Pneumatic Softscape

Pneumatic Soft-scape TOM WEIYUE LIANG DIPLOMA 16 TUTOR: JONAS LUNDBERG & ANDREW YAU

Pneumatic Soft-scape - An Indoor Campus City in Novosibirsk Tom Weiyue Liang The project introduces inflatable architecture as a mean of controlling the softness of the interfaces and lighting of the space and reduce the amount of resource consumption in construction, compared to conventional construction method, due to its lightweight nature and easy for portable fabrication.

The project proposes a hyper-dense inflatable campus to envision the future indoor city of Novosibirsk, Russia.

Using method of sealing intelligence, the softness, curvature and lighting of the interior are controlled for creating the new type of interior communal space for better sharing and gathering - a pneumatic soft-scape.

In this soft-scape, walls have to be bounded with air frames to connect to the ceiling or floor. Continuous and parallel sealing pattern are made in the walls to create narrow segments of inflated cushions thus increasing the rigidity. More seals in floor, the stiffer it becomes. Softness can be controlled by varying seal pattern and distances for the floor. The curvature of the slabs are achieved by un-continuously sealing to make the hinges.

Also the different geometries of the cushions like triangular can create the folding effect.

A large-span roofscape is achieved by increasing the rigidity which is to create a lifted gathering space for the large groups of people. Small pockets of spaces can also be achieved by manipulating the curvature of the the enclosure for small group meeting. The layering of the small pockets can also act as the natural insulation layers.

As a result, it aims at boosting the indoor sharing space for the information exchange through different disciplines. And it increase the social interaction, concentration of the space and manipulate the transparency for people to see the adjacent activities which enhance the likelihood of participation.

aeroMorph MIT / 2016 A custom heat-sealing head that can be mounted on usual 3-axis CNC machines to precisely fabricate the designed transforming material is presented. We envision this technology could be used for designing interactive wearables, toys, and packaging industry.

folded rectangular

three type of sealing patterns

folded triangular

rolled

folded

twisted

folded circular

folded rectangular

Different hinge areas lead to different bending curvature.

Tensegrity Inflatable Structure Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially.[1]

Nest ( industrial design ) by Ivan Zhang

The term was coined by Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s as a portmanteau of "tensional integrity".[2] The other denomination of tensegrity, floating compression, was used mainly by Kenneth Snelson.

air mattress form : all the hooks connected model by Hiroshi Furuya, Tokyo Institute of Technology;

air mattress form : all the hooks connected

structural principle

boat form : parts of hooks connected

principle physical model

Tensegrity structures are based on the combination of a few simple design patterns: loading members only in pure compression or pure tension, meaning the structure will only fail if the cables yield or the rods buckle; preload or tensional prestress, which allows cables to be rigid in tension; mechanical stability, which allows the members to remain in tension/compression as stress on the structure increases.

tensegrity make the whole structure sound NEST is transformed from an air mattress to a boat via the manipulation of its internal hooks and ropes.

Because of these patterns, no structural member experiences a bending moment. This can produce exceptionally rigid structures for their mass and for the cross section of the components.

use tensegrity to construct the segmented air-tube

Behind its transparent surface is a network of red ropes and spring hooks. They allow NEST’s internal structure to be changed. The user can hook and unhook ropes without needing to touch them directly; this can be done with sight as a guide. When all the spring hooks are used, NEST can take the air mattress form. When few hooks are used, it can take the boat form.

Tensairity Inflatable technology Tensairity (registered trademark) is a light weight structural concept that uses low pressure air to stabilize compression elements against buckling.[2] It employs an ancient foundational splinting structure using inflated airbeams and attached stiffeners or cables that gains mechanical advantages for low mass. Pneumatic structures using tensairity are solving problems. The structure modality has been particularly developed by Mauro Pedretti.

Tensairity is a novel light weight structural concept. The main idea is to combine the lightness and simplicity of an airbeam with the load bearing capacity of a truss structure. The first developed Tensairity structure has the shape of a cylindrical beam, where the inflated hull is reinforced with a strut and two cables. The cables are spiralled around the hull and connected at both ends with the strut. The air-pressure in the hull pretensions the cables and stabilizes the strut against buckling enabling an optimal use of the materials in the beam. Tensairity structures combine minimal weight with a very high load bearing capacity.

Demonstrator car bridge with 8m span and 3.5 tons maximal load. Airlight Ltd and Prospective Concepts, 2002. Dismantled Tensairity beam of the 8 m span bridge. The compression element on the right is the only bending stiff element, which can be divided even in short pieces if very compact transport in a box is needed.

Above two diagram are displayed to compare the behaviour of the Tensairity beam with the one of a standard truss beam. As shown, the behaviour is very similar but Tensairity substitute the vertical struts with the airbeam.

Tensairity roof with 38 m span, National Tennis Center, London Conceivably, an ultralightweight structure evacuated of air would float in the atmosphere, much as a buoy floats in water A crushing load is present destabilizing such structures. However, enclosed-air structures perhaps made of tensairity beams in a tensegrity format holding an enveloping skin could be heated by solar energy and interior activity and then become lighter than air, like hotair balloons. A torus of 72 inch major diameter and 27 inch minor diameter displaces about 5 pounds of atmosphere, so if the torus weighed less than 5 pounds, and was evacuated, it would be buoyant.

Designing Inflatable ETH 2016 & CITA

An overview of our design system: the user provides a target shape (left) and sketches seams to indicate desired segment boundaries (2nd from left). Our system automatically computes flat panels such that the inflated structure (middle) is as close as possible to the target.

The generated panels (2nd from right) can be used to fabricate a physical prototype (right).

Overview of our results (from left to right): input model, input model with seam layout, nonoptimized inflated shape, optimized result with seams, optimized result, fabricated prototype. The rows show (from top to bottom) the Sphere, Teddy, and Fox examples.

The state-of-the-art in architectural membrane design (both pneumatic and mechanically stressed) typically follows a workflow of form-finding, structural analysis and, finally, pattern cutting. In this project, we concentrate our efforts in developing methods for generating membrane cutting patterns and the topology of a stiffening net.

The exhibited research demonstrator provides us with a target through which to ‘globally’ evaluate our methods and the performance of the system across scales. We will conduct a number of evaluative studies based on surface geometry data gathered using laser scanning technology. This will allow us to compare the inflated result with intended geometry (macro scale evaluation), and, by extension, to assess the quality of the pattern cutting method (meso scale evaluation). Correlating the scan data with internal pressure will further allow us to assess membrane stresses at any point on the surface and compare this with predictions from our simulation methods (micro scale evaluation). Deviations in results between the predicted and the measured will provide feedback for simulation calibration.

PNEUMATIC FORMWORK The design concept is based on the study of biological construction processes for fiber-reinforced structures.

These processes are relevant for applications in architecture, as they do not require complex formwork and are capable of adapting to the varying demands of the individual constructions. The biological processes form customized fiber-reinforced structures in a highly material-effective and functionally integrated way. membrane form-finding

ETFE carbon fiber

5-axis robot

1. uniform prestresses study

plywood base

span: 7.5m / height: 4.1m / weight: 260 kg

2. cutting pattern of the membrane

For the transfer of this biological formation sequence into a building construction application, a process was developed in which an industrial robot is placed within an air supported membrane envelope made of ETFE. This inflated soft shell is initially supported by air pressure, though, by robotically reinforcing the inside with carbon fiber, it is gradually stiffened into a selfsupporting monocoque structure.

During production nine pre-impregnated carbon fiber rovings are placed in parallel. 45km of carbon roving were laid at an average speed of 0.6 m min on 5km of robot path. This additive process not only allows stressoriented placement of the fiber composite material, but it also minimizes the construction waste associated with typically subtractive construction processes.

Different layers of fiber reinforcement 3.surface reinforcement (cross linked fiber) 2. Sheet Web Threads (load transfer stiffening) 1. Anchor Threads

The prototypical character of the fabrication process required the development of a custom made robot tool that allows placement of carbon fibers based on integrated sensor data. The technical development of this tool became an integral part of the architectural design process. This process also posed special challenges for the material system.

(main structure)

The carbon fibers are only selectively applied where they are required for structural reinforcement, and the pneumatic formwork is simultaneously used as a functionally integrated building skin. This results in a resource efficient construction process.

Fologram Assembly University of Sdyney Workshop (12.2018 ) structure diamension: 3m * 4m The released video displays non-expert students using the HoloLens to construct the Woven Steel pavilion, integrating the views from their screen with physical construction. Completed entirely by eye through augmented reality technology, it shows how the HoloLens can fulfill one of its originally predicted potentials of drastically simplifying construction and maintenance work. In this case, the creation of the Woven Steel pavilion took under three days, displaying the possibilities of constructing complex geometries through simplified and accessible methods. It radically expands the possibilities of what can be physically built, introducing a significant development in the future of architecture.

Fologram describes how the use of mixed reality technology in design can reduce the reliance on 2D documentation when interacting with clients, as well as more accurate tendering through on-site visualization of projects throughout the design process. In the words of the founders, it “has the potential to revolutionize what we can design and build and radically shift design viability as projects that were once difficult, complex and expensive become straightforward, low-risk and cheap.”

design the structure in virtual reality

Fologram has recently built the world’s first pavilionscale steel structure using the HoloLens, displaying the possibilities of integrating standard CAD workflow with augmented reality. By displaying the generative design model through holographic instructions rather than traditional 2D drawings, it explores the potential of revolutionizing the bridge between design and construction.

digital model in real-scale

digital model in real-scale

A “sculptural block of cinema screen,” positioned at the centre of the arena plays a series of still images – charcoal drawings – that act as triggers for the AR technology. When audience members look through the custom-made.

Physical Construct

Physical Construct 1

Physical Construct 2

Physical Construct 3

instead of welding the pneumatic this model tests pneumatics components by sticking the bonding filaments in tension.

The model illustrate the spatial effect when the tension membrane connects all the cantilievered pneumatic volume instead of building on compression walls.

The model tests how the pneumatic components are tied up together by the bonding filament, and make the components standing on its own.

Physical Construct

Physical Construct 4

Physical Construct 5

Physical Construct 6

Energy saving depends on the usage of the air pressure for the whole tube frame. The segmented frame can consume less energy to supply and maintain the air pressure during the usage.

The curvature of the geometry depends on the pre-setting positions of the balloons inside . When overlapped the balloons inside, it creates different thickness and leads to the curvature effect when it deflates.

The three dimensional twisted frame indicates the intelligence of using the frame as an efficient method to control the geometry of the air cushion.

Physical Construct 7

Physical Construct 8

Physical Construct 9

The three dimensional twisted frame to create the interior softscape for the people to meet in the sharing space

Tensegrity inflatable to form the uncontinious atrium to let the people see through the structure.

Several types of the cushions are sealed into various patterns which form the rigidity of the inflatable.

Physical Construct 1.0 / Bonding Filaments

instead of welding the pneumatic this model tests pneumatics components by sticking the bonding filaments.

the cable connected the pneumatics and create the space in between.

inflate the balloon

suspend the bonding filaments in-between

lay the bonding filament ( string with PVA) on-top of surface tightly

Physical Construct 1

balloon locations and space in-between

catenary to find the string position

Physical Construct 2.0 / Bonding Filaments as soft-enclosure suspended cables attaching cables

sacking effect

lateral effect

Pros & Cons : lack the proper intelligence in terms of the air-cushion sizes and seams.

Only achieve the softness through the visual effect.

Physical Construct 4.0 / Filament Wrapping

The model tests how the pneumatic components are tied up together by the bonding filament, and make the components standing on its own.

Physical Construct 5.0 / Filament Wrapping

Audience & Experience

reference: Fondation Cartier - different transluency interior and exterior

a:one membrane layer _translucent

b

c b:one fibrous layer _transparent

a

c : fibrous & membrane layers_ blurred

Enclosure Coworking Space experience 1 : softness relating to different comfort zone

semi-open tension fibrous layer as enclosure medium cushion division

enclosed dense fibrous layer small cushion division

semi-close much denser fibrous bigger cushion division

soft

lay and rest

hard

talk and discussion

sit and work walk and stand

sport

Testing : Tension Membrane On Inflatable Units tension stress

vacuum tension cable

Tension 1

vacuum deflation

Tension 2

Test 1

Test 2

storage bag size : 100 *70 cm balloon sizes: 10 / 15 / 20 cm ( diameter) balloon numbers : 35

storage bag size : 100 *70 cm balloon sizes: 10 / 15 / 20 cm ( diameter) balloon numbers : 35

Conclusion: The curvature of the geometry depends on the pre-setting positions of the balloons inside . When overlapped the balloons inside, it creates different thickness and leads to the curvature effect when it deflates. balloons arranging plan : homogeneous

balloons arranging plan : uneven

And the sizes and geometry of the balloons inside also determine the final form of the geometry because it leads to various thickness of the structure.

Thus, critically it can create a long-span undulating pneumatic skyline which can negoiate various urban scales.

Physical Construct 3.0 / Tension Membrane of Overall Structure

The model illustrate the spatial effect when the tension membrane connects all the cantilievered pneumatic volume instead of building on compression walls.

The tension in-between connects the pneumatics structure and create the semienclosure space, and bring the open boundary to the building.

Physical Construct 6.0 / Twisted Air-Frame

The three dimensional twisted frame indicates the intelligence of using the frame as an efficient method to control the geometry of the air cushion.

The model intervene the air frame as the loading system and testing the assembly method instead of welding the pneumatics as one pre-determinated form.

Physical Construct 8.0 / Air-frame Enclosure

Inhabitation & Lifestyle : Urban Complex

Central Atrium Space for chimney effect The central core is not only a atrium to create the chimney effect but also the segmented frame can create various threholds towards inside and build up the new interaction between units

Inhabitation & Lifestyle : Urban Complex

On the roof top it is open platform towards the city and extend the ground onto the roof through the central atrium.

The design create a large area of ground in the shadow and many community events can be organized underneath and around the building , which provide new type of public private-owned space for the city.

Physical Construct 7.0 / Tensegrity Inflatable Tower Architectural Elements: Column / Wall ? question : how it stands on his own ?

New Construction loading system : move the loading structure from side to the center to make the overall volume thinner center loading structure is a tensegridity structure with segmented air-tube module and tension cable which need less energy to pump the frame in 6 storey high center loading structure create a atrium for the chimney effect which is good for natural ventilation less energy

conventional air-frame

red : segmented air-frame green : tension cable blue : steel rod

segmented air-frame

link to A

A conventional loading system on sides of the building , and require thick pneumatic layer

B

link to B

preplan the air frame in plane and connect with cable

Proposal : structure move to the central core, and make the facade thinner

initial core model

diagonal air-frame

Physical Construct 7.0 / Tensegrity Inflatable Tower Architectural Elements: Slab question : how the slab works ?

Muti-platform are suspended from the central structure by the tension cable in different directions which responds the natural light environment easily

b a

The slab is made of a segmented air-frame and aircushion infill. As different shapes of infill cushions installed inside the frame , the squeezing effect with the frame can make the slab stiffer which require less energy to maintain.

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b

The squeezing effect with the frame can make the slab stiffer which require less energy to maintain.

4th floor

b a a

3rd floor

b

a

second stage model work

b

air cushion infilling connected by cables

b

In the edge of the air-cushion can be connected to the foldable air-frame and tension in-between can keep the inflatable cushion tight.

a

2nd floor a

b

a a

b

segmented frame for the suspended slab

vertical circulation combined with the digonal tube

The frame consist of four segements and each segement can be rotated by specific hinge which is able to get fitted into different air cushion infill.

b b

a 1st floor

same frame module to create different geometry

Physical Construct 7.0 / Tensegrity Inflatable Tower Architectural Element: Envelope question : how the envelope works ? the skin is much lighter and thinner connected on the suspension tension cable from the central structure.

Only the deploy-able pneumatic can actually enclose the whole faceted continuous profile of the building.

The geometry and texture of the cushion can react to the sunlight in different orientation The three dimensional layer are achieved by the different tension effect on two sides of the skin New Construction - hung from the structure in-between the cable - Controlled by the membrane - thinner and more freedom

type 1 : inner skin cushion

type 2 :outside skin cushion

continuous relationship from ceiling to the slab

the walkable surface leading to the rooftop

Elements of Architecture

unique experience in terms of architecture space

cable tension to tight the seam

increase the seams to increase the rigidity

Laying floor: 1700mm wide seam distance for the comfort to lay down flatly.

Bouncy Membrane: large and isolated Aircushion framed by the air-tube and central area can be bouncy and not affect other area.

sunken floor: seal it uncontinuously to create the hinges for the self-bending effect. People can lean on the tiltered part.

corridor: 500mm thick with two raised frames on two sides , 2100 mm wide for the circulation-use

raised floor: smaller and denser sealing pattern to create the gentle raised floor

spatial quality : noisy, active, tall , high , super- bouncy

spatial quality : cozy, soft

spatial quality : quiet, short, decent

behavior: jump & lay down

behavior: talk & sit & sleep & climb

behavior: walk, work, meeting, eat

Bouncy Floor - large bubbles

Tiltered Floor - small enclosure

Less-soft Floor - walkable corridor Floor intefaces

Elements of Architecture

unique experience in terms of architecture space

600mm wide air-frame by continous sealing, the top and down part is connected by horizontal tubes.

Polygon sealing pattern to create the triangular cushions. They can be folded to continue from the floor.

visual : light and view in between the air-frames / tall and thick

visual: translucent / continue from the floor

behavior: lean on the air-frame

behavior: the space divided into small enclosures

Air-frame exterior wall

interior thin wall Wall & threshold intefaces

E-Construction

Ecological Contribution

Previous inflatable design uses the frame system which require huge energy to maintain the building operation.

Energy saving depends on the usage of the air pressure for the whole tube frame. The segmented frame can consume less energy to supply and maintain the air pressure during the usage.

Conclusion : it will reduce the energy by 30% and save the energy for the production of the material.

Embodied energy for the plastic is 80.5 MJ/Kg and carbon data is 2.53. The general large span space produce large amount of carbon emission during the construction.

The lightweight construction with tensegrity design can reduce the usage of the polymer and make the whole building thinner.

Conclusion : it will reduce the usage of polymer by 50% and reduce the carbon emission from the polymer consumption..

Previous inflatable is designed as one determinated form welded together which is diffcult to recycle and repair.

The assembly proposal can help to recycle and inspect the leaking positions in the building, and constantly upgrade the inflatable module.

Conclusion : it will improve the recycling rate and extend the overall usage time for the texxtile membrane building.

Recycle Waste

Carbon Footprint

Energy

Convention

Ecological Quantification

Fast Construction Process

1. production of the foil

4. transportation from the factory to the site

7. maintain the air-pressure with air-supply

2. cut pattern and welding work

5. anchore the structure on-site

8. repair and check the leaking part

3. package and transport to the site

6. inflatable the structure

9. disposal of the polymer

Production Stage

Construction Stage

Use & Disposal Stage

Ecological Living : new type of gathering and sharing environment

Key word : innovation industry / mental health / partnership of sharing

Sharing and gathering space means a lot in the current innovative working space in terms of reducing working pressure during the work.

Station F is a business incubator for startups, located in 13th arrondissement of Paris. Noted as the world's largest startup facility.

prototype product attend event buy startup product

Public

Share Zone

Public

Situated in a former rail freight depot previously known as la Halle Freyssinet (thereof the "F" in Station F). The 34,000 m2 facility was formally opened and provides office accommodation for up to 1,000 start-up and early stage businesses as well as for corporate partners such as Facebook, Microsoft and Naver.

for rental residents only to work individually

Chill Zone

24/7 open restaurant

Almost 50 percent of the area in Station F devoted to the sharing and chilling zone.

Station F, Paris

Towards innovative industry scientists and officers, what do sharing and gathering mean ?

Open talk

Seminar

Sport

Chat

Small meeting

Cafe

indoor sharing space Cooper Union building, New York Architect : Morphosis 41 Cooper Square, the new academic building for The Cooper Union, aspires to manifest the character, culture and vibrancy of both the 150 year-old institution and of the city in which it was founded. Dedicated to Peter Cooper’s vision that education leads to civic, cultural and practicable enrichment, the institution has subsequently grown to become a renowned intellectual and cultural center for the City of New York. 41 Cooper Square aspires to reflect the institution’s stated goal to create an iconic building – one that reflects its values and aspirations as a center for advanced and innovative education in Art, Architecture and Engineering.

Internally, the building is conceived as a vehicle to foster collaboration and cross-disciplinary dialogue among the college’s three schools, previously housed in separate buildings. A vertical piazza—the central space for informal social, intellectual and creative exchange—forms the heart of the new academic building. An undulating lattice envelopes a 20-foot wide grand stair which ascends four stories from the ground level through the sky-lit central atrium, which itself reaches to the full height of the building.

This vertical piazza is the social heart of the building, providing a place for impromptu and planned meetings, student gatherings, lectures, and for the intellectual debate that defines the academic environment.

sky relationship: atrium exposed to the outside

vertical piazza

ground : open to public

From the double-high entry lobby, the grand stair ascends four stories to terminate in a glazed doublehigh student lounge overlooking the city. On the fifth through ninth floors, sky lobbies and meeting places— including a student lounge, seminar rooms, lockers, and seating areas overlooking the cityscape—are organized around the central atrium. Sky bridges span the atrium to create connections between these informal spaces.

Further reinforcement of the strategy to create a vibrant intellectual space is provided by the “skip-stop” circulation strategy which allows for both increased physical activity and for more impromptu meeting opportunities. The primary skip-stop elevators, which make stops at the first, fifth and eighth floors, encourage occupants to use the grand stairs and sky bridges. Secondary elevators stop at each floor, both for ADA compliance and for the practical tasks of moving materials, artworks, and equipment.

The building reverberates with light, shadow and transparency via a high performance exterior double skin whose semi-transparent layer of perforated stainless steel wraps the building’s glazed envelope to provide critical interior environmental control, while also allowing for transparencies to reveal the creative activity occurring within. Responding to its urban context, the sculpted facade establishes a distinctive identity for Cooper Square. The building’s corner entry lifts up to draw people into the lobby in a deferential gesture towards the institution’s historic Foundation Building. The façade registers the iconic, curving profile of the central atrium as a glazed figure that appears to be carved out of the Third Avenue façade, connecting the creative and social heart of the building to the street.

In the spirit of the institution’s dedication to free, open and accessible education, the building itself is symbolically open to the city. Visual transparencies and accessible public spaces connect the institution to the physical, social and cultural fabric of its urban context. At street level, the transparent facade invites the neighborhood to observe and to take part in the intensity of activity contained within.

Many of the public functions - an exhibition gallery, board room and a two-hundred-seat auditorium - are easily accessible one level below grade..

enclosure space for exchange and communication

proportion of the creative and discipline

indoor sharing space Google Mountain View Architect : Heathwick & BIG

As revealed in earlier images, rooms will be divided up into rectilinear "pavilions", all sheltered beneath the roof canopy.The majority of the building's facilities – including laboratories, cafes, offices and events spaces – will be at ground level, while offices will be raised up on a mezzanine level above.

The roof itself will be made up of curved metal squares in both pale and dark grey, including a finish that will deter birds from flying into it, according to the document.

It will incorporate photovoltaic solar panels and "smileshaped clerestories" to bring direct, indirect and diffused natural light down to the spaces below.

enclosure : muti-platform under the same roof

ground : open to the outside

"The design of Charleston East includes a large canopy that regulates indoor climate, air quality and sound, and encloses flexible components that can be rearranged as necessary," reads the document.

"Our plans for the indoor and outdoor spaces include native habitats and vegetation designed to support local biodiversity and create educational opportunities for the community."

ground : open to the outside

horizontal spreading geometry with the smiliar opening

The rest of the building will be constructed using a minimalist palette of materials that predominantly include metal and glass. The floor plan is deliberately designed to not line up with the roof above, to create "outdoor rooms" at corners. Some of the spaces designed for these corners include "sloped savannah", "hangout hill" and a sculpture garden.

The designs still also include the "green loop" – a pedestrian pathway designed to snake through the building, creating a network of indoor/outdoor spaces lined with shops and cafes. skylight through tent structure

sunken space for the exchange

Indoor sharing space BBC Scotland Headquater Architect : David Chipperfield Architects

Located alongside Glasgow’s former docks, the BBC Scotland building sits on an exposed plot of land dominated by the river Clyde. Faced with this open landscape, the building needed to assert its own sense of place and satisfy the brief of the BBC for a contained yet publicly accessible building.

Encompassing a broad remit including television, radio, internet, production facilities, digital studios, technical support and office space, the design aims to encourage creative interaction between its many occupants by connecting all the workspaces. This is achieved by means of an imposing central atrium configured as a tiered sequence of steps, platforms and terraces crafted from local red sandstone. Circulation and communication through the building and between office floors is facilitated by this promenade, which not only offers informal meeting areas but also encourages movement between spaces, giving visual representation to the public aspect of the building. sky: universal and linear roof opening

exterior :visilble to the outside

In terms of the formal design of the structure, the most immediate problem posed by the project brief lay in the compositional relationship between technical elements such as studios – which had to be opaque – and office space – which needed to be transparent to enjoy the surrounding views. The difficulty of adjoining the large television studios with relatively small office spaces was overcome and turned into an advantage: the void of the atrium was filled by arranging the studios in a gradual succession of increasing height, flanked by all the office spaces. This solution enhanced the importance of the public and social space, which became an integral part of the daily workings of the institution.

What makes this distinct from conventional offices is that it is more industrial and loft-like in feel, and gives equal importance to collective work areas, individual workstations and public spaces. The intention throughout was to integrate each of the building’s elements, avoiding a back-of-house atmosphere for technical areas and the compartmentalisation of common spaces so that the building as a whole can absorb and reveal the diversity of its uses. The double-skin glass façade has a fixed outer layer and an opening inner layer. A natural ventilation system is embedded between the layers, while the transparency of the façade also maximises natural light and views over the river.

high space for the exchange

ground : muti-level platforms

skylight and artificial light coexist

Ecological Living : new type of gathering and sharing environment

Key word : innovation industry / mental health / partnership of sharing

UN Goal : Affordable clean energy / Decent Work and economic growth

key space 1 : roof -scape inflatable good at creating the large span roof-scape and it provides a new leisure roofscape for the high pressure scientists. sunlight

key space 3 : small repeated cozy soft-enclosures for the small groups -20 C 15 C

key space 2 : entrance gathering space winter garden

Industrial Waste CO2 water inflated insulation layer

Ecology taking : sustainably to minimize site impact and be sensitive to the harsh Siberian climate 1. south-facing atrium - maximize the daylight and solar gain 2. the pneumatic layers to minimize the need for artificial lighting and provide insulation during the colder months 2. rest lightly on the ground 3. deflate parts of the facade for the ventiliation in summer 4. reuse the industrial waste chemical reaction for the inflation

waste acid + waste lye

Novosibirsk , Russia POPULATION 1,6 million (2016) DENSITY 2,900/km2 CLIMATE extreme cold winter ( -20 ~ -12) warm summer diffused sunlight humid continental GDP PER CAPITA 326,867 Novosibirsk is the administrative centre of the Siberian Federal District, which occupies a vast tract of Russia’s territory. Since its founding 124 years ago, Novosibirsk has grown from a waypoint along the Trans-Siberian Railway to Russia’s third largest city by population.

Themes of travel and constant movement can be seen not only in the city’s architecture and mentality of its people.

far from other cities in Russia

theater in the city center

Novosibirsk Academpark is a $500 million project transforming Russian technological innovation in the prestigious scientific satellite linked to Siberia's largest city, Novosibirsk.

The centre is located in a futuristic hub in Akademgorodok, clustering young and ambitious professionals in four fields - information technology; instrumentation; nanotechnology and new materials; and biotechnology and biomedicine.

city center

Within this innovative complex, nicknamed Russian Silicon Forest, is Academpark Business Incubator, a unit founded in 2013 aimed at turning hi-tech dreams into commercial realities. Inside the business incubator, hidden away amidst scented forest 30km south of Novosibirsk city, we meet several Siberian success stories from this venture.

Academpark, outside view

30 km

Academpark location of the Academpark Good Cities for Incubator Business

aerial view of Academic town

Two Novosibirsk universities rank among the top 500 worldwide. Around half of the institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences are concentrated in the Novosibirsk Scientific Centre, also known as Akademgorodok.

Novosibirsk is the only city in Russia where employees in the educational sector receive a higher salary than the city average.

With a score of more than double that of its closest rival, Novosibirsk leads Russian cities by number of academic works published per resident with a research degree.

As in any city with a large number of universities, many business incubators operate in Novosibirsk, and the city is home to the highest number of coworking spaces of all the cities in the index.

Healthcare and social support are the most important contributing factors to a favourable urban environment.

The government is rapidly developing high-tech medical treatments in the city.

university building

Novosibirsk current univeristy campus

Typical Soviet city form : Box building with average 5-7 floors in long and narrow form, and the distance between each building is quite wide. With the small window, the inhabitant stay very long-term indoor during the winter with relatively little sunlight in.

Novosibirsk ( Russia )

Novosibirsk is the third-most populous city in Russia, after Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is the most populous city in Asian Russia, with a population of 1,612,833 as of the 2018 Census, and is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District.

Novosibirsk is a large industrial center. The industrial complex consists of 214 large and average sized industrial enterprises. The climate in Novosibirsk is typical of Siberia, with a clear sky and far-belowfreezing winter temperatures. The reason for these temperatures is the absence of nearby ocean, the Ural Mountains, barring Atlantic air masses from reaching Siberia, and the lack of tall mountains at the north of Novosibirsk, that could have held back freezing Arctic winds.

Siberian Baroque is an architectural style common for ambitious structures in 18th-century Siberia, where 115 stone churches in Siberia were recorded in 1803, most of which were built in this provincial variant of the Russian Baroque, influenced by the Ukrainian Baroque and in some cases even incorporating lamaist motifs. Most of the buildings were preserved in Irkutsk, Tobolsk and Tomsk. An original interior of a Siberian Baroque structure survives only in the Feast of the Cross Church in Irkutsk.[1] Siberian churches of the 18th century, like most of Russian (Muscovite) uzorochye[2] and Baroque buildings, are astylar.[1] The refectory and belfries are joined at the western side. Paintings in Siberian Baroque buildings are typically becoming smaller in its dimension (A. Yu. Kaptikov called this technique the "Baroque advanced form").[3] Decorativelly it features foreign exotic motifs, likely of eastern origin (examples are arrow-shaped and "flaming" cornices, stupa-like forms and dharmacakras)

Ecological Living : new type of gathering and sharing environment

Key word : innovation industry / mental health / partnership of sharing

UN Goal : Affordable clean energy / Decent Work and economic growth

sunlight

15 C

-20 C key space 1 : roof -scape inflatable good at creating the large span roofscape and it provides a new leisure roofscape for the high pressure scientists.

key space 3 : small repeated cozy softenclosures for the small groups communication

key space 2 : entrance gathering space

Ecology taking : sustainably to minimize site impact and be sensitive to the harsh Siberian climate 1. south-facing atrium - maximize the daylight and solar gain 2. the pneumatic layers to minimize the need for artificial lighting and provide insulation during the colder months 3. deflate parts of the facade for the ventiliation in summer Individuals: Scientist /Start-up business Family: the group of scientists (how and where they work together, in labs doing research, with a lot of individual work and occasional teamwork etc.)

Community: The city can benefit from greater collaboration between scientists and startups to create a more sustainable way of growing the economy/scientific field

Physical Construct 9.0 / Indoor City

Physical Construct 9.0 / Indoor City