SPECULATIVE FUTURES & DESIGN FICTION:
INFOCILIA
EXPLORING FORMAL DATA CENTERS
QUALITIES OF
BRIAN MACIEL OLIVEIRA
NATURAL ORDERS
SECTION NAUTILIDAE SHELL Most commonly found in Nature in the Fibonacci Sequence In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, and characterized by the fact that every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones Ex. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233 ... Beck, Matthias; Geoghegan, Ross (2010), The Art of Proof: Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics, New York: Springer.
SECTION NAUTILIDAE SHELL Most commonly found in Nature in the Fibonacci Sequence In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, and characterized by the fact that every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones Ex. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233 ... Beck, Matthias; Geoghegan, Ross (2010), The Art of Proof: Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics, New York: Springer.
PERSPECTIVE DETAIL BOLIVIAN SALT FLATS Cracking can be found in processes of erossion and degradation on earth Take the various points of a shape, and break them down, into smaller and smaller parts similar to the original shape. This can be done virtually infinatly.
W
W EAVE [WEEV]
“WEAVING
IS THE SYNTHESIS OF TWO
DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, INTERLOCKING IN ORDER TO GIVE SELF-SUPPORTING FORM TO THEIR COMBINED WHOLE. FERRED TO AS A
“WARP”
TRADITIONALLY
AND A
“WEFT”
RE-
PATTERN,
NEITHER COULD SUPPORT THEMSELVES ALONE, BUT TOGETHER THEY BECOME STRONG.
THE
ENDLESS VARIETY OF WEAVING
SEEN IN BASKET, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES ARE NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE.
MOST
SURPRISING ABOUT A WOVEN CONSTRUCTION IS THAT IT IS
ACTUALLY HARDER TO UNRAVEL THAN TO WEAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. PAMPHLET ARCHITECTURE 27: TOOLING ARANDA/LASCH
RECIPE 1. START
FOR
WEAVING
DRAWING A SIN CURVE: A LINE THAT GOES AROUND A CIRCUEL
2. LOOP
AT A STEADY RATE, SPREAD OUT OVER TIME.
THE CURVE BY ADDING A TERM- A MATHEMATICAL FUNCTION,
LIKE COS()- THAT SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN THE LINE AS IT GOES
AROUND THE CIRCLE.
3. ADD
MORE TERMS TO CREATE MORE LOOPS, OVERLAPS, AND SQUIGGLES.
4. MIRROR
THE CURVES FOR A DENSER, INTERLOCKING FIGURE.
FORMAL QUALITIES OF
DATA CENTERS
DATA LOGIC IN
NATURE
WEAVING CESS.
IS A BINARY PRO-
OVER/UNDER
AND
WARP/WEFT ARE BINARY
,
OR MUTURALLY EXCLUSIVE STATES THAT STRUCTURE A WEAVE MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT
1/0
AND ON/OFF
STRUCTURE A DIGITAL FILE.
EXPLORATION: GENERATING FORM
SINE
WAVE
TRAILING LOOP
ISO [PRE-MANIPULATION PLANAR FORM]
ISO [MANIPULATED CTRL PNTS FORM]
ISO[SOLID + WIRE-FRAME] ISO[FINAL FORM]
TOP
FRONT
RIGHT
ISO[WIRE-FRAME]
ADDITIONAL EXPLORATIONS WIREFRAME MODELS
TOP
PERSPECTIVE
FRONT
LINES
AND
ATTRACTORS
By increasing the number of attractor points between the lines, the density of the weave becomes more complex and more rigid.
WARP / WEFT
This uses a controled number of points on a grid. However, adding a binary opjective to each line wrapping a closed surface, and overlaying the algo identically in the opposite direction creates a warp and weft surface.
PHYSICAL/DIGITAL MODELS
SITE SECTION [LAKESHORE] WATER LEVEL BOTTOM
OF
LAKE
44
SECTIONS A
B
C
DORMITORIES
PERSONAL AIRCRAFT
DECONTAMINATION ZONE MACHINE ENTRANCE
DEPLOYMENT CONTROL CENTER
WATERCRAFT
LABORATORY DEPLOYMENT / MACHINE STORAGE
RESIDENT FACILITIES DORMITORIES SECURITY ENTRANCE
PERSONAL AIRCRAFT
MACHINE ENTRANCE
DECONTAMINATION ZONE MACHINE ENTRANCE
DEPLOYMENT CONTROL CENTER
WATERCRAFT
DEPLOYMENT / MACHINE STORAGE
SECTION A
SECTION B
MACHINE STORAGE
SECTION C
[Flexability] Observing the regidity of the data storage structures, it becomes clear that an increase in material flexability holds potential for a storage solution system free of rigid boundaries or static confines
PLAN
DORMITORIES
RESIDENT FACILITIES
MECHANICAL
OPEN PERSONAL AIRCRAFT
TO
BELOW
ELEVATION
[EAST ELEVATION]
[SOUTH-EAST ISOMETRIC]
[WEST ELEVATION]
FRONT
RIGHT
TOP
BRIAN MACIEL OLIVEIRA
As A RECENT ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATE, I AIM TO CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOP MY KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN. LEARNING AND EXPLORING DESIGN ALLOWS ME TO RESOLVE COMPLEX SITUATIONS WITHIN MY OWN PROJECTS
WHILE MAINTAINING AN APPRECIATION AND OPEN DIALOG AROUND ARCHITECTURE. I HAVE A GROWING INTEREST IN
GENERATIVE DESIGN AND SELF ASSEMBLY, AND HOPE TO CONTINUOUSLY EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN AND THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
PERSPECTIVE DETAIL BOLIVIAN SALT FLATS Cracking can be found in processes of erossion and degradation on earth Take the various points of a shape, and break them down, into smaller and smaller parts similar to the original shape. This can be done virtually infinatly.
RECIPE 1. START
FOR
WEAVING
DRAWING A SIN CURVE: A LINE THAT GOES AROUND A CIRCUEL
2. LOOP
AT A STEADY RATE, SPREAD OUT OVER TIME.
THE CURVE BY ADDING A TERM- A MATHEMATICAL FUNCTION,
LIKE COS()- THAT SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN THE LINE AS IT GOES
AROUND THE CIRCLE.
3. ADD
MORE TERMS TO CREATE MORE LOOPS, OVERLAPS, AND SQUIGGLES.
4. MIRROR
THE CURVES FOR A DENSER, INTERLOCKING FIGURE.
EXPLORATION: GENERATING FORM
ISO [PRE-MANIPULATION PLANAR FORM]
ISO [MANIPULATED CTRL PNTS FORM]
ISO[SOLID + WIRE-FRAME] ISO[FINAL FORM]
SITE SECTION [LAKESHORE] WATER LEVEL BOTTOM
OF
LAKE
44
FRONT
RIGHT
TOP
BRIAN MACIEL OLIVEIRA
As A RECENT ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATE, I AIM TO CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOP MY KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN. LEARNING AND EXPLORING DESIGN ALLOWS ME TO RESOLVE COMPLEX SITUATIONS WITHIN MY OWN PROJECTS
WHILE MAINTAINING AN APPRECIATION AND OPEN DIALOG AROUND ARCHITECTURE. I HAVE A GROWING INTEREST IN
GENERATIVE DESIGN AND SELF ASSEMBLY, AND HOPE TO CONTINUOUSLY EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.