Chicago Architecture Biennial Lakefront Kiosk Competition 2015

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AUTOMATA acting of its own will

team TEN x TEN


A COLLISION OF DIFFERENCES Automatons were machines that performed a function according to a set of coded instructions, capable of a range of programmed responses to different circumstances. As a kiosk without a site, Automata is designed with the cardinal directions to frame and activate the opposing forces it mediates - one urban, the other natural. Automata will act on its own free will in direct response to the presence of wind, people, and wave action on Lake Michigan. Automata reconstructs a pavilion based on the underlying self-determinedness of the lake and city, referencing their systems, infrastructure and immediate phenomena. Our team conceptualized the kiosk as a responsive threshold between the city and the lake, focused on people, sound, and wind to promote curiosity, awareness and an undeniable sense of place. A simple singular plane is folded to create two very different spaces between Chicago and Lake Michigan.

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AUTOMATA, A KIOSK THAT IS A MUSIC BOX, CHIME, ANEMOMETER, LIGHT HOUSE, WINDOW, PORCH, AND MEGAPHONE. TRANSACTION COUNTER MAGNET-BASED SIGNAGE WALL

BENCH

HUMAN-ACTIVATED CHIME INSTALLATION

• WORKSPACE FOR 1-2 EMPLOYEES • ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

LEANING SUN WALL (INTERACTIVE SHELF AND SEAT)

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ASSEMBLY + MATERIALS

STEEL CABLE

All materials are recycled and sourced from environmentally and socially conscious companies.

BALL JOINT 2” DIA. STEEL TUBE INDUSTRIAL MAGNETS HIGH OUTPUT LED

RECLAIMED TEAK CLADDING

RECLAIMED TEAK STEEL HANGERS WELDED IN PLACE

.625 THICK RECYCLED STEEL PLATE FROM MARINE RECYCLING IN ONTARIO

RECYCLED STEEL WORKSPACE + TRANSACTION COUNTER

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ACTIVATORS, SOUND + LIGHT LAKE ROOM

CITY ROOM

WHISTLE BUOY WITH A SOLAR-POWERED MICROPHONE

INTERACTIVE FURNITURE IN LEANING SUN WALL

WIND-ACTIVATED

HUMAN-ACTIVATED

ANEMOMETER

RECYCLED STEEL TUBES WEIGHTED AT THE BOTTOM WITH LARGE MAGNETS FITTED WITH MOTION-ACTIVATED LED NEOPIXEL RINGS

WHISTLE BUOY TRANSMITS TO A HIDDEN SPEAKER

WOOD CLADDING BACKED WITH BLUE LED STRIP LIGHTS GLOWS BRIGHT WITH HIGH WIND SPEED team ten x ten

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DRAWINGS

10’-9”

4’-9”

TRANSACTION COUNTER

3’-8”

24’-5”

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22’-8”

3’-6”

VERTICAL STEEL WALL FOR MAGNETIC SIGNAGE

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LAKE ROOM • SPRING WINDS GATHER • WOOD WALLS • 15’ LONG WOOD-CLAD BENCH • SPEAKER TRANSMITTING WHISTLE BUOY • WIND-ACTIVATED BLUE LED GLOW BEHIND WOOD CLADDING

CITY ROOM • PREVAILING WINDS GATHER • STEEL WALLS • MAGNET-WEIGHTED STEEL TUBES • MOTION-ACTIVATED BLUE LED SPOTLIGHTS AT BOTTOM OF STEEL TUBE LEANING SUN WALL • INTERACTIVE SHELF + BENCH

PLAN

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A. CITY ELEVATION not to scale

B. LAKE ELEVATION not to scale

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TECHNICAL COMPONENTS

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LAKE ROOM VIEW team ten x ten

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CITY ROOM VIEW 9

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