Week 10
People, Process & Technology
Technology By Amal Shah Faculty of Design CEPT University
Teaching Associates Chandni Chhabra, Sachi Motiwala & Shikha Mehta
IR3609 | Monsoon Semester 2020
Application of Technology The input of the concepts of technology through a method/ approach to achieve the desired output/ outcome.
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Application of Technology Technology can be interpreted as a medium of translating concepts into tangible outcomes. Technology is not just limited to use of digital tools and equipments in a design process. Meaning, it can be an aid, a tool, a catalyst, a medium or an enabler in a design process. Application of technology in a design process can be derived from the following factors: Role of technology in a design process- tool to execute, making, enable form generation, resolve constraints, formulate design process, etc. Sequence of technology in a design process: Conceptual stage, prototyping, construction, fabrication, evaluation, verification- One stage or all? And why? Typology: What do you mean by ‘technology’ in a design process and why? What drives the use and role of technology in a design process? Use: How is technology or technological aids added and utilised in a design process? Does it contribute significantly in the kind of the outcome produced? 3
Evaluate: What is the role of technology in the project? How has it been used?
4 Courtesy : https://www.archute.com/expo-98-portuguese-national-pavilion-alvaro-siza-portuguese-exploration/
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Structural Engineering
Portuguese National Pavilion : Alvaro Siza (Architect), Cecil Balmond ( Engineer)
The simple, thin and elegant structure is made of 20 cm thick concrete, spread a distance of 65 metres without a single column and stands even in the eect of strong winds. 5 Courtesy : https://www.archute.com/expo-98-portuguese-national-pavilion-alvaro-siza-portuguese-exploration/
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Furniture
Panton chair : Vitra, 1999
Vitra Panton chair was designed by Verner Panton in 1999. It was the first chair to be manufactured completely out of plastic in one single piece. Since its introduction to the market, it has advanced through several production phases. Only since 1999 has it been possible to produce the chair in accordance with its original conception – out of durable, dyed-through plastic with a lustrous matt finish. 6 Courtesy : https://www.archute.com/expo-98-portuguese-national-pavilion-alvaro-siza-portuguese-exploration/
Applications: Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Manufacturing of panton chair
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Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Product Design
Prototyping for optimisation
Prototypes are an integral part of engineering product design and more importantly in an overall new product development process. Rapid prototyping can be used at any stage of the product development cycle or for any component or sub-componen and can be repeated numerous times along the new product design process. 8 Courtesy : https://engineeringproductdesign.com/knowledge-base/rapid-prototyping-techniques/
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Product Design (Toy Design)
Chidori Toy
GC Prostho Museum, Chidori Furniture : Kengo Kuma 9 Courtesy : Google Images,
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Graphic Design
Serpentine Pavilion : Toyo Ito (Architect), London
The serpentine pavilion creates a random eect through a patterning investigation enabled by structure. 10 Courtesy :Book Function of Ornament
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Graphic design & Pattern Making
Serpentine Pavilion : Toyo Ito (Architect), London
An irregular pattern, generated by an algorithm that rotates and scales the extended line of a square, is cropped to produce a seemingly random pattern through a regular process.
Applications from Allied Fields of Interior Architecture Crafts/ Craftspeople and Furniture Design
Japan Expo 2000, Nine Bridges Club by Shigeru Ban Architects
The application of the geometry and craft of traditional bamboo weaving creates the generation of the structure and resultant form along with knowledge of performance of timber. 12
Technological Design Process
Technological design is similar to scientific investigation. Both processes rely on evidence and reason, and follow a logical sequence of steps to solve problems or answer questions. The process of designing a new technology includes much more than just coming up with a good idea. Possible limitations, or constraints, on the design must be taken into account.
13 Courtesy : https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-physical-science-flexbook-2.0/section/1.12/primary/lesson/technological-design-process-ms-ps
1 Define, Problem Statement & Criteria
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Research & Information Gathering
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7 Post Occupancy Evaluation
Site Execution
Technological Design Process
6 Testing & Detailing
Iteration
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Design Synthesis
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Tectonics in architecture Tectonics in architecture is deďŹ ned as "the science or art of construction, both in relation to use and artistic design." It refers not just to the "activity of making the materially necessary; construction that answers certain needs, but rather to the activity that raises this construction to an art form." It is concerned with the modeling of material to bring the material into presence: from the physical into the metaphysical world. Tectonics is primarily concerned with the making of architecture in a modern world. Its value is seen as being a partial strategy for an architecture rooted in time and place, as well as an architecture of "depth." In bringing the physical into the metaphysical, tectonics begins to talk of a poetic of construction. Derived from the Greek meta ta physika ("after the things of nature"); referring to an idea, doctrine, or posited reality outside of human sense perception. In modern philosophical terminology, metaphysics refers to the studies of what cannot be reached through objective studies of material reality.
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Tectonics in architecture Architecture is often described as the intersection of art and science. These two distinct realms, however, cannot be set in opposition; they must be cooperatively utilized in the creation of the built environment. Architecture is an integrative art, one that combines the design of productive space with the tangible realities of gravity, material properties, and assembly sequences. The study of architectural tectonics can help to illuminate the partnership between these elements in the creation of the built environment. Tectonics has many deďŹ nitions, but they all tend to focus on the relationships between those architectural elements we tend to hold apart: space and construction, structure and ornamentation, atmosphere and function. It seeks a relationship between the design of space and the reality of the construction that is necessary for it to exist.
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Tectonics in architecture - A Taxonomy of Architectural Tectonics ● ● ● ● ●
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Anatomy | the study of the primary components and systems of a building Tectonic + Stereotomic | the study of the means and methods of construction as well as the materiality of the built environment Detail + Intersection | the study of the joints and other critical conditions that make up the smallest scale of a work of architecture Place | the study of the impact of a specific place or context on the tectonic makeup of a building. Representation + Ornamentation | the study of the relationship between the actual construction of the building that is required for stability or enclosure and the cladding or ornamentation that is used to create the aesthetic scheme. Space | the study of the relationship between the creation of space and the construction and representational qualities of a building. Atectonic | the study of conditions that run contrary to typical tectonic ideas
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Tectonics in Interior Architecture
In the case of the Sound Box, the structure and rhythm of the building from the smallest forms to the largest lines are derived from the method of construction itself: stacking, layering, the tensioning and compressing of the walls, the spanning of rooms, the jointing, lining up, and notching of beams, or the stacking of timbers.
Swiss Sound Box : Peter Zumthor. The open weave construction of the stacks allowed the elements to penetrate the building in “a physical, sensual event.� Sound is reverberated within due to stacked wood openings Courtesy : Introducing Architectural Tectonics by Chad Schwartz
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Modulation of Spaces in Interior Architecture The store envisioned a sort of box, slipped within the existing shell of a historic building in the marais. Its interior resembles a carefully sculpted, three-dimensional grid, from which a series of mysterious islands — elements that become shelves, tables and refrigerated cabinets — emerge.
Frédéric Malle Perfume Store: Jakob + Macfarlane. 20 Courtesy : Introducing Architectural Tectonics by Chad Schwartz
Detailing in Interior Architecture
Castelvecchio Museum: Carlo Scarpa. 21 Courtesy : Introducing Architectural Tectonics by Chad Schwartz
Detailing in Interior Architecture
22 Courtesy : http://www.breakfastmissionpublishing.com/
Material Articulation A handmade social and construction project built with local knowledge, local skills, and local materials.
Bamboo construction allows for light-ďŹ lled active space with an open feel Earth construction provides minimal opening and leads to inwardly focused learning space with cave-like feel
METI Handmade School, Bangladesh: Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag 23
Spatial & Structural Arrangement
S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1939) “An evolution in technology determined by the technological progress, made possible after the adoption of a central core structure in conglomerate reinforced concrete into which the overhanging floors interlock, in such a way that the skin of the building is completely lightened of the loads, making it possible to implement it using framed glass tubes.”
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Courtesy : (Research Paper) Technologies in Comparison.Glass Tube Production, Project and Implementation: from the SC Johnson & Son’s Research Laboratory Tower to Today’s Experimentations by Gian Piero Cossu:
Fabrication & Construction
Heydar Aliyev Center : Zaha Hadid 25
On-Site Construction & Execution
Zeitz MOCAA : Herzog de Meuron & Arup. Adaptive Reuse “Carving into a structure that was simultaneously tough and soft was a real challenge, and it was almost archaeology. “
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Experience
Therme Bath, Vals (1996) : Peter Zumthor A sense of being calm inside the monolith stone through the details, materials and design decisions. Courtesy : https://www.domusweb.it/en/from-the-archive/2018/02/03/peter-zumthor-mass-matter-and-light-.html
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Role of Technology ICD /ITKE Pavilion 2013 - 14
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Sequence of Technology Serpentine Pavilion
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Typology of Technology Abu Dhabi Louvre By Jean Nouvel
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Use of Technology The Vessel, NY By Heatherwick Studio
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Experiencing Technology Jewish Museum, Berlin By Daniel Libeskind
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