail of Pivot an
Perspective view [to CBD
Sun Path Diagram-Winter
12pm 2pm
8am
4pm
5pm
Materials COPPER MIRROR SOLAR PANEL
COPPER
the twisted structure
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Panels cladded to each sides of the structure with different materials
MIRROR
Prototype of real life material composition
Physical Model truss system truss chord lightweight structure bolted to steel plate steel plate welded to concrete footing
nd Footing connection with structure
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10am
Connection between steel structure and spherical rolling joint via pivot point
Hovering part over the road
Viewing in car [to CBD]
Structures with hierarchically different heights from shortest(outermost) to highest(innermost)
Night view
Experience of driving under the hovering part between 12-1pm