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Demand Asacommmunpr oj ect , wewer easkedt oi nt r oducet hewest er nconceptofMot eli nt ot heTuni si anscene. Thi spr oj ectwasa chancet oputt hecr i t i cal r egi onal i sm met hodi nt o pr act i ce:f r om t hei mmedi at eenvi r onmentand cul t ur e.
Concept TheI deawast omi xt he conceptoft hecampwi t h t hescenogr aphyoft he wal k( Pr omenade) ,i n or dert ocr eat eanewat mospher ebet weent he ci t i es. Whi l et hecommonspace shel l st hepr i vat eones f r om t hegasst at i onand t heout erwor l d,t heat mospher ef adesi nt ot he deser t i cscene,cr eat i ng acont i nui t yoft heenvi r onment .
Ul t i mat el y,t hepr oj ect r esul t edi ncr eat i nga wor l dhi ddenf r om t he r oadanddi f f er entf r om t het woci t i es.Thei nf l uenceoft heout er n Landscapei svi si bl ei n t hei nsi del i f eoft he Mot el . Thepr ogr essf r om publ i ct oi nt i mat e madet he pr oj ecta possi bl est at i onf ort he Nat i onal r oaduser s.
Theuseofexi st i ngel ement smadet he ‘ ’ Mot el i nt r oduct i on’ ’ a f ami l i arexper i encet o t hel ocaluser .
TheBridge
Thei deawast osepar at et het hr ee t y pol ogi esofr oads( si dewal ks,cycl i s tandf orcar s) .Thesepar at i on happensoncet her oadr eachest he r i v er .Asi ft her i verdeconst r uct ed t het hr eeus ual t ypol ogyoft her oads .
Demand Wewer eas k edt o pr opos eanew br i dge,f ort heci t yof Bi zer t e,l ocat edi nt he nor t hofTuni s i a.
Thewor k s hop Thi spr oj ectwasf ur t hersel ect edt obe t r eat edasagr oup wor ki nt he3r dy ear semi narofSt r uct ur e.
Thes t r uggl e St r uct ur al l y ,t heZi gzag br i dgewass i mpl yt hough. Ther eal s t r uggl ewast omi ni mi z et henumberoft he cabl eshol di ngandt oseek t heappr opr i at esl opeoft he cy cl i s tr oad.
niMedi na Mi Decomposedl i keaLego Pi ece,t hel ogi cbehi nd t hecomposi t i oni ssi mpl y t omaxi mi zet henat ur al shade.Wi t hi neachuni t , t her ei nt er pr et at i onof t he‘ ’ Gal l er i a’ ’ ,r esul t edi n asemi openspaceof vent i l at i on,r esumi ngt he el ement ’ si ni t i al sust ai nabl epur pose.
Theai m oft hi spr oj ectast ocr eat ea soci alhousi ngcompound,us i ngt he commonpostandbeam s y s t em and answer i ngt henews us t ai nabi l i t y need.Thi sanswermus tbepr es ent ed wi t hi nt heusuall owbudgetofs oci al housi ngi nTuni si a. Myper s onalr esponsewast ouset hel anguageof t hever nacul arar chi t ect ur eoft he Medi na,i nor dert or ecr eat et hel os t sust ai nabi l i t y.Thecr i t i calr egi onal i s t met hodl edmet out i l i z et hemax i mum ofnat ur alshadi ngandai rpr es s ur e syst ems.Ul t i mat el y ,It r i edt or ei nv ent t he‘ ’ Ski f a’ ’and‘ ’ Sabbat ’ ’ el ement sof t heI sl ami car chi t ect ur e.
Toachi ev et hecommon cons t r uct i ons y st em,a gr i dacol umnswascr eat edt hent heuni t swer e i nt egr at edal ongt heor i ent at i on.Compl exi t ycr eat ess hadows .Eachuni t benef i t sf r om t heshadow ofi t snei ghbor .Addi ng s hadowst oagoodor i ent at i on,t heuni t scanbenef i t sf r om nat ur al ai r condi t i oni ng. Thes t andar di z at i onof t hes oci alhous i ngl ed met os eekf l ex i bi l i t y wi t hi nt heuni t s .And pl ay i ngwi t hf i t t i ngt he uni t st of i twi t hi nt heal r eadycommonpostand beam f r ames .
Tor eani mat et hel ostPr oj ectof‘ ’ Tuni sSpor tCi t y ’ ’ .Wewer e di vi det or edesi gnt hegol ff i el ds,t her es i dent i al par t sand t henewskyscr aper sQuar t er -Anur bant y pol ogyf ort heci t y ofTuni s-. Fr om humanscal et our bans cal e.Thi sconcept wasmagni f i edbyapur sui tofanevent .Ul t i mat el y ,t heev ent becamet hei ndi cat i veoft het ower .
TheTower
Ont heur banscal e,t he t owercr eat edanew Landscapef ort heci t yof Tuni s.
Thecor eoft het ower s r esembl est hewaf er . Whi l et heenvel opbei ng t hesi gnal ,t hei mageof t hepr oj ectcomesf r om deconst r uct i ngt heusual boxl i ket ypol ogyoft he exi st i ngur banl anguage. Thei nt r over ti dl esembed t hedi f f er entf unct i onsor gani zedaf t ert hedegr ee ofaccessi bi l i t y.I nor der t ocr eat et heseenevent t or each( t het ower s) ,t he f i r stcont actwi t ht he humanmustbeadj ust ed t ot hecomf or t abl e commonhumanscal e. Thuscomest heWal k andpar kour ’ s
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Undert hesuper vi si onofCont r ol MADt eam,wer eas s i gnedt opr es entat hes i sus i ngt hepar amet r i ct oolandDi gi t al Fabr i cat i on
Att het i me,ZahaHadi dar chi t ect sappl i edt heshor t estpat hal gor i t hm onan ur ban2di mensi onalscal e. Iwasi nt r i guedbyBehavi or andt hepur poseofusi ng Par amet r i cTool s.Isawi t hepar amet r i cwor l da chancet oopt i mi zeourl i f e asar chi t ect sandhumans. Al soi twasachancet o br eakt heGr eekphant om andt hest andar di zat i onsof ar chi t ect ur al andur bani st f unct i ons.
Thi sThes i shandl est he s hor t es tpat hal gor i t hm, wi t hi n3di mens i onalpoi nt cl oud.TheLogi ci st oadd as t r uct ur alopt i mi z at i ont o t hepat hs .Thi sdef i ni t i on wasbas edont he2di mens i onalal gor i t hm andcanbe appl i edt oanys hape.I t cans er v east hel ogi ct o putv er t i calmov ement wi t hi nabui l di ng.( Sl ops ands t ai r s )Onceachi ev ed, Icamet or eal i z et heani mal i s t i cas pectoft hi sbehav i or .Al s oInot i ceda t r ogl ody t el i k es paces .
ThePanel .Theai m oft hi sexer ci se wast odevel opandexper i mentwi t ht heconnect i vi t y. Goi ngbackandf or t hbet weent heconnect or ’ s desi gnandt hepanel ’ s, pr ovokedust oadda connect i vi t yat t r i but i ont o t hedesi gnpr ocess andt hi nkofconnect i vi t y aspar tofbehavi orofA s y st em,aspar tofi t s genot ype. Fort hi s,Iwant edt oexper i mentwi t ht hescal e par amet er( t henewobs essi onofscal e) .I n or dert oexpl or et he s cal e
Newconnect or ,t he pi mpl e. -Thepi mpl eswoul d emer gef r om t hei nt er connect i onsoft hepat t er n -t hepi mpl eswoul d connect ,noti nt er s ect . Thepanel wascr eat ed wi t hpi mpl es . Ihav eputs i mpl econdi t i onsf ort hepanel ’ sgenes i s . -Thepanel woul d emer gef r om apat t er n: Thepi mpl esar es i t uat ed i nt hei nt er connect i onsof t hepat t er n.
Thepat t er nwasas i mpl e onet hatIf oundi nt hei nt er net . Thus ,t hecel ls i z e i sdet er mi nedbyi t spos i t i onandnei ghbor i ng’ s . Emer gencef r om panel pat t er n. Thi sex cer ci ceswashel d byDr .Denni sDol l ens andt heESARQ t eam.
‘ ’ Lands cape,Ar tandAr chi t ect ur e,i nt egr al par t so pr oj ect ,wi l lbeul t i mat l ycompl et edbymus i cand peopl e. ’ ’ Ant onGar ci a
Ihadt hechancet odomyi nt enr hsi pat‘ ’ Ensambl e St udi oofAmer i ca’ ’ .Dur i ngmyt r ai ni ng,i hel pedi n someconcept ual andabs t r actpr oj ect s,butmybi g gestass i gnmentwast heT abul aacous t i ca. Iwasl uck yt ohel pdesi gnt hedi gi t al andar chi t ect u ver si onofT abul a,f r om t heni t i alexper i ment al phys model .Usi ngpar amet r i ct ool st omi mi ct heor ganc as pectoft het ext ur esandf or m.
TheEnsembleExperience
Exampl esofmycont r i but i ont ot hepr oj ect . Mymi ssi onwas most l yt opar amet r i se t hescannedmodel i nt ot hedesi r edor gani car chi t ect ur al f or m. . Thel ogi cand met hodol ogyoft he oft he of f i cewasi naccor danet omypui r sutof i aAbr i l t henat ur alwi t hi nt he ar t i f i t i al .
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I nanonut opi cr eal m,i f ounds el fdr awi ngpat t er ns ,magni f es t i ng f or cesandbehav i ng nat ur al l y . Thes edr awi ngsf ol l owsf or ces, or der sofr epet i t i on , s cal eandt i me’ Ir ecal l cl ear l ywant i ngt ocal m mymi nd.Ihav eal way s beeni nt r i guedbyt he dy nami csoft hi swor l d. Butf oronce,I s t opped. Is atdownand s t oppedt hemot i on.Anot herwasbor n.Iwas s ear chi ngf oras t at i c s t at e.If ounds i l ence whendr awi ng
Actl ocalt hi nk gl obal .Thi swast he l ogi calmot orof gr owt hoft hedr awi ngs .Ev er ydoti sl ocat edaccor di ngt oi t s pr edeces s or sandde t er mi nest hepos s i bl e pos i t i onsofs ucces s or s .Ther ei snoend f ort hegr owt hoft he dr awi ng.Thi si st he r eas onbehi ndt he name( met abol i c) . Thei rpr es ent eds t at es i sonl yaf i x eds t at ei n t i me.Thust hename ‘ ’ f os s i l s ’ ’ .Thecel l ul ar as pectoft hemor phol ogi esaddedami cr os copi cat t r i but et ot he dr awi ngs .
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I nanessayt oconver t t heaut omat i sm i nt oat hi r d di mensi on.Thesuppor tof waschangedt oamor e f l ex i bl e,modul arone.
Thes es er i ess er v edasa t es t i monyt ot hel os t i mpactoft hepen,bas i cal l yt her es i s t anceoft he paper .
Appl y i ngt heaut omat i s m t oani nt er act i v es uppor t r es ul t edi nacat abol i cex pr es s i on.
D. I . V. A Fort hest udi oofDenni sDol l enswi t hi nt hedi r ect i onoft hebi odi gi t alt eam ofU. I . C-wewer e askedt odesi gnani nt er act i vescul pt ur e.The onl ycondi t i oni st hatt hedesi gnmus tbenat ur e i nspi r ed. Andt hatt hi smi mi cr yl aysbey ondt he mor phl ogi call evel . Formygr oup,west ar t edbyst udy i ngt he spi dermovemet . Thiconcl udedt ot heabs t r act f or ceofTensei gr i t y. Thel at t erst r uct ur esus es t hel awofphysi cst ost abi l i zei t sel f( compr es si onandt ensi on) .Fur t her mor e,t heycons i s tof f r act alel ement s. Thegr oupwor kevol vedf r om gener at i ont oanot her .usi ngl asercut t erandr hi no/ gr as s hopper model sf orsi mul at i ngandst udyi ngt hemov ement .
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Fr om t he4t hgener at i on The s t r uct ur es t ar t edt odev el opani dent i t y ,as etofmot i ons . Wi t ht he5t hgener at i on,t he behav i orgot s t r ongerwi t hmor ecur v at ur e.ex per i enceda mor eex pr es s i v eandunex pect edmot i on f r om t hes t r uct ur e.Wedeci dedt onamet he s peci esD. I . V. A. :Dy nami cani nt er act i v ev er t ebr alar chi t ect ur e. TheSt r uct ur es t i ngsi i nr es pons et opul l i ng f or ces .Thes t r i ngscanbe at t achedt oa pl at f or m andhav eacol ony ofD. I . V. A( s ) danci ngt ot hes ens or s .
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Fr om t hi sgener at i on,wes t ar t edcr eat i ngdi v er s i t yandopt i mi z at i onf ort hemodel .Our wor kwasbal anci ngbet weeni mpr ov i ngt he r i gi di t yands eek i ngt hef l ex i bi l i t y .Theuni t s andt hes l abswer er edes i gnedwi t hRhi noi n t hebi gs cal e.Ev er y t hi ngwascutwi t ht he l as ermachi ne.Butwi t ht he5t hgener at i on. Wehadt oadj us tmanual l yal otbef or et he happeni ngemer ged.Themos tmaualaddi t i onwasas etofv er t i calandhor i z ont al‘ ’ l i gament s ’ ’ .
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Ar chi t ect ur eshoul dbea happeni ng,amani f est o, ar esponset oani mmedi at eact i onandt hei nt er act i oni t sel f .
Li f easaphenomenai sa dy nami cspr oces s .Yet ar chi t ect ur es eemst obe s t ucki nas t at i cs t at e.By s t at i cIr ef ert ot he: -ThePhy s i cal s t at ei n r ef er encet ot i me. -TheFeel i nggener at ed byt hear chi t ect ur e -Ar chi t ect ur al i dent i t y -Thecons t r uct i onpr oces s
Asamodeofpr oduci ng s paces,t hef l ui di t yphenomenaf el tappr opr i at e t ocr eat i ngor gani c s paces,j us t i f i edby mov ement .Thef l ui d’ s dy nami cschangesov er t i me.Thechangeoff or m andi t sunpr edi ct abi l i t y pr ov ok edt heGr owt h concept .Iper cei v edt he pr oces sasmet abol i s m.
Theboxbecameaphant om pr i sonofhumani t y. Thesymbolofcomf or t zone. Butnot hi nggr owsi nt he comf or tzone.
Appr oach I napur esur r eal i s t i cappr oach,Igui dedt hegr owt ht owar daj us t i f i cat i on.Beaut i f ul mor phol ogi eswer eal r eadyex pl or ed.Ineededandar gument .Ul t i mat el y ,t hr oughs paces cul pt i ng,The bl obspr esent edadi f f er ent i at i onofi nt er i orandex t er i ors paces ,andadual i t yofmas s i v enes s andl i ght nessbet weenmas sandv oi d.Theal gor i t hm f ol l owedhumanpat hsandf unct i oni ng bubbl es.
Growing Fluidity:Bellesguard Pavillion
i cat i onCase Appl wewer easkedt odesi gn apavi l l i on,f ort he bel l esgar dcast e(By Gaudi). Thedemande consi st edofasmal l t i cketvendi ngbox. For oneper sonofser vi ce andonecust omer . Thi sdemandwast he Or i gi nal l y,t hedemand consi st edofanat ur ei nspi r eddesi gn.Yett heor gani cshapescr eat edby t her esear chpr esent et ed anat ur ali nspi r at i on beyondmor phol ogi cal .
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I namor ek i nes i ol ogi cal appr oach,gui di ngt he gr owt ht owor dsahuman shel l r es ul t edi naf unct i onal bubbl ess y s t em. Ahy pers pher ewascr eat ed.Onet hatf i t swi t h t hepr opor t i onofas i ngl e per s on,andt heot heri s r ot at edi nor dert ohav ea spacef oronepas s i ng human. Oncet hes pher es est abl i s hed,t hepat hes ofgr owt hwer ecr eat ed ont hes ur f ace.
Thegr owt hwaspar amet r i z edaccor di ngt o t her angeofpr opor t i ons oft hi ck nes spr oj ect edf o t hepav i l l i on. t hes pher es wer er el ax edaccor di ng t or eal i s t i cgr av i t at i onal f or ce,andt hepat hesos t hegr owt h,wer et wi s t ed acor di ngt ot hei nt er s ect edar eabet weent het wo s pher es .Ast hedemand onl yas k edf orawi ndow s el l i ngt i ck et,t hef unc t i onwast hes our ceof di s t or t i on.
Thi sar chi t ect ur ei ssexl ess,i t ’ sgr owt hhas st oppedt he i nst antt he f l ui di t yst opped.I thas becamecl eart omet hati mustf i ndamor esui t abl e met hodofconst r uct i on. Aonei nhar monywi t h t heconcept ,aonet hat deal swi t hcr eat i ngar chi t ect ur et hatdeal swi t h space,asi tgr ows.
Growing Fluidity:Lifeofasystem
Dy nami csofas y s t em : Ex per i ment i ngonanew l ev el ofGr owt h:t oi nj ect l i f ewi t hi nt hes y s t em Att hi sl ev el oft hepr oj ect ,aner fs y s t em of t ubeswascr eat edont he s ur f aceoft hepav i l i on. Thi si st hes uppor tofl i f e: Mos s ,My cel i um. . . Thepur pos ewast o ens ur et hecont i nui t yof t hegr owt hwi t hi nt he s y s t em.Thegr owt h mi ghtev enpr oceedi na cat abol i cmet hod,r es ul t i ngi nt hedet er i or at i on – ev ent he‘ ’ ex t i nct i on’ ’ -of t hepr oj ect . Theor i gi noft hener f s y s t em i st hepos i t i onof t het i ck ets el l er .The edgesoft hener v esconnectt of or m acl os eci r cui tandt hepat hswer e opt i mi z ed.
I nj ect i nganagentwi t hi nt hes y s t em wi l lensur ei t saut onomyandvi t al i t y.Or ,i nananabol i cmet hod,t hegr owt hoft heel ement sf r om t het ubesaddnewas pect st ot hepr oj ect ,r esul t i ngi nanewmut at i on( phenot ypi cal )orat t r i but i on( dur abi l i t y,changeoff unct i on) .Asa f i r stexper i ence,t het ubesr epr es entapat hf ormycel i um.I nt hi scase,t hegr owt hoft her ami f i cat i onwi l l gobey ondt heex pect ed.
TheLoopofDesign Thenewt echnol ogi cal t ool sandf abr i cat i on met hodspr ovi depr edi ct abl er esul t .I nanat t empt t oescapeont hi snewr eal i t y,Iassi st edPabl o Loenzoi nhi swor kshop atU. I . C.Hi sexper i ment at i onconsi st edof : -T aki ngpi ct ur esof Sagr adaFami l i a -Uset hesepi ct ur est o gener at ea3dpoi nt cl oud -Cr eat eameshf r om t hesepoi ntcl oud -Sendt hemesht ot he C. N. C.machi neonmet al -Havet hepr i nt soft he dat aonmet al Obj ect i ve:Thebehavi or oft hemat er i al caused unpr edi ct abi l i t yoft he r esul t Bef or el aunchi ngt heexper i ment s,t estont he behavi oroft hemet al wer econduct ed.
Byt ak i ngpi ct ur esof t hei nt er i orofSagr ada Fami l i a,wcr eat eddat a ofi nf or mat i on.Thecol l ect i v edat aofdi f f er ent poi ntofv i ew( pos i t i onof t hecamer a) ,gav epos i t i ont ot hepos i t i onof eachpoi ntoft her es ul t ed poi ntcl oud. Myf i r s tcont r i but i ont o t hepr oj ectwast oex t r act t hedomesoft hemes h cr eat edbyt hepoi nt cl oud.Thet r emendous amountofdat awascr eat edav er yheav ymes h. Thegr oups t ar t edwor k i ngonas mal l ermes h t hatcanbemani pul at ed eas i l y .Whi l eIai medf or t hedet ai l edmes h. Af t eres t abl i s hi ngas t r at egy ,Iwasabl et oex t r act ahi ghr es ol ut i onoft he des i r edpar t .Whi chwe s entt obeappl i edont he met al . Thi sr es ul t edi nwhat Pabl ocal l ed:‘ ’ Pr i nt sof t hel ogi coft hes t ur ct ur e oft heSagr adaFami l i a’ ’ .
Ir epeat edt hepr oces s manyt i mes ,as k i ngone ques t i on:Whent os t op? Theconcl us i onoft heobs er v at i onwast hatt he ‘ ’ Pr i nt s ’ ’t hatPabl owas s eek i ng,wer eal way s mani f es t i ngt hems el v es .
Pabl o’ sappr oachwas obv i ousl yanescapeof t hel oopoft hedesi gn t hatexi st snowadays. Pl us ,ont hel i ghtofadi scus si onaboutt heper s pect i veandi t sor i gi n,I madeanobser vat i on: -Mat er i al obj ectwas t ak eni npi ct ur es -Pi ct ur est r ansl at ed i nt opoi ntcl oud -Poi ntcl oudi nt omat er i alobj ect Myexper i mentwas s i mpl e:Ir edi dt hepr oces sf ort heout come. Ther esul t edmet al was becomest hei ni t i al obj ectofphot ogr aphy.
TheHumanHomeostasis
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‘ ’ I nev er ydayt hought , peopl eof t enspont aneous l yi magi neal t er nat i v est o r eal i t ywhent heyt hi nk" i f onl y . . . »Thei rcount er f act ual t hi nki ngi svi ewedasan ex ampl eofever ydaycr ea t i v epr ocesses.I thasbeen pr oposedt hatt hecr eat i on ofcount er f act ual al t er nat i v est or eal i t ydependson s i mi l arcogni t i vepr oces s est or at i onal t hought .
Thet echni quecons i s t sof t hear t i s ti nv ok i ngapar anoi ds t at e( f eart hatt he s el fi sbei ngmani pul at ed, t ar get edorcont r ol l edby ot her s ) .Ther es ul ti sadecons t r uct i onoft heps y chol ogi cal conceptof i dent i t y ,s ucht hats ubj ect i v i t ybecomest hepr i mar yas pectoft hear t wor k
Iwasf i l l i ngmysi l enceby choi ce,notnecessar i l y par anoi acf eel i ng.Li t t l eby l i t t l e.Is t ar t edel i mi nat i ng ev er yout erf act or .I neededt opr i ntmydesi r ed s t at eofmi nd.Hence,I s t ar t eddr awi ng,onl y. Thedy nami cswer ef ound i nanot herf or m,i nt hecont i nui t yandt hel oopi ng mechani s m,aswel l .
Igui dedt hegr owt hwi t hout bei ngar t i f i ci al .Ist i l lactl ocal l y. Idi dn’ tputanynar r at i vei nt he begi nni ng.It hr ewt hought s, weat herr ealorunr eal ,t hey shapedt henar r at i vel at er .I Becamet hevesself ormyown i deas.el i mi nat i ngout er nf act or scamef r om t heneessi t yof mai nt ai ni ngaf i xedst at eof mi ndf oral ongt i me.( Si ncet he gr owt hoft hedr awi ngst akes t i me)