Research by Design Portofio Dr Suau

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THE POWER OF LESS Dr. Cristian Suau

www.ecofab.org


Department of Architecture University of Strathclyde

RESEARCH WORK RESEARCH PLAN

RESEARCH BY DESIGN




www.ecofab.org


ECOLOGICAL URBANISM VISIONARY URBANISM INFORMAL URBANITY

ECO-DESIGN REUSE + LOW-TECH + REMAKE COMPACT + PROTOTYPING

WATER IN ARID LANDS FOG COLLECTION IN DESERT





PUBLICATIONS 2004-2012 * MARIE CURIE IEF PROJECT FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, Proposal n째 331084; Project Acronym: EMUVE

* ONGOING BOOK PROPOSAL * 5 BOOK CHAPTERS * 15 ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS * 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS * 5 PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS


ECOLOGICAL URBANISM VISIONARY URBANISM INFORMAL URBANITY HYBRID LANDSCAPES







HOMERUS MASTER PLAN ALMERE 2007



DRIVE-IN CINEMA

THE PLINTH

THE CAFÉ HALL

WATER GAMES

THYSSENKRUPP TOWER DUBAI 2009


VERTICAL GARDEN - PARK

VERTICAL GARDEN – UP & DOWN


BADEL MASTER PLAN ZAGREB 2012

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MAGOK MASTER PLAN SEOUL 2008




BULNES BOULEVARD SANTIAGO DE CHILE AWARDED DEC 2012


RAMBLA DE LA CIUDADANIA - VISTA AEREA DESDE LA CAJA CIVICA

RAMBLA DE LA CIUDADANIA - VISTA AEREA DESDE PARQUE ALMAGRO



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ESTRUCTURA CUBIERTA

OBSERVATORIO URBANO

OBSERVATORIO URBANO

CIRCULACION

TORRE PANTALLA 1

TORRE PANTALLA 2

AUDITORIUM SALON EXHIBICION

PABELLON SANTIAGO AXONOMETRICA


The American Border Cities: dr cristian suau

Instant Urbanism along the Pan-American Highway


fairbanks

calgary

detroit-windsor

denver

minneapolis dallas

el paso-ciudad juarez

panama city

arica-tacna

los andes-mendoza

buenos aires punta arenas

pan-american highway darien gap highway (underconstruction) borderland cities mega-cities pan-american highway darien gap cities highway (underconstruction) borderland cities mega-cities cities


ECO-DESIGN REUSE REMAKE LOW-TECH COMPACT PROTOTYPING




RECICLARQ GLOBAL 2004 onwards




GLOBAL D

PALLET HOUSE GLOBAL 2004 onwards

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TIMBER – HOUSING TYPES WITH PALLETS

CRISTIAN SUAU, RESEARCH BY DESIGN PROJECTS



NOMADIC ALLOTMENTS LONDON 2010


mobile allotment - BM - london festival of architecture 2010 cristian suau rachael davidson

FULL ALLOTMENT SHED

PLAZA-SEATS GARDEN BOXES GREEN BUFFER PLAZA DECK PLAZA-SEATS

TABLES

RAMPS

GREEN BUFFER

CRATES

RAMPS

EURO-PALLETS

SHED

TABLES

WHEELS lateral bracing

1 lateral bracing

SEATS & GARDEN BOX

METAL PROFILES

EURO-PALLETS

CRATES - PLASTIC TRAYS

2 EURO-PALLETS 1 lateral bracing

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EURO-PALLETS

WHEELS

METAL PROFILES

WHEELS METAL PROFILES

25cm

30cm

40cm

METAL PROFILES

WHEELS

GARDEN ORGANIC ROLL INSULATION

EURO-PALLET 800X1200mm

1. crates 30x25x40 2. white plastic straps (30cm length) 3. 100m rice rope light

2

FRAME

GREENERY felt insulation

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GREENERY felt insulation



WATER IN ARID LANDS FOG COLLECTION IN DESERT WATER HARVESTING FOR DRINKING AND IRRIGATION REPAIRING ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS

TARGET FP7-ENV-2013-WATER-INNO-DEMO


SUAU ©


FOGHIVE - 3D fog collector CHILE 2010-12


28th International PLEA Conference LIMA, 7-9 NOVEMBER 2012 OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITS & NEEDS: Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture

SUAU Š


28th International PLEA Conference LIMA, 7-9 NOVEMBER 2012 OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITS & NEEDS: Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture

SUAU Š


28th International PLEA Conference LIMA, 7-9 NOVEMBER 2012 OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITS & NEEDS: Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture

SUAU Š


FOGHIVEŠ in the fog oasis of Alto Patache, Chile. Overall view of 3D fogtraps facing the SW winds from the Pacific Ocean

FOGHIVEŠ in the fog oasis of Alto Patache, Chile. detail of an standing-alone 3D fogtrap collecting fog through condensation



SUAU ©


THE POWER OF LESS TOWARDS A DEMOCRATIC DESIGN



THE POWER OF LESS 1. EMPOWERING DIVERSITY Conflict, diversity and difference are constitutive of democratic coexistence. A democratic architecture has to provide new flexibility by identifying potential obstacles; exploring possible architectures; looking at potential smart technologies and defining new sociospatial models.


THE POWER OF LESS 2. ADAPTING SYSTEMS What Should We Play Instead? Life is frantic and changing. Adaptability is a necessary antidote against reductive and dysfunctional schemes of living in motion. We must operate with progressive design approaches on potential architecture and new spatial games


THE POWER OF LESS 3. PLURAL DESIGN Density and diversity are sustainable. All citizens have the right to have a sustainable social, climatic and built environment. For instance, any democratic architecture should support the use of decarbonised technologies and encourage passive energy systems.


THE POWER OF LESS 4. PLAYABILITY One of the most significant aspects of design lies in its ludic action. What level of playability do we take into consideration within design process?


THE POWER OF LESS 5. SOCIAL ACCESSIBILITY We must reject any architectural trend that excludes the ethic role and consequently the social promotion. Architects are certainly organic intellectuals because they are organizers of the built environment and the potential one.


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