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A R C H 4 7 3 / 3 5 2 2 - D I G I TA L D E S I G N S T U D I O A N D W O R K S H O P Karim Attiatalla Spring 2019
The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Sciences and Engineering - Department of Architecture ARCH 473/3522 - Digital Design Studio and Workshop (Spring 2019) Student portfolio documenting samples of work submitted along the course, including research, experimentation, 3D modeling, digital fabrication, parametric design and modeling, physical model realisation and analysis. Student name: Karim Attiatalla Student ID: 900 14 12 74
Š The American University in Cairo (AUC), May 2019
Karim Attiatalla Architecture Student
Starting viewing the whole process in this course from a different perpective I started understanding how actually Architecture is beautiful. It’s an art, as others might put it. But it’s not the kind of art you see frozen forever in museums.
Reflecting on when I was still taking basic Design courses, the structure and aesthetic value of buildings never really made a great influence and impact on the way I treated them and viewed from my point of view. Giving an exmaple, for me a house was just a residential area for it´s use, a school was just an institute for learning purpose, while a church and a mosque was just a place for worship. I didn’t think of looking at them in a deeper way, or even taking into consideration their importance and how the actual structure of the building and the architectural design actually influenced the user.
Viewing Art pieces and statues in museums are permanently static, as opposed to architecture completely, which is forever changing. Thus representing Architecture in a dynamic way as a final product should be the aim. I came to the conclusion that the Architecture is and should be dynamic in cases, a way where changing it can either make it and create or either break it completely. Here is when I started understanding that Architecture is not just about looking and admiring. Architecture is something we experience and appreciate; thus, movement of dynamic action is in need to achieve what Architecture deserves. Communication became a major role. Architecture communicates. What does it communicate? Anything I guess. Thus, it needs to deliver a message which is achieved through experimentation during the design process.
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The Heart
VII The heart is a muscular organ in most living beings, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.
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VIII It beats x 101,000/ day. Mode of Function: “Differential Pressure” The unidirectional flow of blood from one chamber of the other is governed by the change in pressure from one chamber to the other hence the valves allow for the flow but never the back flow. What is blood? “Motion Driven State of matter” Fluid that moves through the vessels It includes: - plasma (the liquid portion) - blood cells (which come in both red and white varieties) - cell fragments called platelets What are the 4 main functions of the heart? The main function of the heart is to circulate blood throughout the body. It is a chambered organ which is capable to separating oxygenated and deoxygenated blood into different chambers in order to bring “used” blood from the body and send it to lungs to be oxygenated.
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XI Veins Veins are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins are less muscular than arteries and are often closer to the skin. There are valves in most veins to prevent backflow. Take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Become larger and larger Superior vena cava - blood from the head and arms to the heart Inferior vena cava - blood from the abdomen and legs into the heart. Unlike arteries, veins contain valves. Veins need valves to keep the blood flowing toward the heart. Structure Superficial veins are those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries. Deep veins are deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries. Perforator veins drain from the superficial to the deep veins.[1] These are usually referred to in the lower limbs and feet. Communicating veins are veins that directly connect superficial veins to deep veins. Pulmonary veins are a set of veins that deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. Systemic veins drain the tissues of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood to the heart. ARCH 473/3522 - Spring 2019
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The phenomena
XIII Inspired by the structure of veins and the motion of blood.
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Motion of blood represented through motion of light. Through sensors light motion start to spread between the structure, creating the same flow of blood.
Fig(1) - showing steel structure as veins and light representing the blood flow in the vein.
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XV Blood flow in Veins Representing flow of blood through light
Blood vessel: a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary. Blood enters the heart through two large veins, the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying oxygen-poor blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart. As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your right atrium into your right ventricle through the open tricuspid valve. Structure Details: Steel panels 5mm thickness To avoid deformation: additional steel strips where placed between the triangular shaped skin. The lighting is created through the addition of side glowing fiber cables. Lighting cables start from the bottom and branches like veins.
Fig(1) - showing steel structure as veins and light representing the blood flow in the vein.
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XVI Aiming towrads... Networking through the motion of blood with access points Convert junctional space in a more lively intersection point The presence within space provides → definition of space.
Access points to junctional space. Creation of intersection points through the use of entrances. View of movement in space. Organic flow creates flowable movement.
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Site Location
XIX Junctional coutryard to all entrances.
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Opportunities and Challenges
Time of the day
I. A region of relatively high activity with various different users.
Referencing to Assembly Hour
II. It’s a junction, buffer zone or intersection point. III. Node for multiple branching entrances/exist points/access points. IV. Provision of both Natural Illumination as well as Natural Ventilation . V. Noise intensity due to the fluctuating frequency of people within the space.
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- Before Assembly 8:30-11:30 A.M. Least Traffic and Mostly Faculty Members - After Assembly 11:30-2:00 P.M. Most Traffic, High intensity of Engineering students as well as Faculty Members. - Later Hours.. 2:00 until 12:00 P.M. Architecture Students and Mostly stagnant within the area
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Form Generation
2 Erection from the ground and spreading through.
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1 Columns represent veins interlocked with each other coming from one source and spreading.
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Form Generation
2 Envelope with controlled opening mechanism. Allowing light to peneterate. Secondary structure Envelope
Slab
Primary structure Carrying structure
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Design and Shape Shifting Element
2 Design based on organic inspiration. Shape mechanism based on functional purposes.
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XXVII Facade element staged based on openness percentage.
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Ground Floor Plan
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XXXVI Biblography How the heart functions. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.sads. org.uk/heart-functions/ The Heart and Circulation of Blood. (2019). Retrieved from http:// lsa.colorado.edu/essence/texts/heart.html Heart Function/veins - Google Search. (2019). Retrieved from https:// www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih How the Heart Works. (2019). Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=tx4097abc
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