STUDIO AIR 2017, SEMESTER 1 FINNIAN WARNOCK ISURIE WEERASINHA 761387
STUDIO AIR Table of Contents INTRODUCTION
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PART A: CONCEPTUALISATION
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A1 DESIGNING FUTURING
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A1.1 CASE STUDY -
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A1.2 CASE STUDY -
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A2 DESIGN COMPUTATION A3 COMPOSITION/ GENERATION A4 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
HI THERE, MY NAME IS ISURIE WEERASINHA. I AM CURRENTLY IN MY THIRD YEAR OF STUDY IN THE BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS, MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE AND PROPERTY. AFTER COMMENCING MY DEGREE IN 2015, I DECIDED THAT BOTH PROPERTY AND ARCHITECTURE COMPLIMENTED EACH OTHER WELL AND ENHANCED MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDUSTRY. ALTHOUGH THE WORKLOAD IS OFTEN IMMENSE, IT IS ENJOYABLE. CURRENTLY WHILE STUDYING I AM WORKING AS A RETAIL ASSISTANT FOR TYPO. THIS ROLE HAS TAUGHT ME TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE VISUAL DESIGN IN APPEALING TO AN AUDIENCE. I HAVE COMPLETED STUDIO EARTH BUT DUE TO MY STUDY TIMETABLE I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE WATER OR DDF WHICH IMPACTED ON MY LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF RHINO. BUT FOR THE PAST WEEKS I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO LEARN THE PROGRAM. I DO HOWEVER HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, SKETCH UP AND AUTO CAD. I AM QUITE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT GOING INTO THIS YEAR, AND LEARNING NEW SOFTWARE AND KNOWLEDGE WHICH WILL ASSIST ME IN MY CAREER.
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FIG.1 FINAL EARTH PRESENTATION
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PART A: CONCEPTUALISATION ONCEPTUALISATION
A1 : DESIGNING FUTURES
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"IT IS NOW EASIER FOR US TO
IMAGINE THE END OF THE WORLD THAN AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM. YET ALTERNATIVES ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED NEW DREAMS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AS THOSE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY RAPIDLY FADE."1 -FEDRICK JAMESON
1 DUNNE, ANTHONY & RABY, FIONA (2013) SPECULATIVE EVERYTHING : DESIGN FICTION & SOCIAL DREAMING (MIT PRESS) , P4
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A1 .1 CASE STUDY- ALGAE CANOPY A LONDON BASED ECOLOGICAL STUDIO, CLAUDIA PASQUERO AND MARCO POLETTO PROPOSED A NEW VISION OF FUTURE BIO-DIGITAL ARCHITECTURE FOR EXPO MILANO 2015. 'OUR TIME ON EARTH IS DETERMINED BY OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT AND ACT ACCORDINGLY TO REACH A DESIRED FUTURE.'1THE PROJECT INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE MODERN TIME. AS HUMANS WE ARE PART OF THIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. HENCE THIS PROJECT WORKS TOWARDS THE WAYS IN WHICH HUMANS CAN ASSIST THE SLOW REHABILITATION OF NATURE. THIS CANOPY, IS A TRANSPARENT BIO-DIGITAL STRUCTURE FILLED WITH MICRO ALGAE ORGANISMS TO PROVIDE SHADE FOR VISITORS BELOW WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PRODUCING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OXYGEN. THE ALGAE IS A FLUID THAT RESPONDS ACCORDINGLY TO THE PRESENCE OF VISITORS. AS HUMANS WALK THROUGH THE AREAS OF THE CANOPY, ELECTRO VALVES ARE TRIGGERED ALTERING THE SPEED AT WHICH THE ALGAE FLOWS THROUGH THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY ALSO RESPONDS TO THE WEATHER. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING INTENSELY, THE ALGAE WOULD PHOTOSYNTHESISE AND GROW. IN TURN REDUCING THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE CANOPY AND PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SHADE. PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS INSPIRES DESIGNERS TO SEARCH BEYOND THE PRESENT FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE. WHILST THIS PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN BUILT IT IS POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITH NATURE AS IT IS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE COMPLETED CANOPY WILL 'PRODUCE THE OXYGEN EQUIVALENT OF 4 HECTARES OF WOODLAND AND UP TO 150KG OF BIOMASS PER DAY, 60% OF WHICH ARE NATURAL VEGETAL PROTEINS'. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACHIEVE THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS, YET AGAIN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF USING TECHNOLOGY 1 DUNNE, ANTHONY & RABY, FIONA (2013) SPECULATIVE EVERYTHING : DESIGN FICTION & SOCIAL DREAMING (MIT PRESS) , P4
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A1 .2 CASE STUDY- HARBIN OPERA HOUSE THE HARBIN OPERA HOUSE DESIGNED BY MAD ARCHITECTS, WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 2015. SITUATED IN THE WETLANDS OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF CHINA, THE CONSTRUCTION AT ITS PEAK STANDS AT 56 METERS. HARBIN OPERA HOUSE WAS DESIGNED IN RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE IN THE REGION. IT’S CURVACEOUS EXTERIOR, TOPOGRAPHY AND LUXURIOUS INTERIOR ARE USED AS A MEANS TO BLEND INTO AND FEEL CLOSER TO NATURE. SMOOTH WHITE ALUMINIUM PANELS WERE USED FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THIS BUILDING HELPING THE STRUCTURE TO CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE SNOWY WINTER MONTHS. THE GLASS ROOF REPRESENTS THE ICE OF THE FRIGID CLIMATE WHILE THE WHITE SURFACE REPRESENTS THE SOFT SNOW. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF BEING A CULTURAL CENTRE WHICH INTEGRATES HUMANS, ART AND CITY IDENTITY. THE CONSTRUCTION IS VERY MUCH THE ICON OF THE CITY ATTRACTING VISITORS FAR MORE THAN PRIOR TO ITS EXISTENCE. ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT TALKS ABOUT BLENDING INTO NATURE AND FEELING CLOSER TO NATURE, IT IS NOT THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING HENCE NOT A SOLUTION TO THE CONCERNING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. DESPITE THIS, THE STRUCTURE IS IMPRESSIVE IN ITS USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS. TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED TO DESIGN EACH ELEMENT OF THIS BUILDING TO SUITE THE NATURAL CLIMATE OF THE REGION AND WELL AS MATERIALS. EACH MATERIAL SERVES A PURPOSE. THE BENT PLANKS OF MANCHURIAN WOOD HAS GOOD ACOUSTIC QUALITIES WHILST MARBLE FLOORS OF THE BUILDING ARE EQUIPPED WITH HEATING FOR COLD WINTER MONTHS.
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REFERENCING HTTP://NEWATLAS.COM/URBAN-ALGAE-CANOPY-MILAN-EXPO/37480/ HTTP://WWW.ECOLOGICSTUDIO.COM/V2/PROJECT.PHP?IDCAT=3&IDSUBCAT=59&IDPROJ=137 HTTP://WWW.ARCHELLO.COM/EN/PROJECT/HARBIN-OPERA-HOUSE HTTP://WWW.ARCHITECTURALRECORD.COM/ARTICLES/11368-HARBIN-OPERA-HOUSE HTTP://WWW.I-MAD.COM/WORK/HARBIN-CULTURAL-CENTER/?CID=55 HTTP://WWW.ARCHDAILY.COM/778933/HARBIN-OPERA-HOUSE-MAD-ARCHITECTS HTTP://ARCHITIZER.COM/BLOG/MAD-HARBIN-OPERA-HOUSE/
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