MARCH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2019-2020 THE BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE I UCL
CARBON BUILD PORTFOLIO I RC7
TUTORS: Richard Beckett and Barry Wark MEMBERS: Kashmira Sonar, Sydney Otis, Zhijing Wu, Rohan Arora
CARBON BUILD Space filling assembly of Bisymmetric Hendecahedron components fabricated using Biochar
TUTORS: BARRY WARK RICHARD BECKETT MEMBERS: KASHMIRA SONAR SYDNEY OTIS ZHIJING WU ROHAN ARORA
2019-2020
Table of Contents 00 I PROJECT OVERVIEW
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0.1 Project Brief 0.2 Biospatial Design Approach
01 I CASE STUDY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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1.1 Biomaterial as Biophilic Design Approach 1.2 Importance of Space Filling Geometry in Design
02 I BIOMATERIAL: BIOCHAR
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2.1 Material Research 2.2 Material Test 2.3 Attributes of Biochar
03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY
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3.1 Space Filling Geometry 3.2 Bisymmetric Hendecahedron as Component 3.3 Component Assembly Logic 3.4 Aggregation Test
04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION
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4.1 Corn-crete as material for dissolvable mould 4.2 Casted Formwork Ideology 4.3 Assembly Test 4.4. Interlocking Logic
05 I WORKSPACE DESIGN
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5.1 Lineage of Workspace 5.2 Initial Design Strategy and Approach 5.3 Bio-spatial Environment
06 I DESIGN COMPUTATION
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6.1 Micro - Chunk 6.2 Macro - Building Workspace
07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN
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7.1 Design Intelligibility Analysis 7.2 Design Application Micro and Macro 7.3 Design Application on site
08 I CONTEXT
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8.1 Ahmedabad, India 8.2 Design strategy in context
09 I ARCHITECTURE SPECULATION
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00 I PROJECT OVERVIEW 0.1 I PROJECT BRIEF
CarbonBuild develops biochar as a novel material for integrating nature into architecture. Biochar is a sustainable biomaterial proposed as an alternative to brick or stone where the raw ingredients are obtained from plant matter rather than mined. It serves as a sustainable biomaterial that when integrated with other more stable, inert materials, proposes as an alternative to brick or stone. The matter in its baked form exhibits porosity, functioning as a bioreceptive material providing a carbon source for the growth of photosynthetic organisms directly on the surface simultaneous to functioning as a carbon sink. The project explores computational tools and digital fabrication through the production of reusable, reconfigurable moulds based on packing logic. Aggregations of biochar are integrated with other more stable, inert materials, driven by environmental simulations of solar gain to propose temporal, reconfigurable spaces for application in architecture. The research explores computational approaches for the assembly of discrete, space-filling geometries (bisymmetric hendecahedron) which are used to make biochar moulds for constructing non-discrete building components, encouraging adaptable and heterogeneous assemblies. Aggregations of casted biochar elements and their tectonic logic are driven by environmental simulations of solar gain, wind, and context, using Ahmedabad, India as a case study to propose temporal spaces for a new application in architecture proposing solutions for future workspaces as a biospatial habitat in which to work. This methodology is applied when identifying the importance of adaptability for the structure through a variety of softwares that analyse the environmental context to develop optimal plant growth, temperature regulation, modifiable volumetric spaces, and control interior and exterior solar conditions.
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ARCHITECTURE SPECULATION
GROWTH SYSTEMS
ASSEMBLY TEST
AGGREGATION TEST
UNIT INTERFACING
COMBINATORIAL LOGIC
SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY
GEOMETRY EXPLORATION
GROWTH TEST
MATERIAL ASSEMBLY TEST
FABRICATION
MATERIAL RESEARCH
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0.1 I PROJECT BRIEF
FUTURE OF WORKSPACE DESIGN
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BIOSPATIAL DESIGN
MATERIAL INTELLIGIBILITY
BIOMATERIAL : BIOCHAR
ADAPTABLE DISCRETE CASTED FORMWORK
RECONFIGURATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
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COMPLEXITY OF SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY FOR NON DISCRETE PARTS
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01 I CASE STUDY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 I BIOMATERIAL AS BIOPHILIC DESIGN APPROACH
The Biophilic Design approach not only boosts productivity in a work environment and connects humans with nature, but also plays an important role in creating a built environment that is self-sufficient, carbon-negative, sustainable with provision for improved air quality and fostering plant growth. Stephen R. Kellert, in his book “The Practice of Biophilic Design” laid out essential attributes of Biophilic Design into three categories, direct experience of nature, the indirect experience of nature, and experience of space and place. The use of natural biomaterials as Stephen argues, “evokes our affiliation with nature giving us a more positive and focused work environment. Moreover, Natural materials can be especially stimulating, reflecting the dynamic properties of organic matter in the adaptive response to the stresses and challenges of survival over time. The transformation of materials from nature frequently elicits positive visual and tactile responses, which few artificial materials can duplicate (Stephen R. Kellert, 2015).” By mixing old-fashioned building materials — straw, clay, wheat, grasses, and the like — with innovative binders, researchers are developing biomaterials that are loaded with lower embodied energy and improved energy efficiency. Biomaterial science and cellular biology have been at work for a long time to make biomanufacturing technology widely available. These technologies provide a valid alternative to synthetic materials that will be used by the building industry to produce sustainable energy in the future. “That’s Caffeine”, a material developed by Atticus Durnell, comprises a surface material that appears similar to granite. It is made from recycled coffee grounds. It’s discovered process allows the creation of a range of products and surfaces that offer new and exciting design possibilities for both interior and exterior projects. Handmade in London, That’s Caffeine feels and looks like granite stone, and because of its a composite of bio binders, minerals, and plant-based resin its lightweight. It is sustainable and biodegradable. This material is also water and heat resistant, making it a perfect choice for the kitchen and bathroom fittings. These products provide all the benefits of plastics whilst avoiding using toxic petrol based resin and diverting coffee waste from the landfills enabling distinctive surface finishes and colour.
Fig. 1 & 2: Bio-brick “Thats Caffeine” designed and composed by Atticus Durnell.
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01 I CASE STUDY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 I BIOMATERIAL AS BIOPHILIC DESIGN APPROACH
Another biomaterial developed is by Thomas Valley Studio called as “The Sunflower Enterprise”. Focusing on the transformation of bio-matter, this material explores the potential of sunflower leftovers to create new applications and prototypes embedded in sustainable, innovative production systems. Sunflowers are commonly farmed to produce oil, seeds or bio-fuel. After pressing the oil out, a part can be used as animal feed but most of the crop goes to waste. The stalk’s foamy structure, the strong fiber of the bark or the flower’s dark brown proteins are left behind. These agro-wastes can be valuable resources to produce novel biomaterials. Based on scientific papers (Marechal & Rigal, 1999) (Evon et al., 2014) (Rouilly et al., 2006) a system of bio-material using exclusively Sunflower by-products has been designed and developed. No PLA or binder, no toxic varnish, we make use only of the ingredients provided by the sunflower crop. The presscake - left after pressing the Sunflower oil out of the seeds - is turned into a waterbased glue and vegetal leather. The stalk is harvested and the bark is separated from the marrow. The bark’s fibers are heat pressed into hardboard while the marrow is shaped into an aggregate, a natural alternative to polystyrene. These different bio-materials can be coated with Sunflower varnish improve their resistance to water.
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4 Fig. 3, 4: Biomaterial “The Sunflower Enterprise” designed by Thomas Valley Studio.
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01 I CASE STUDY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.2 I IMPORTANCE OF SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY IN DESIGN
A multitude of space-filling geometries can be used as a structural apparatus to explore the potential to create bio spatial architecture. In nature, space-filling tiling of polyhedrons forms honeycombs, found in structures such as living cells, crystals, beehives, etc. (Jiangmei Wu, 2018). ‘Nature’s strategies in filling space in this manner have inspired developments in material science, chemistry, biology and in architecture (Pearce, 1978) (Jiangmei Wu, 2018).’ The most significant advantage of the space-filling geometries is their innate ability to interlock and stack upon each other. This makes them suitable to construct forms of flexible and desired logic while allowing room for the design expansion or reduction. An example of use of space-filling geometry is Synergia, an installation displayed at a design exhibition in Columbus, Indiana was a homage to modernist architect Eero Saarinen. He through this architectural style, used many geometrical forms, especially hexagons, in the plans as well as in the building sections. Therefore, this installation used bisymmetric hendecahedron as their base geometry due to its hexagonal form as shown in fig. 15. ‘In Synergia, hundreds of identical units of bisymmetric hendecahedrons were connected and stacked in a total of ten layers to create the final structure that echoed Saarinen’s hexagonal building (Jiangmei Wu, 2018).’ This installation displays the capability of bisymmetric hendecahedron to form a large-scale structure along with its novel stacking beauty.
6 Fig. 6: Synergia Bisymmetric Hendecahedron Assembly. Photo Credit: Tony Vasquez.
7 Fig. 7: Synergia Bisymmetric Hendecahedron Assembly Plan layers.
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Another interesting example of the use of interlocking space filling geometry has been remarkably experimented by Aranda and Lasch Architects through various insatallations and furniture pieces that have gained appraisal in various exhibitions worldwide. Primitives at Design Miami is a collaboration by FENDI and ArandaLasch to explore ideas of craft and making. It is a continuation of the installation from the Venice Biennale in 2010 with an added element of live performance. Primitives is a live exploration of a single unit and its manifold possibilities, a dual obsession with the way things stay together and how they fall apart. A total of eighteen new works, mostly stools, were made during the performance and added to the inventory of Primitive pieces, transforming the environment from a single wall into an immersive landscape of furniture. The Quasi-series is about the pursuit of orders that are rigorously modular but wild—almost out of order. Quasicrystals, a new phase of matter discovered in 1982, represent this kind of material structure that hovers on the edge of falling apart. Unlike a regular crystal, whose molecular pattern is periodic (or repetitive in all directions), the distinctive quality of a quasicrystal is that its structural pattern never repeats the same way twice. It is endless and uneven, but interestingly, it can be described by the arrangement of a small set of modular parts.
8 Fig. 8: Aranda and Lasch introduce Primitives at Design Miami.
The Aggregations exhibition at The Johnson Trading Gallery presents an interest in a “mineral” architecture. At the smallest scale of matter, assembly is controlled by crystals — the structure of molecular lattices in solids. The energy storage potential in crystals (periodic, aperiodic, and chaotic) is vast and differentiated. The productive symmetries of modularity and subsequent crystallographic structures are a vital organizing force for architecture at large. The following exhibition shows this approach applied to objects, furniture and buildings.
9 Fig. 9: Aranda and Lasch introduce the Quasiconsole at Johnson Trading Gallery.
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10 Fig. 10: Aranda and Lasch introduce the Aggregations at Johnson Trading Gallery.
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02 I BIOMATERIAL : BIOCHAR
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02 I BIOMATERIAL: BIOCHAR 2.1 I MATERIAL RESEARCH
BIOCHAR Biochar is a type of charcoal that enhances soil health created under special conditions. The result of natural or human-made forces—such as forest fires or the 2,000-year-old practice of transforming agricultural waste into a soil-booster— biochar is a carbon-rich material that exhibits a high porosity and fine grain. It has been shown to improve nutrient-depleted soil, elevate water quality, and maintain soil vitality. In a laboratory setting, biochar can be made by heating wood or other plantbased materials in a low-oxygen chamber.
JUTE / HESSIAN / SERIM
FEEDSTOCK
BIOCHAR @ 700°C
ACRYLIC “BINDER”
LARGE GRAIN BIOCHAR DEPOSIT
JASMANITE CO2 Absorption, Carbon Sink
QUADAXIAL MATTING
BIOCHAR + CLAY/PLASTER 80% 20%
Allows Plant and Insect Growth
POWDER
Study = 80:20 Ideal Biochar to Clay ratio 50% Biochar, 30% Sand and 20% Clay - Can be applied to walls Improves Climate
BIOCHAR NON HYDRAULIC LIME PLASTER POWDER
FIBERGLASS
Extremely low thermal conductivity Absorbs water upto 6 times its weight Insulating Building Material Regulating Humidity Absorber of Electromagnetic Radiation Biodegradable Less Aggregate mix required
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02 I BIOMATERIAL: BIOCHAR 2.1 I MATERIAL RESEARCH
WHY BIOCHAR? Farmers in many parts of the world set fire to cultivated fields to clear stubble, weeds and waste before sowing a new crop as shown in fig. 11. While this practice may be fast and economical, it is highly unsustainable, as it produces large amounts of the particle pollutant black carbon and reduces the fertility of soil. Many farmers are aware of the consequences of open burning but lack the tools and knowledge to adopt alternative practices. As biochar is a charcoal produced from plant matter and stored in the soil as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, in order to clear the stubble the matter burned is producing biochar which then can be used as building material that habitates plant growth. APPLICATIONS OF BIOCHAR (Carbon-negative building products made of atmospheric CO2) Made of Air is developing a building material that could be streamlined with, as opposed to curbing, our demand for consumer production, inverting traditional concepts that production and consumption are unsustainable. The material uses waste biomass, which has absorbed CO2 in the atmosphere, and is baked to a stable form of carbon by pyrolysis, an oxygen-free oven. The carbon is mixed with biodegradable binder to yield carbon negative facades as shown in fig. 12. At the end of its lifecycle, the material is shredded, and sequestered in the earth. The cycle is repeated, essentially sequestering carbon by use. Using or consuming products which have sequestered carbon reduces the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, inverting common assumptions of sustainability that consumption is bad for the environment.
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02 I BIOMATERIAL: BIOCHAR 2.2 I MATERIAL TEST OBSERVATION
OBSERVATION
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Pumice helps add more texture and grainous effect to the block. The chunkier the pieces of Biochar, the more binding material required. Biochar works best in powdered form.
Biochar + Plaster + Sand
Sample 1A
Sample 2A
Sample 3A
Sample 2B
Sample 3B
Sample 4B
Biochar + Plaster + Pumice + Sand Sample 1C
Sample 2C
Sample 3C
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PLASTER
SAND
WATER
RATIOS
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2.5
2.5
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Sample 2A
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Sample 4A
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CEMENT
SAND
WATER
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Sample 2B
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Sample 3B
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WATER
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Biochar + Cement + Sand
Sample 1B
The less the binding material, the more the Texture. Plant Growth - Plaster > Cement Structural Stability - Cement > Plaster
RATIOS
RATIOS
Sample 4C
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02 I BIOMATERIAL: BIOCHAR 2.3 I ATTRIBUTES OF BIOCHAR BIOCHAR: BIORECEPTIVE ASPECT
BIOCHAR MIX TEST
Bioreceptive can be considered as allowing the material to have its own agency and interconnection with the environment. Not only biochar is a bio-made material, however, it has the agency to grow its own moss and ferns naturally. In the conversation of the bio-spatial design, we tested biochar with seedlings and discovered its ability to foster vegetation. This is a key in bringing greenery inside our volumetric spaces. More critically, it inherently acts as an analogy to the concept of urban cliff. This process relies on natural cycles that eliminate the need for artificial irrigation and does not exhibit the same negative effects of green walls.
Experiments were conducted with mixing of concrete, sand and plaster to identify proper rations with the biochar for durability, structural strength, fostering of growth, colouration and porosity. From the experiment, these ratios were extracted to suggest the materials for the building and aggregations. These are examples of different porosities, colours, and textures both computationally and via casting.
COMPUTATION BIOCHAR + SAND + CEMENT + PIGMENT SITUATED IN SUN 1:4
COMPUTATION BIOCHAR SITUATED IN SHADE 3:2
MICROSCOPE BIOCHAR
CASTED BIOCHAR + CONCRETE 3:2
PLANT GROWTH TEST Material: 80% Biochar, 20% Sand Plant Species: Basil
CASTED BIOCHAR + SAND + CEMENT 2:3
CASTED BIOCHAR + CLAY 2.5:2.5
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03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY 3.1 I SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY FRACTAL AS INSPIRATION A curve or geometrical figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. They are useful in modelling structures (such as snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth and galaxy formation.
SPACE FILLING SOLIDS
Sphenoid Hendecahedron
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Fig. 13. The Family Tree of Fractal Curves - A taxonomy of plane-filling curves using complex integer lattices by Jeffrey Ventrella
Rhombic Dodecahemi-Octahedron
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3.1 I SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY
3.2 I BISYMMETRIC HENDECAHEDRON AS COMPONENT BISYMMETRIC HENDECAHEDRON Along similar lines to the Kelvin structure, the bi symmetric Hendecahedron has eleven faces and eleven vertices. Combining four hendecahedron together creates a translation unit that forms a Cairo tessellation in plan and infinitely fill space in 3 dimensions. Just as each individual brick has a specific arrangement with its neighbors, so too does each individual space. Therefore the structure of the colony is self similar, in that the same patterns repeat at different scales, each individual part of the colony is representative of the whole.
Bisymmetric Hendecahedron
Sphenoid Hendecahedron
Rhombic Dodecahemi-Octahedron
Bisymmetric Hendecahedron general assembly
SELECTION CRITERIA
Greater Packing Flexibility
Assembly logic of different space filling geometries
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Easy Transition Between Scales
Perspective
Side View
More Horizontal Surface Area
Plan
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Front View
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Gri
dC
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Sc ale
Sc ale
Sc ale
Sc ale
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2:4
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Gri
dA
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2 Gri
dA
Gri
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Grid C Scale 1:1:2
Grid D Scale 1:1:2:4
Grid E Scale 1:1:2:4:8
Unit and point Grid system adopted to interlock components across different scales
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03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY 3.4 I AGGREGATION TEST: SCALES AGGREGATION We used a point grid system specifically designed for our space filling geometry and explored different geometrical outputs by combining different scales & skins to create a non homogeneous composition.
Experiment A
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Experiment C
Experiment D
Diagram showing transition in scales of components
Diagram showing Biochar assembly connectivity across different scales
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03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY 3.4 I AGGREGATION TEST: SKINS
Different skin layering experiments
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Different skin layering experiments applied to assembly
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03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY 3.4 I AGGREGATION TEST ASSEMBLY STUDY WITH SKINS AND SCALES These studies reflect the multiple combinations that can be adopted using Bisymmetric Hendecahedron as the base geometry spanning across in different scale of the component as well as textures of the skin layer to create interesting patterns.
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Study F
Study C
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Study G
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03 I COMPONENT DESIGN METHODOLOGY 3.4 I AGGREGATION TEST ASSEMBLY STUDY WITH SKINS AND SCALES These studies reflect the multiple combinations that can be adopted using Bisymmetric Hendecahedron as the base geometry to define a structure and facilitate plant growth in between components.
Study A
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Assembly Study with Skins and Scales for plant growth
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Assembly Study with Skins and Scales to facilitate plant growth
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04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION 4.1 I CORN-CRETE AS MATERIAL FOR DISSOLVABLE MOULD CO[R]NCRETE
DISSOLVABILITY TEST
Corncrete is a mixture of cornstarch, sand and water. This mixture has been tested for its greater dissolvability and mould strength. This forms an ideal composition to be used as a mould for casting. It can easily dissolve once the component is casted inside. To dissolve the corncrete mould, hot water needs to be poured on it.
The CO[R]NCRETE mixture is submerged in hot water at 80 degree celcius and allowed to dissolve. The resulting dissolvability is then calculated. OBSERVATION • •
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Pour into silicone mould
Water
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04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION 4.1 I CORN-CRETE AS MATERIAL FOR DISSOLVABLE MOULD CO[R]NCRETE: ADDITIVES TEST Corncrete mixture is mixed with other additives to test the dissolvability of the mixture when submerged in hot water.
Cornstarch + Sand + Water
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WATER
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S=5, D=1
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1
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S=5, D=1
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4
1.5
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S=5, D=1
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1.5
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CORNSTARCH
SAND
WATER
TIME TO DISSOLVE
STRENGTH VS DISSOLVABILITY (1<5)
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4
1.5
8 mins.
S=4, D=3
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1.5
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S=4, D=2
Sample 3B
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3
2
4 mins.
S=3, D=3
Sample 4B
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2
2.5
3 mins.
S=2, D=5
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Cornstarch + Sand + Water
Sample 1B
TEST
Sample 4B
IDEAL MIX: Sample 4B: Cornstarch - 4, Sand - 2, Water - 2.5
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04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION 4.2 I CASTED FORMWORK IDEOLOGY CASTING PROCESS The CO[R]NCRETE mould assembly is created depending on the design configuration to cast Biochar inside the mould. The resulting Mixture is allowed to set for 24 hrs. Hot water is then poured on the corncrete mould to make it dissolve and breakdown thus achieving the biochar cast sample.
SAMPLE 1 : PLEASE NOTE THE SAMPLES WERE CASTED USING CARDBOARD COMPONENTS INITIALLY TO TEST BIOCHAR.
Assembly of CO[R]NCRETE dissolvable mould to cast Biochar
Pouring Biochar into the Assembly of CO[R]NCRETE dissolvable mould
Sraying hot water to dissolve the CO[R]NCRETE mould
Biochar Cast Sample
SAMPLE 2 : PLEASE NOTE THE SAMPLES WERE CASTED USING CARDBOARD COMPONENTS INITIALLY TO TEST BIOCHAR.
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Biochar Cast CO[R]NCRETE Mould
Casting Process - Forming a bounding box around the desired cast shape using corncrete mould
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Casting Process - Forming assembly of Bisymmetric Hendecahedron Components
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Biochar Cast CO[R]NCRETE Mould Steel Support System
Casting Process - Forming a bounding box around the desired cast shape
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Casting Process - Weight distribution and support analysis
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04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION 4.2 I CASTED FORMWORK IDEOLOGY CASTING PROCESS We fabricated adaptable moulds through space filling geometry which can be easily reconfigured & taken apart for re-use. These casted larger components can then be assembled together. The purpose is to use discrete components to create formworks that will produce non discrete parts. This is key to our notion of adaptability and reconfigurability.
THE MOULD CASTED FORMWORK SPACE FILLING GEOMETRY
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04 I MATERIAL FABRICATION 4.4 I INTERLOCKING LOGIC JOINERY STUDY WITH WOODEN STRUCTURE AND BIOCHAR COMPONENTS In this study the Bisymmetric Hendecahedron component is being tested to interlock with wooden structure. Thus the wooden, post and beam edges are designed to facilitate this type of interlocking joinery.
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1906 - TAYLORISM
1960s - BUROLANSCHAFT
One of the earliest modern offices, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building sees the rise of open-plan offices in a Taylorist era where office layout reflects hierarchy and rank.
Burolanschaft (german for “office landscape”) breaks the rigid structures of past office layouts and promotes a more organic and socially democratic layout that fosters human interaction nd uses plants as screen dividers.
LINEAGE OF OFFICES (PAST) : BELGRAVE HOUSE
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1939 - STREAMLINED OFFICE
1968 - THE ACTION OFFICE
Frank Lloyd Wright designs The Johnson Wax building around efficiency, as opposed to manufacturing. To compensate the lack of interaction with the outside world, Wright introduces brand new elements such as bright lights, warm spaces and cork ceilings.
Action Office pops up as a response to a rising need for privacy in the workplace. This translates in modular office furniture with low dividers and flexible workspaces.
1980s - THE CUBICLE FARM
1990s - THE DOT-COM BUBBLE
The concept of action office devolves into an absolute dystopian extreme: the infamous Cubicle Farm, with its high partitions and enclosed spaces, reflects a clear economical mindset and complete disregard for staff wellbeing.
A quirkier version of the open plan layout gains popularity among dot-com giants, concerned with blurring the line between people and space, as well as between work and play.
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LINEAGE OF OFFICES (PRESENT) : WeWork CO-WORKING SPACE
2000 - BARRIER FREE OFFICE
The recession of the early 1990s, coupled with the increased ease of internet access, leads to the rise of completely new, non-territorial offices where hot-desking saves costs and promotes a more flexible work environment.
With the new millennium, remote work and digital nomads have become the new normal. Coffee shops and hotel lobbies often double as casual offices, while inside the workplace, ‘all work and no play’ is dismissed in favour of game rooms and bean bags.
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1990s - THE VIRTUAL OFFICE
Belgrave House responds to the challenge of a large-scale office building with a solution of diagrammatic clarity. Providing 25,000m2 of office space over six floors, the building employs a flexible arrangement designed to satisfy the needs of high-profile tenants including Google and British Airways. Large enough to be used as open dealer floors, each level can also be split easily along both axes to accommodate four separate companies. Occupiers enjoy two open ‘lungs’ of space: a double storey entrance hall and, on the fifth floor, an open terrace and winter garden.
WeWork is an American commercial real estate company that provides shared workspaces for technology startups and services for other enterprises. It is simply an office-leasing company. It makes money by renting office space. WeWork purchases real estate space—sometimes just a floor or two in an office building—and transforms it into smaller offices and common areas. It rents desks to individuals or groups who want the benefits of a fully stocked office without the expense of a full office. Members include independent freelancers and remote workers who need an occasional office away from home. Other customers are small businesses with multiple employees who need a consistent place to work, have meetings, and build their budding empires, but without the high cost.
16 Fig. 16. WeWork co-working space leasing schemes - WeWork Webpage
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CONCEPT OF NET INTERNAL VOLUME (NIA)
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Carbon|Build bridges the gap between the design of an office space and biophilic approach towards built environment. This proposal through analysis of precedent models of office spaces sets up a new vision which enables nature to be experienced while you spend your day working. After carefully analyzing, the past and present models suggest nature being superficially introduced into the buildings. We have tried to solve this by allowing natural growth between our spatial components as being experienced in nature through plants growing in between cracks of a rock or mountain. This in turn will not only affect our cognitive abilities but also will benefit us physically.
Restricted expansion of space in terms of volume Lack of felxibility and adaptability On terminal of the lease term, the elements become unusable e.g. furniture, walls, services Lack of biophilic design and allowing nature inside to boost productivity (naturally and not superficially)
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Our other agenda is to provide user friendly spaces that are adaptable, transient and transferable thus allowing the user to choose freely and design his own space that suits their needs. This is being addressed by proposing an adaptable set of space filling components that can be easily transported and built into various permutations and combination into a flexible space.
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Beam and Post Wood 10 Years
Concrete Core 75 Years Component Biochar 15 Years
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ADAPTABLE VOLUMES WITH BIORECEPTIVE CRUSTS 10-20 Years
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06 I DESIGN COMPUTATION 6.1 I MICRO: CHUNK CONCEPT OF BUILDING - GROWTH IN CRACKS We explore the intentional placing of cracks formed in the building typology. The cracks are guided in the conversations of sun patterns, wind directions, weather conditions, temperatures on the surface and shaded areas to allow the component itself to grow and have the agency to do so.Â
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Timber frame with wooden joinery
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06 I DESIGN COMPUTATION 6.1 I MICRO: CHUNK CONCEPT OF BUILDING - GROWTH IN CRACKS These studies explore the relationship between the interior office space merged to create leisure and bio-crack for employees to enjoy working with the utmost productivity and good mental health. The studies show how cracks can be manipulated to create playful environments in between two buildings.
Crack Study A
Crack Study A
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06 I DESIGN COMPUTATION 6.2 I MACRO: BUILDING WORKSPACE BUILDING AS A WHOLE - GROWTH IN CRACKS This study adopts a component logic across the building facades, cores and interior spaces
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07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN 7.1 I DESIGN INTELLIGIBITY ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL I SOLAR ANALYSIS Once discovering the biocharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to foster growth, sun analysis were performed on multiple sites whereby perameters were created to promote optimal conditions for growth.
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07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN 7.1 I DESIGN INTELLIGIBITY ANALYSIS GROWTH IN CRACKS Using the nature of the material, biocharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, porosity and computating for more folds, allows vegetation to grow in these calculated areas.
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07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN 7.1 I DESIGN INTELLIGIBITY ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL I VEGETATION Biochar is able to foster vegetation, this examines the native species in carbon|build context of India.
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07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN 7.1 I DESIGN INTELLIGIBITY ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL I THERMAL HEAT When mixing biochar ratios with other materials and the consideration of thermal energy, becomes a conversation of placement and collection of heat to promote passive spaces--contrasting materials.
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07 I MATERIAL LOGIC + APPLICABILITY IN DESIGN 7.1 I DESIGN INTELLIGIBITY ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL I AIR PURIFIER Today, most architecture have positive carbon, some aim for having zero carbon. Uniquely, biochar promotes a zero-carbon structure thus forming an active model for air purification. Biochar sequestrian is carbon negative as emissions are reduced from the biomass.
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Study B showing different materiality and composition of biochar with addition of flat blocks to balance the composition
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Casted Pieces - Sun and Shade Medium ratio of Biochar
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“CRACK” Space between the limit of growth and decay
RECONFIGURABLE Adaptable casted formwork
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WORKSPACE Private + Sheltered Space
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Growth in Cracks and Components
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07 I LOGIC + APPLICABILITY 7.3 I DESIGN APPLICATION ON SITE PARAMETER + CONDITION + APPLICATION The process of the site begins with context to discover the sun path using houdini. this is followed by a set of rules whereby biochar is situated in shaded and half-shaded areas. The other parts of the site that are infiltrated by the sun are filled with the less-concentrated material. this is applicable to any site.
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08 I CONTEXT 8.1 I AHMEDABAD, INDIA SITE LOCATION: Astral Bldg Ground, near Mithakhali Circle, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad, India. 380009 DESIGN CONCEPT: Based on the rich historical and contemporary aesthetics of Ahmedabad, we have analysed the importance behind certain design strategies that help combat the heat and dryness through architecture. AHMEDABAD CLIMATE: Ahmedabad has a hot, semi-arid climate, with marginally less rain than required for a tropical savanna climate. There are three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is extremely dry.
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Shadow Analysis for site
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Built Mass Analysis
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