Studio Florian Schätz
STRUCTURE TONICS
National University of Singapore School of Design & Environment
Studio Report Climate & Territory Year 4 Semester 2 (AY 2016 / 2017)
Studio Florian Schätz
STRUCTURE TONICS
National University of Singapore School of Design & Environment
Studio Instructor: Florain Schätz Student Participants: Kohei, Jason Wong, Vincent Lai, Seri Sapari, Shawn Tan, Shirley Lee, Tu Wen, Xiao Li Tan, Yiying Yu, Zoe Lim Mid Review Critics: Erik L'Heureux, Calvin Chua, Dr Paolo Di Leo, Khoo Peng Beng, Tushar Mittal, Annatasia Tania Final Review Critics: Michael Budig, Calvin Chua, Dr Paolo Di Leo, Khoo Peng Beng, Tushar Mittal, Darren Soh, Bobby Wong
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Introduction Florian Schätz
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Work Loft Brief
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Project 1 Jason & Kohei (masterplan stage)
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Project 2 Seri & Zoe
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Project 3 Xiao Li & Shawn
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Project 4 Tuwen & Yiying
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Project 5 Shirley & Vincent
Introduction I
At the early stage of the fourth industrial revolutions we ask, what is going to happen to construction industries if we bring design, automation and structural systems together. In the complexity of that question, we focus on new technologies in making the building envelope. How can we customize and optimize the tropical facade through additive manufacturing? Through 3d printing, not only can we source and produce locally, we are also able to construct new structural forms that respond to the local environment. Structural facade systems aim to improve the performance, natural comfort and climatic resilience of the tropical building. Casting carbon reinforced concrete in complex 3D printed moulds, reduces the material usage of conventional formworks and optimizes the performance of the tropical natural ventilated facade. Studio Florian Schätz is a design and research studio at the Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore that emphasizes on the design of architectural projects using additive manufacturing as a construction method. In collaboration with JTC Corporation, the objective of the 2017 studio is to design a tropical campus in Singapore's One North Mediapolis with worklofts, start-up spaces, industrial workspaces mixed use offices, residences and open collaboration spaces. The design method is based on profound site investigation, integration of its context and articulation of space through construction. The projects respond to the demands of tropical climate, such as the need to deal with heavy rainfall, cross-ventilation, light permeation, thermal radiation, sun shading and vertical greening. Structure-tonics documents a design strategy through model making, prototyping, 3d printing and visual communication, where new architecture begins through merging engineering, real estate and new construction technologies within the boundaries of Climate and Territory.
Florian Schätz, Dipl. Architekt ETH Chair Climate & Territory Assistant Professor Department of Architecture National University of Singapore
Work Loft Brief II
The objective of the semesters studio is to design a mixed use vertical industrial building in JTC's One North Mediapolis. You will be asked to design a stacked production place with modular facade systems for the tropics. An emphasis will be give on structural design, model making and additive manufacturing in scale 1:50 to 1:1. The report of the studio will be in form of a storyboard. Design Topic: Integrated mixed proposal for a retail, loft, start-up, office space which holds 70% Work Loft, 20% office and 10% retail space: plot ratio ~1.5 site Area ~10,722 m2 space: ~16,000 GFA BP ~ 5,500 m2 / business park B1( Start-up space): ~ 6,000 m2 / multiple-user factory space / work loft Commercial Office: ~ 3,000 m2 Retail ~ 1,500 m2 Methods: program stacking, preliminary design development, 3D printing - case studies | research on typology - preliminary design of vertical industrial estate - architectural expression and form through structural design - develop structural and modular systems of the tropical envelop under climatic, urban and functional aspects - model making scale 1:100 - 1:1 in cardboard and 3D-Print prototypes of a modular building envelop - 3D AO rendering of exterior and interior spaces. - create report as storyboard Deliverables: 45% Feasibility Study, Design in plan, section, axonometric drawing 1:500 - 1:10 55% Models 3D printing / Grey Cardboard Model / 1:1 mock up 10% Documentation, Marketing Brochure Teams: Studio works is done by groups of 2 Students
Project 1 WONG Lee Kwan, Jason Kohei Hayashi (Master Layout Plan Stage)
Media WorkLoft Design Aims
The Project aims to tackle the questions in three main topics in Architecture. Firstly, explore a new Living Style of Work loft. Secondly, architecture design should be able to situate in the unique condition of tropical climate. Lastly, Apply the 3D Printing technology into the building construction and structural design.
Site and its Problem
Mediapolis is part of One North Bussiness park development, located in the south area. Mediacorp building, the National Television Media Company is located in this area, also given the site a symbolic meaning that a cluster of the media-related industry. The problem of the site is that how we could maximize the site usage in 24 Hours, rather than let it becomes a dead zone after the normal working hours. In order to come up a feasible proposal in both real estate development and architecture design.
Masterplanning and Programs
Campus approach is one of the strategies that we have given by JTC, during the program research we found that enhance the proportion of public amenity, like the free table and working space on the podium which would have benefits in the residents’ productivity. One of the campus case study where the amenity close to 1:1 with office and residential area. Therefore, in the Masterplan design, we designed a courtyard masterplan approach, series of continuous landscape forms the street, park and entrance area. a two stories podium contains necessary amenity programs for media related start-up users.
Architecture Design
The Design begins with a MediaBox which respond to the modern working culture that the interface between human and virtual working space. Nevertheless, it has been expanded its function into humans’ living, working, playing. Therefore, a square rigid space located in the center, a perforated circular floor plane and structure evolve along the box as a outer skeleton, which allows the natural lighting penetrate into different floors.
Process project 1
Messing Models
Option A | Island Plot Strategy
Option B | Courtyard Strategy
Master Layout Plan Model
Conceptual Diagrams
Interim Design
Final Proposal project 1
Design Performance and Optimization
The scheme has been tested back and forth in the loop of research, design, and analysis in order to find out the best form under tropical parameters. After the process of the Ecotect analysis, the east and west facade exploded to the longest hours under the direct solar radiations annually.To response, the facade grid has been designed to tilt angle with a gradual change of holes, as well as becoming an aesthetic pattern to the building which fulfilled both practical function and ornament.
Material and 3D Printing
The Main Structure will be Steel, with the latest steel print machine, the curve structural H-Section can be the track for the machine printing forward. The facade will be cladding a modular 3D printed lightweight concrete with honeycomb infilled for insulating the heat gain.
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Project 2 Seri Sapari Zoe Lim
The objective of the proposed project is to create a flexible coworking space, work loft for the production services in the media industry. In the process, the surrounding site buildings height and accessibility are taken into consideration. Individually, we come up with variations of possible massing in regards to the site context. Taking into consideration of the site accessibility, which is proposing to have a fully pedestrianized site with a central boulevard thus allowing the connection between the hubs. We started off by locking in the sizes and experimenting with the various sizes to come out with modular volumes that could be replicated easily. Moving on, we research upon a standard size of an office and work loft, to understand the spatial dimension for various needs of the users. In respond to the urban fabric and public space of the site, the building is proposed to be at maximum of 4 - 5 storey. This is to allow outward non-obstructed views from various spaces in the proposed building and highlighting the hierarchy of the programs. Further on, it allows the proposed building to communicate with various surrounding low-rise buildings as well as users from various part of the site to interweave the site to get to another point. The modular volumes create boundary edges and form clusters for the individual hub. Furthermore, it forms porosity for the pocket of spaces like greenery void and roof garden etc for users of the space to enjoy as well as public. The structural frame and space massing follow a standard grid lines to form modular spaces. Then various proposed programs are injected in.
Process project 2
Process_Proposed building configuration
Process_Proposed Programs _ interim 1 & 2
Programs in Section Possible programs for the existing site to cater to the needs of the workers, residents and public
Process_Visual Collage
Visual Collage
Visual Collage
Looking into spatial qualities using physical model and various graphic medium
Looking into spatial qualities using physical model and various graphic medium
Interim 1_Exploded Axonometric
Structural Frame Axo Diagram Showing the overall structure of the urban scale as well as linkages between each hub
Final Proposal project 2
Final Proposal caters to the specific needs of the users and the site context. The tropical envelope was mainly developed following the language of the structure of the building, arcs. From huge mass to thin structure at the base. It creates an illusion that the building is lightweight. Structural arcs are used for huge span in certain spaces to cater to the various programs of the space. The proposed building is mainly natural ventilated instead of a typical building which is fully air conditioned. Only certain area such as the office and production area in the building is air-conditioned. The circulation of the space is also inverted inside out instead of the normal circulation that keep users caved in the space. The idea of having a tropical envelope is to shade the interiors from glaring sun, harsh rain and definitely cross ventilation. The facade tectonic is designed to follow and further emphasize the architectural language of the structural frame to the facade. To further develop the facade, greeneries could be injected into the gaps of the facade to further enhance the potential of the current facade for climate tolerance. Staggering certain floor plates and experimenting with the mezzainine floors to create spacial hierarchy for the proposed programs. Further on, it allows pocket of green spaces to prosper for outdoor programs and users of the space.
Final Project_Site Plan
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RETAIL / F& B 2ND STOREY FFL + 108.000 RETAIL / F& B
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Final Project _ Main Hub Axonometric
Modular Facade System
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Project 3 Shawn Tan Xiao Li Tan
The project started off with an intention to create a distinct environment in which new styles of working can take place. Given the improvements to technology and an increasingly mobile workforce, the way in which people work has changed and will continue to change throughout the years. We started off by exploring the possibilities and potentials of the site as well as evaluating how the building could perform in accordance to the brief. This resulted in various massing studies so as to test out the various formal languages and arrangements before focusing on the idea of a vertical village as a starting point.
Process project 3
Initial Massing Studies
Initial Masterplan (Village)
Vertical Village Typology
Mixed Use Village Typology
Refined Masterplan
Vertical Village Iteration II
Facade Experimentation
Storyboard
Vertical Village Iteration III
Vertical Village Iteration III Model
New Design
New Design section and Masterplan
Final Proposal project 3
The proposed design was to create a large semi enclosed flexible space anchored by 2 bulbous structures housing more public functions as well as to service the rest of the spaces. Contrasting with the strict geometric cube of the enclosed space, these oversized bulbous structures help emphasize its prominence and hierarchy. This seemingly conflicting geometries (square and circle), through the interplay of solid and void, thus creates the visual language for the design of the master plan right down to the furniture and facade design. Being in the tropics, and enclosing such a large space, the facade (and roof) were designed to modulate the harsh tropical environment here in Singapore whilst also acting as structural elements. The resultant bricolage, by taking advantage of the structural properties of the facade, creates a large naturally ventilated, column free space that accommodates a variety of working spaces to suit every need whilst still allowing the worker to be connected to his environment. Illustrating one way in which the designed environment can be configured to serve not only the way in which we work as we know it but also seeks to accommodate evolving ways of working and even living as the two become increasingly intertwined.
Masterplan
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Exploded Axonometric
Project 4 Tu Wen Yu Yiying
Lasagna The site of this project is located at the One North which is a hub for technology and innovation industry in Singapore and the area has been built according to the master plan designed by Zaha Hadid Architects started from 2001. The companies in this area are all able to provide well-established facilities such as gym, cafe and playing area so that people are likely to be confined inside these isolated buildings. The site in front of the Mediacorp which has been designed by Maki and Associates is a quiet pocket space, and there are several low-rised bungalows locating at one side. The green platform of Mediacorp designed to hold events and activities was rarely used by people, and the One North area became a dead space at night. According to the site analysis, the concept of scheme is to provide spaces for events and activities and expose it to the public in order to boost the vitality around One North, moreover, the scheme keeps a low-profile so as to fit into the site context. It will only serve to the people who are working in One North area. The strategy is to create four curved surfaces stacking up with each other at six points to make the whole structure self-supported, and it provides three main levels; the first storey is office which is half air-conditioned; the second storey is natural-ventilated event area; the third storey is for work loft.
Process project 4
Master Plan Design - 1st Version
Master Plan Design - 2nd Version
Master Plan & Form Reference - “Micro City” Project: Housing solutions for the immaterial worker, Fosco Lucarelli, 2011
Urban Form Decision
Space, Program & Form Design
Reference - Studio M Room Design
Process Model 1 - 1:500 Scale
Process Model 2 - 1:200 Scale
Process Model 3 - 1:200 Scale
Process Model 4 - 1:50 Scale
Final Proposal project 4
Based on the previous research and design process, As for the circulation, there are five entrances on the ground floor and two main entrances are facing Mediacorp and the drop-off point. The office area has been divided into two zones according to the floorscape. Air-conditioned zone for office is located in the middle valley and the rest are natural ventilated area for the public. Wide staircases connecting all three levels at the four sides as the major vertical circulation and two sets of lifts as secondary connection. As for the structure system, in order to keep the entire building as pure as possible, the waffle structure has been applied to it to enhance the strength of three layers without columns. For the façade, the same strategy of structure has been applied to the modules which could make it stand by itself while it still follows the general outline of the floorscape. In addition, as a natural ventilated block, the façade could serve as sun shading and block the rain as well.
Outdoor View
Site Plan 1. Mediacorp Campus 2. Office block 3. StarHub Cable Vision 4. Low-rise Bangalows 5. Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte
Indoor View - Ground Floor
Ground Floor Plan
1. Office (Public usage) 2. Office (Private usage) 3. Cafe 4. Pop-up retail 5. Plaza 6. Green courtyard 7. Information counter 8. Toilet
Indoor View - 2nd Floor
2nd Floor Plan/Ventilation Floor
Night View
A-A Section
1. Office 2. Entrance 3. Ventilation/ Event area 4. Green courtyard 5. Work loft units 6. M & E
Facade Design - Basice Pattern
Facade Design - Transformation
Facade Design - Digital Model
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1. Work-loft Floor 2. Event/Sport Floor 3. Office Floor 4. Entrance 5. Exploded Facade
Final Model in the Site Model - 1:500 Scale
Final Structure Model - 1:50 Scale
Final Concept Model - 1:500 Scale
Interior View of Waffle Structure - 1:50 Scale
3D Print Facade Model - 1:100 Scale
3D Print Facade Model - 1:100 Scale
Project 5 Shirley Lee Vincent Lai
Arcadia, defined by us as ‘life lived naturally’, was a notion we followed throughout the semester in the context of Mediapolis and the future of work, both which are increasingly saturated and defined by the digital media. As the research progressed, we ended up with 3 concepts that would define our architecture: The Collective is the Power; as a reaction to the site of Mediapolis, the heart of media. It is a metaphor of the current state of media and a dynamic that we wish not to exclude, even as we tackled with issues of the site on a masterplan level. Connecting the Mediapolis site to issues in Singapore and the larger neighbouring region, our proposal critiques the responds to the successes and failures of the current masterplan. Distance as Power; with distance signifying a consolidated power. This imbues identity on the context of a ‘non-space’ – where the space is defined by a lack of context, with much of its previous history flattened out. Grappling with such a site, we did numerous massing explorations at 1:50 scale to test how our proposal respond and mend the rifts of the site. Simultaneously, we looked at our programmes and planned our spaces through the viewpoints and narratives of 3 major users of the building: the resident, the start-up founder, and the events visitor. Building as the Zone; with the Zone eluding to a soft power – the power to lure, with the strong and repeated language forming its prominence and character. We interviewed media veterans, start-up founders and venture capitalists to grasp a sense of how our proposal can remain relevant and contribute to Singapore’s media industry. We also visited a co-working space, the Hub, whilst researching on the history of office typology and critiquing the successes and failures of different models. These debates formed the backbone of our proposal of architecture in the future of work. We are influenced by the typology of the courtyard, as seen in Trinity College, as a means of social integration. Formally, we were especially inspired by Santiago Calatrava as we optimized our column and floor slab structurally, simultaneously crafting a tropical façade design – and exploring the design of the three modular components in 3D printed iterations.
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Massing Exploration
Iteration 1
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Iteration 5
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Case Studies _ The notion of Mediapolis Arcadia
Thomas Eakins, Arcadia, 1883
“Arcadia is presented as the spontaneous result of life lived naturally, uncorrupted by civilization.”
1 The Savage State The visual references are those of Native American life, nature unchanged by mankind.
2 The Arcadian or Pastoral State The images reflect an idealized, pre-urban ancient Greece. This work shows mankind at peace with nature. It symbolizes that the environment has been altered, but not so much so that it or its inhabitants are in danger.
3 The Consummation of Empire The height of a city’s glory. The decadence seen in every detail of this cityscape foreshadows the inevitable fall of this mighty civilization.
4 Destruction A city in civil war.
5 Desolation The remains of the city in the livid light of a dying day.
THOMAS COLE: THE COURSE OF EMPIRE (1833–36) This series of paintings reflected popular American sentiments of the times, when many saw pastoralism as the ideal phase of human civilization, fearing that empire would lead to gluttony and inevitable decay.
Thomas Eakins, Arcadia, 1883
Thomas Cole: The Course of Empire (1833–36)
“Arcadia is presented as the spontaneous result of life lived naturally, uncorrupted by civilization.”
This series of paintings reflected popular American sentiments of the times, when many saw pastoralism as the ideal phase of human civilization, fearing that empire would lead to gluttony and inevitable decay.
Case Studies _ Historical Models of Offices
1985s ‘Your office is where you are.’ - Philip Stone and Robert Luchetti
Taylorism
Taylorism
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Burolandschaft
Tayloresque (open office)
‘Deep plan’ office building
‘Activity based working’
office ‘cubicle’
networking & hardware
Mobile phones
cube farms & ‘systems furniture’
cooling space
People connected to people NOT desks
accomodate cables (engineered, expensive & inflexible buildings)
6 factors transport city sustainability technology demography culture
office works is diverse (dinimishes hierachy in workspace)
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‘Intelligent’ building to accomodate personal computers and servers
HISTORY
1950s Prominent Figures: - Eberhard - Wolfgang Schenelle
1980s Scandinavian Air Sciences (SAS) by Niels Torp
1970s Prominent Figures: - Robert Propst
1990s Polycentric city!
evolution of office typology
HISTORY evolution of office typology
Evolution of Office Typologies
Evolution of Office Typologies
Origins of office spaces prioritizes white collar factory and efficeincies of production. Offices became an avenue to celebration of class divide, roles and relationships between manager and ‘workers’.
Eventually, management mantra of the era - work supervised & quatifiable inputs by workers, demarcation of working day by clocking in and out. Seperation between administration and factories/ extraction industries made possible with the advent of transportations and communications.
Case Studies _ Adoption of Trinity College Courtyard Typology in Workspaces
HISTORICAL MODEL OF CROSS-POLLINATION Trinity college
Historical Model of Cross-pollination
Cross-pollination Proposition
Quads are spaces surrounded by two or three storeys high college These spaces forged a potential for collaborations and HISTORICAL MODEL OFbuildings. CROSS-POLLINATION intermingling of students and faculties from different faculties.
“The rise of portable devices, ubiquitous wireless connectivity and cloud-based storage and software mean that the office will no longer house infrastructure. It will become increasingly ‘thin’. Work today is about connection, interaction and collaboration. “Movements around floor plate through ‘disadjacencies’ are attributes for tomorrow’s innovation-centric, knowledge-based organisations.” Serendipitous meetings and unplanned encounters became impetus in future work space.
Quads are spaces surrounded by two or three storeys high college buildings. These spaces forged a potential for collaborations and intermingling of students and faculties from different faculties.
A Narrative by Shirley & Vincent
0: HOW IT ALL STARTED
1: START-UP GUY
Structural Facade & Circulation Experimentations
Structural Facade Test 1
Circulation Tectonics Test 1
Structure Test 1
Circulation Tectonics Test 1
Programme explorations _ Interim 1
Programme explorations _ Interim 1
Interim 1 vaulting structure composition
A Repetitive Exteriority
PROGRAMME DISTRIBUTION axonometric
Tectonics Explorations _ Interim 1
Spatial explorations _ Interim 1
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east wing
co-working space
co-working space
Inverted Vaulting Structure with integrated staircase & storage system
Typical Workspace plan iteration 1
GROUND FLOOR PLAN (PART) scale 1:200 ROOF
9F residential units
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tropical facade 5m deep offset
co-working space
collaboration space
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carpark 2 storeys
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Vault & handrail system iteration 1
SECTION A-A (PART) Transverse Section spatial organisation scale 1:200
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Spatial explorations _ Interim 2
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Structure / Facade experimentation _ Interim 2
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Facade Experimentation Test 1
Longitudinal Section
SECTION A-A scale 1 : 200
Facade Fabrication Parts
Structure Fabrication Parts
1/2 of Facade Structure
1 Vaulting Structure
A total of 4 seperate components to print for 1/2 of the structural facade
13 components to print for a structural vault. 4 components to print for a structural slb
Final Proposal project 5
Our final proposal is a building that fosters a natural state of living and social integration – what we defined as the Arcadia at the beginning of our inquiry. To push the concept of power and a strong identity in the site, our proposal reflects an even clearer definition from the surrounding buildings. It stands as a building that holds its own unique identity and atmosphere – aspiring to be a destination in Mediapolis - or as a critic remarked, an ‘Instagram-able building’. Our modular systems consist of the floor slab to column module, which is multiplied and slightly modified throughout the building, in addition to the tropical façade module. The porosity offered through the optimised floor slab to column module design allows natural light to penetrate deep within the building. The arches also work to hold up the weight of the building, creating open spaces for collaborative work, as well as a flexibility to modify the modulated floor slabs as needed. The modular tropical façade is designed to provide sun shading and rainwater collection properties, adding diversity and tropical protection to the open-air working spaces. We iterated our floor slab to column and tropical façade modules, all the while experimenting with 3D printing and deliberating on the opportunities the technology offers us in construction. Hence, we foresee our proposal as a 3D printed concrete building. Following our iterative process, our final proposal surprisingly eludes to the Baroque and the Rococo style formally. Despite similarities to these styles that are highly aestheticized and decorated, however, our proposal remains unyieldingly structurally logical. As 3D printing quickly integrates itself into the construction industry, our proposal perhaps suggests that as the construction process becomes more automated, there will be a nostalgia for styles that modern architecture has long abandoned – the celebration of the attention on craft and detail that has suddenly become very feasible.
Exterior Perspective
Mediapolis masterplan
Interior of Workspace area
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Business Park Storey 1. permanent workspace 2. temporal workspace 3. collaborative space (taking on past precedence of courtyard typology) 4. amenities areas (eg. cafe)
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Mediapolis Section 1. retail 2. business park 3. start-up / collabrative space (taking on past precedence of courtyard typology) 4. lift & circulation core (fire escape) 5. residential area (top 3 floors) 6. main atrium 7. amenities areas (eg. cafe) 8. skylight
scale 1 : 200 1. retail 2. business park 3. start-up / collabrative space (taking on past precedence of courtyard typology) 4. lift & circulation core (fire escape) 5. residential area (top 3 floors) 6. main atrium 7. amenities areas (eg. cafe) 8. skylight
Residential unit
Structural Tectonics model
Structural Slab & Vaulting Structure
Workspace Exterior Corridor
Structural Slab Pattern
MODULAR FLOOR PLATE
SECONDARY STRUCTURAL RIBS
STRUCTURAL FACADE BRANCHES CONNECT TO STRUCTURAL COLUMNS
RAINWATER COLLECTION
STRUCTURAL BRANCHES
MODULATED FACADE
STRUCTURAL FLOOR PLATE CONSTRUCTION MODULARITY detail axonometric
FACADE
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3D printed facade prototype (front)
Overall Structural Prototype Model
3D printed facade prototype (back)
3D printed slab (1 quarter)
3D printed slab (2 quarter combined)
3D printed vaulting structure prototype
The studio would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all who have journeyed throughout the project. Special mention goes out to our wonderful tutor Florian Schätz for not only providing his valuable insights and guidance along the way but was also forthcoming in sharing his own experiences thereby making the studio so much more meaningful.
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