TECH INTERCHANGE Architectural thesis by Tyler Kennedy
To devolve is to degenerate. Architecture of the home is devolving. In nature, evolution propels life forward, determines the strong, and eliminates the weak. In housing, evolution corrects past error, adapts to an ever-changing occupant, and utilizes the apex of technology of the time, or at least it should. Housing has become unsuitable. That statement especially rings true when considering the expansive developments of the technological world and their impact on people’s daily lives. In the United States, we have seen the continual production of stick-framed rectilinear housing for hundreds of years. Most of the technological innovation being incorporated into homes and living spaces has to fit within the 16” between studs. They are a “plug-in” product designed to enhance the user’s life. They take on a passive role within the architecture of the home. What if technology became the architecture of living instead of being placed within the home?
AUSTIN, TX
TECH INTERCHANGE FORMAL PROCESS
SITE PROFILE
FULL EXTRUDE
SETBACK+TRAIN
CARVE+CONNECT
UNIT ARRANGEMENT
STRUCTURE
BUILDING INTERCONNECTIVITY
MODULES
WALL STRUCTURE
BUILD OUT
EXTERIOR
GROUND FLOOR
BRIDGE LEVEL
TYPICAL FLOOR
SECTION OF INTERCONNECTIVITY
APEX TECHNOLOGIES
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
MICRO-LOCATION
INTERNET OF THINGS