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WESTON WILLARD PERFORMANCE // CHALLENGING THE GRID DECEMBER 2012
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INTRODUCTION
01 //
PERFORMANCE // QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE
02 //
BUILDING // THE GRID
03 //
FACADE // ETFE
04 //
INSTALLATION // KINETIC FACADE
00.a // PREFACE 00.b // SITE INTRODUCTION 00.c // DEMOGRAPHICS
01.a // QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE 01.b // COMMUNITY, FLEXIBILITY, & EDUCATION 01.c // STRIKING A BALANCE
02.a // TIMELESS DESIGN 02.b // MASSING MODELS 02.c // INFRASTRUCTURE
03.a // TIMELY DESIGN 03.b // ADAPTAPLE CONFIGURATIONS 03.c // MATERIAL ANALYSIS
00.a // PREFACE 00.b // SITE INTRODUCTION 00.c // DEMOGRAPHICS
01.a // QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE 01.b // COMMUNITY, FLEXIBILITY, & EDUCATION 01.c // STRIKING A BALANCE
02.a // TIMELESS DESIGN 02.b // MASSING MODELS 02.c // INFRASTRUCTURE
03.a // TIMELY DESIGN 03.b // ADAPTAPLE CONFIGURATIONS 03.c // MATERIAL ANALYSIS
00.b // SITE INTRODUCTION BOUNDARIES
THE GIVEN PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT STIPULATE THE LOCATION AND THE TYPE OF FACILITY. WITH REGARD TO LOCATION, THE PROJECT SITE IS IN THE SYDNEY SUBURB OF PYRMONT. THIS LOCATION IS SITUATED ON AN INTEGRAL STREET, WHICH SERVES AS THE SPINE OF THE COMMUNITY: HARRIS STREET. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES REQUIRE THE TYPE OF FACILITY TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER. HOWEVER, THE TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WAS DETERMINED BY CAREFUL RESEARCH TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THIS CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CENTER. THIS ANALYSIS YIELDED THE DECISION TO CREATE A CULINARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.
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PYRMONT SITE SYDNEY
-33° 52’ 6.26’’ S , 151° 11’ 34.86’’ E
SYDNEY CBD
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00.c // DEMOGRAPHICS
CURRENT (2006)
3,000
PROFESSIONALS
38.4%
MANAGERS
20.3%
CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
13.6%
COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICE
8.0%
TECHNICIANS AND TRADES
6.9%
SALES WORKERS
6.4%
LABOURERS
3.1%
MACHINERY OPERATORS AND DRIVERS
1.2%
PROJECTED (2031)
0
10,000
0
10,000
MALES
47.7%
2.8%
44.9%
FEMALES
42.5%
0.2%
42.3%
CHILDREN (0-9)
5.2%
2%
7.2%
CHILDREN (10-19)
4.6%
0.9%
5.5%
TOTAL
15,731
20.7%
18,988
“PYRMONT MUST NOT BECOME CHARACTERLESS
AN UP-AND-COMING VILLAGE
-CITY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2005
INTEGRATED: TRANSPORTATION FOOT TRAFFIC COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROMOTE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
PROVIDE NEEDS
NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS
“ COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BALANCE
NATIONALITY
ENGLISH
AUSTRALIAN
CHINESE
IRISH
SCOTTISH
POPULATION
2,000
1,625
1,561
733
518
% OF TOTAL POPULATION
18%
14.7%
14.1%
6.6%
4.7%
01.a // QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE
PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE IS A STRATEGIC ATTEMPT TO CREATE A BUILDING, WHICH MEETS OR EXCEEDS OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE GOALS. WHETHER DESIGNING WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND AND ACHIEVING SPECIFIC TARGETS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, THIS MODEL EMPHASIZES QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE FACTORS. THIS CAN BECOME PROBLEMATIC IF A BUILDING DESIGN BECOMES SOLELY MOTIVATED BY MEASURABLE, QUANTITATIVE ELEMENTS AND CEASES TO EXIST FOR INDESCRIBABLE, IMMEASURABLE QUALITATIVE ELEMENTS. THE INEXPRESSIBLE NATURE OF QUALITATIVE TARGETS MAKES THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND DESIGNING FOR THEM LENGTHY AND CHALLENGING. FAR FROM A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL FORMULA, COUNTLESS CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS ARE MERELY THE BEGINNING OF A COMPLEX PROCESS TO YIELD QUALITATIVE TARGETS. AFTER CREATING, ALTERING AND MODIFYING THE SEEDLINGS OF AN IDEA FOR THE SITE, THE FOLLOWING QUALITATIVE TARGETS WERE EXPOSED: COMMUNITY, EDUCATION AND FLEXIBILITY.
01.b // COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, & FLEXIBILITY
// COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY CAN BE BROADLY DEFINED AS A GROUP OF PEOPLE UNITED PHYSICALLY BY LOCATION AND MENTALLY BY IDEAS AND GOALS. TO IMPREGNATE THIS NOTION IN THE PRESENT DESIGN, EXTENSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO WEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GOALS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF PYRMONT. PYRMONT IS A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY WITH LARGE PERCENTAGES OF PERSONS FROM ENGLISH, CHINESE, AUSTRALIAN, IRISH AND SCOTTISH HERITAGE.
// EDUCATION
THE COUNCIL OF PYRMONT ADDRESSES THE TWOFOLD DESIRE TO BRING ACTIVITY TO HARRIS STREET AND ALSO TO CREATE A BALANCE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. TO UNDERTAKE THESE AIMS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION, A CULINARY INSTITUTE WAS SELECTED. A CULINARY CENTER FOSTERS COMMUNITY AND FELLOWSHIP WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO COOK AND EAT FOOD. WITH VAST CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, THE SITE SERVES AS A VENUE FOR SHARING AND CONNECTING THESE DIFFERING SOCIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS THROUGH FOOD.
// FLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN CAN BE SOUGHT BY STRIVING FOR THE BALANCE BETWEEN TIMELY AND TIMELESS ARCHITECTURE. THIS CONTRAST CAN BE EXEMPLIFIED IN A TENT VERSUS A CATHEDRAL. A TENT IS THE EPITOME OF NECESSITY IN DESIGN AND SERVES A FINITE PURPOSE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME. BY COMPARISON, A CATHEDRAL IS GRANDIOSE AND DESIGNED TO BE CLASSIC, AGELESS AND ENDURING.
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COMMUNITY
1. a. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government. b. The district or locality in which such a group lives. 2. a. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community. b. A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color. 3. a. Similarity or identity: a community of interests. b. Sharing, participation, and fellowship. 4. Society as a whole; the public. 5. Ecology a. A group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions. b. The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.
EDUCATION
1. The act or process of educating or being educated. 2. The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process. 3. A program of instruction of a specified kind or level: driver education; a college education. 4. The field of study that is concerned with the pedagogy of teaching and learning. 5. An instructive or enlightening experience: Her work in the inner city was a real education.
FLEXIBILITY
1. a. Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable. b. Capable of being bent repeatedly without injury or damage. 2. Susceptible to influence or persuasion; tractable. 3. Responsive to change; adaptable: a flexible schedule.
PERFORMANCE
1. The act of performing or the state of being performed. 2. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience. 3. The way in which someone or something functions: The pilot rated the airplane's performance in high winds. 4. A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience. 5. Something performed; an accomplishment. 6. Linguistics One's actual use of language in actual situations.
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FLEXIBILITY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
FLEXIBILITY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY 01
THE CLASS SYSTEM
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02
THE ARTS
RURAL LIFE
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SPIRITUALITY
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COLLECTIVISM
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NATIONAL IDENTITY
CUISINE 16
FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST
17
ROAST BEEF
19
18
PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH
20
DIM SUM
FUJIAN SOUP
21
DEEP FRIED MANTOU
COOKING ENVIRONMENT 32
31
THE SUNDAY ROAST
PUB FOOD
33
AFTERNOON TEA
34
DOUBLE BOILING
35
RED COOKING
36
STIR FRYING
08
07
SPORT & ATHLETICS
MULTICULTURAL
22
KANGAROO TENDERLOINS
SIMPLE LIFESTYLE
23
MINCE MEAT PIE
37
BARBECUE
09
STIR FRYING
25
24
38
26
40
CODDLE
12
PUB CULTURE
BOXTY
IRISH STEW
39
BRITISH COOKING
PARISH VILLAGES
RURAL FARMING LIFE
PAVLOVA
11
10
SCOTS LAW
42
BOILING
TRADITION
HAGGIS
CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE
14
SPORTS & ATHLETICS
OATCAKES (BANNOCKS)
43
STEWING & BOILING SOUP
15
29
28
27
41
STEWING
13
30
PORRIDGE
44
BOILING AND FRYING FISH
45
BAKING
VS TIMELESS
FLEXIBILITY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
TIMELY
01.c //
STRIKING A BALANCE
A QUEST FOR UTOPIA IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN: IN THE PURSUIT OF UNDERSTANDING THE TENANTS UNDERLYING GREAT DESIGN, THERE ARE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF FACTORS WORTH CONSIDERING. THE MECHANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLEASING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE FROM AN IMPRESSIVE DESIGN IS NOT EASILY DISCERNABLE. BRUNO ZEVI EXAMINES THIS PARADOX, “ALL THE TECHNIQUES OF REPRESENTATION AND ALL THE PATHS TO ARCHITECTURE WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE DIRECT EXPERIENCE ARE PEDAGOGICALLY USEFUL, OF PRACTICAL NECESSITY AND INTELLECTUALLY FRUITFUL; BUT THEIR FUNCTION IS NO MORE ALLUSIVE AND PREPARATORY TO THAT MOMENT IN WHICH WE, WITH EVERYTHING IN US THAT IS PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL AND, ABOVE ALL, HUMAN, ENTER AND EXPERIENCE THE SPACES WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING. THAT IS THE MOMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.” THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC IN THE CONTEXT OF TIMELESS AND TIMELY ARCHITECTURE. TIMELESS ARCHITECTURE CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS THAT WHICH IS ENDURING AND IS NOT RESTRICTED TO ANY PARTICULAR TIME. IN CONTRAST, TIMELY DESIGN IS OPPORTUNISTIC IN NATURE AND EXPLOITS POPULAR CULTURE AND THE AVANT-GARDE. HEREIN LIES THE ARCHITECT’S DIFFICULT TASK IN
CHOOSING EITHER TIMELESSNESS OR TIMELINESS AS THE GUIDING BEACON FOR DESIGN. RATHER THAN CHOOSING ONE PRINCIPLE, THIS DESIGN EMPLOYS AN ALTERNATIVE THEORY OF BLENDING ELEMENTS OF TIMELESSNESS AND TIMELINESS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ONE CAN CREATE A FIXED, PERMANENT STRUCTURE THAT IS ALSO ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF BEING RECYCLED AND RENEWED IN RESPONSE TO TRENDS AND NECESSITIES. THE SPACE SHOULD BE BOTH PERMANENT AND IMPERMANENT TO MEET DEMANDS OF POPULAR TRENDS AND CULTURE WHILE MAINTAINING AN EVERLASTING QUALITY. THE BUILDING MUST BE EASILY RECONFIGURED AND RECYCLED TO CREATE A LASTING AND MEANINGFUL SPACE. THE CURRENT PROJECT SEEKS TO UTILIZE THIS ALTERNATIVE THEORY WITH A FIXED GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND A MODIFIABLE FAÇADE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTAINS THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT AIRFLOW AND INFLATE AN ETFE MEMBRANE. THE PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE ADDRESSES FUNDAMENTALS OF TIMELESSNESS. THE DESIGN OPERATES ON ELEMENTS OF MATHEMATICAL PROPORTIONS AND AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES IN GRID FORM WITH A
SANDSTONE BASE. THE MATERIAL SATISFIES CLASSICAL ELEMENTS OF TIMELESS DESIGN AND ALSO BLENDS INTO THE AESTHETIC CONTEXT OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENVIRONMENT. THIS FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AND SEEKS TO WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME. THE FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING IS CREATED THROUGH CONNECTED, INFLATABLE UNITS OF ETFE MEMBRANE, WHICH CAN QUICKLY FORM DIFFERENT SPACES DEPENDING UPON THE NEEDS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND INHABITANTS. THESE UNITS ALLOW FOR UNCOMPLICATED AND QUICK FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTS TO SUIT DEMANDS AND TRENDS. THIS TEMPORARY AND TRANSIENT COMPONENT IRONICALLY YIELDS TIMELESSNESS BECAUSE THE BUILDING WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE A PLETHORA OF PURPOSES FOR THE FUTURE.
02.a // TIMELESS DESIGN
THE GRID WILL SERVE AS THE PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE BUILDING. THE SANDSTONE WILL BLEND EFFORTLESSLY INTO THE SURROUNDING SCENERY AND ENDURE AS A CLASSIC WORK OF ART.
02.b // MASSING MODELS
PLAN ELEVATION
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02
03
UP
PLAN ELEVATION
PLAN ELEVATION
04
05
06
07
08
09
01// MASSING EXTENTS OF BUILDABLE LIMITS
05// THE RECONNECTION PROVIDES A SOCIAL THRESHOLD FROM THE
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SITE, FOR WHICH IS NOT SHOWN.
STREET, HELPS SOLVE SECURITY ISSUES, AND MAKES THE 02// BRINGING CORNER DOWN TO CREATE BETTER JOINING WITH THE CHURCH
CHURCH HAVE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO THE REST OF THE SITE
PARRALEL WITH HARRIS ST, WHICH IS DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY WITH
03// ALLOWING SPACE IN BETWEEN THE HISTORIC CHURCH AND THE PROPOSED BUILDING
06// CIRCULATION PATTERN THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COURTYARD AND
AVOIDS DWARFING THE CHURCH
IMPORTANT AREAS OF CIRCULATION ALSO INCLUDE THE SPACE
THE SITE’S CIRCULATION INCLUDES THREE PRIMARY NODES - ONE FOR THE COURTYARD, ONE FOR THE WOODED PARK ON THE UPPER LEVEL,
THE “CITY OF SYDNEY” ACTIVE STREET REGULATIONS. THE AREA WHICH IS AT THE BASE OF THE STONE CLIFF IS ALSO RESERVED FOR HIGH CIRCULATION TRAFFIC.
AND ONE IN THE UPPER TRANSITIONAL AREA THAT CONNECTS THE 04// BRINGING THE FACADE BACK TO CONNECT TO THE CHURCH
VARYING TOPO AND THE PATH FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SITE
07// DISLAYING THE VOID THAT CIRCULATION PATTERNS CREATED
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2
3
4
08// RAISING THE AREA OPPOSITE THE COURTYARD TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE TWO STOREYS, AND TO RESPECT THE NEIGHBORING CONTEXT 09// PROPORTIONATE GRID = VOID + NEGATIVE SPACE + REPITITION
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02.c // INFRASTRUCTURE
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GROUND FLOOR
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FIRST FLOOR
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SECOND FLOOR
KEY 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 //
ENTRANCE WAY SEATING / DINING GREEN SPACE + SEATING ADAPTABLE COMMON AREA BATHROOMS LIFT / STORAGE / MECHANICAL
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ENTRANCE WAY SEATING / DINING COMMON AREAS CLASSROOM + COOKING EQUIP. EXPANDED CLASSROOM ACCESSIBLE GREENROOF
AA
BB
HARRIS STREET
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SECTION AA
SECTION AA
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KEY 1 // 2 // 3 //
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SECTION BB
COMMON AREAS ADAPTABLE COMMON AREA EXPANDABLE CLASSROOM a NOT IN USE b IN USE CLASSROOM + COOKING EQIP.
5 // 6 // 7 //
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+ 44’
5
1
GREENROOF ADAPATABLE SEATING/DINING/COOKING SCHOOL SEATING/ DINING
+ 32’
1 6
SECTION BB
+ 20’
1
7
GROUND FLOOR
3
SECOND FLOOR
03.a // TIMELY DESIGN
TO ADAPT TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS AND OCCUPANT NEEDS, ETFE MEMBRANE CAN INFLATE TO YIELD AN INFINITE COMBINATION OF SPACES. THIS NON-PERMANENT FAÇADE IS FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE AND FUNCTIONAL..
03.b // ADAPTABLE CONFIGURATIONS/CIRCULATION
HARRIS STREET
HARRIS STREET
HARRIS STREET
HARRIS STREET
HARRIS STREET
HARRIS STREET
03.c // MATERIAL ANALYSIS
// ETFE ETFE AS AN [ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFER] AND A CATALYST FOR FLEXIBLE SPACES // BACKGROUND
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF ETFE (ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
// PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES
LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE HEAT TRANSFER MANUFACTURING STRUCTURAL ELASTICITY
// PRECEDENTS
EDEN PROJECT WATER CUBE MEDIA ICT BUILDING
H H F F C C C C H H F F n
OUTSIDE ETFE AIR
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INFLATE DEFLATE
ETFE AIR
AIR SUPPLY
2
INFLATE DEFLATE
ETFE AIR
3
INFLATE DEFLATE
ETFE INSIDE
BACKGROUND
ALTHOUGH PATENTED IN THE 1940S AND COMMERCIALLY USED SINCE THE 1970S, ETFE IS A RELATIVELY UNDERUTILIZED AND POORLY UNDERSTOOD MATERIAL. IT IS AN IDEAL MATERIAL FOR THE CURRENT PROJECT BECAUSE OF ITS LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL COMPOSITION, COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY. TO OFFER AN UNDERSTANDING OF ETFE IN BUILDING DESIGN, THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL ANALYSIS YIELDS MATERIAL QUALITIES OF ETFE, MANUFACTURING CONSIDERATIONS, AND PRECEDENT BUILDING STUDIES FOR CONSIDERATION. .
// PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES
LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE
VERY TRANSPARENT, TRANSMITS LIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE VISIBLE REGION (370-380NM)
STRUCTURAL
NONSTICK SURFACE, SELF-CLEANING
RESISTS
POLLUTANTS
AND
FOR THIS REASON, ETFE IS AN OPTIMAL CHOICE FOR BIOMES AND GREENHOUSES WHERE PLANT SPECIES REQUIRE THE FULL RANGE OF UV TRANSMITTANCE FOR HEALTH AND GROWTH
WILL NOT BREAK DOWN, DISCOLOR OR WEAKEN OVER TIME
IF UV LIGHT IS UNNECESSARY OR UNDESIRABLE, THERE ARE A RANGE OF OPTIONS TO GAIN SOLAR CONTROL, INCLUDING FRITTING OR TINTING
CAN SPAN UP TO 30 FEET WITHOUT ANY INTERNAL FRAMING
NATURALLY
MINIMAL WEIGHT
FIRE-RESISTANT QUALITIES HEAT TRANSFER
COMPARABLE TO GLASS IN THERMAL INSULATION
SKIN CAN BE USED TO DISPLAY LED LIGHTING FOR PROJECTIONS, GRAPHIC, OR INFORMATIVE DISPLAYS
THERMAL PROPERTIES CAN BE MAXIMIZED BY ADDING LAYERS OF FOIL (UP TO 5) TO INCREASE INSULATION PERFORMANCE CAN ALSO TREAT THE FOIL WITH SPECIAL COATINGS, PRINTS OR PAINT TO ENHANCE THERMAL PROPERTIES MANUFACTURING
REQUIRES MINIMAL ENERGY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INSTALLATION EXTREMELY LIGHTWEIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 1/10 WEIGHT OF GLASS HIGHLY SUSTAINABLE, 100% RECYCLABLE AT THE END OF ETFE FOIL LIFE, CAN BE MELTED AND REUSED IN NEW FOIL
ELASTICITY
CAN EXPAND TO 3 TIMES ITS NORMAL LENGTH WITHOUT LOSING ELASTICITY DOES NOT LOSE ELASTICITY OVER TIME
// PRECEDENTS
PROJECT NAME: EDEN PROJECT: CORNWALL, UK ARCHITECT: NICHOLAS GRIMSHAW YEAR BUILT: 2000
PROJECT NAME: WATERCUBE (NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTER): BEIJING, CHINA ARCHITECT: PTW ARCHITECTS YEAR BUILT: 2008
PROJECT NAME: MEDIA ICT BUILDING: BARCELONA, SPAIN ARCHITECT: CLOUD 9 YEAR BUILT: 2011
TWO PLANT BIOMES FIRST LARGE SCALE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT TO UTILIZE ETFE
DESIGNED TO MIMIC WATER MOLECULES EXTERIOR ETFE CUSHION ENVELOPE
OPTIMAL ENERGY USE NITROGEN CHEMICALS ACT AS UV REPELLANT IN ETFE BARRIER
04 // INSTALLATION THE [RESPONSIVE] KINETIC FACADE
WIND FLEX // PROJECT AIM
TO EXPLORE AND DESIGN A DEVICE RELATING TO AND INTERACTING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENOA. RESPONSIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES.
// GOALS
RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT RESPONSIVE TO WIND
SENSITIVITY TO SOLAR INPUT THE SURFACE //
HOT
WIND RESPONSE COLD
THE SURFACE OF THE INSTALLATION CHANGES COLOR BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF RADIATIVE HEAT IT RECEIVES THIS REACTION TO THE SUN (PHYSICAL PHENOMENON) CREATES AN ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT TO PASSERBYS WHO MAY NOTICE THE TRANSITION FROM AN OVERCAST DAY TO A SUNNY DAY.
PIVOT //
EACH PANEL PIVOTS AT ITS CENTER AXIS IN RESPONSE TO THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OF PREVAILING WINDS
INTRODUCTION
THE SHIFT TOWARDS FINDING ‘GREENER’ AND MORE SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF ENERGY HAS BEEN OF GREAT INTEREST TO SCIENTISTS AND DESIGNERS ALIKE IN RECENT YEARS. IRONICALLY, THIS TREND IS NOT ENTIRELY NOVEL AND CAN BE VIEWED AS A RENAISSANCE TO HOW EARLY CIVILIZATIONS WOULD RELY ON NATURALLY OCCURRING PHENOMENON TO UNDERSTAND THEIR WORLD AND UTILIZE NATURAL RESOURCES. AN ICONIC EXAMPLE IS THE SUNDIAL: A SIMPLE TOOL TO YIELD TIME OF DAY BASED UPON THE SUN’S POSITION AND SUBSEQUENT SHADOWS. THIS REBIRTH IN PHILOSOPHY GENERATES AWARENESS OF ONE’S PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS AND ENVIRONMENT. AS SUCH, THE FOLLOWING DESIGN INSTALLATION EMPLOYS THE POWER AND INTERACTIVE NATURE OF PHYSICAL PHENOMENON.
ABSTRACT
TO DEMONSTRATE THE UTILITY OF PHYSICAL PHENOMENON, A BUILDING SKIN HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HARVEST SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY THROUGH A SERIES OF PANELS. IN ORDER TO CAPTURE WIND POWER, EACH QUADRILATERAL TILE FUNCTIONS INDIVIDUALLY BY PIVOTING AND MOVING BASED UPON WIND PATTERNS. THE TILES ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER TO CREATE A FLUID APPEARANCE AND ALSO TO MAINTAIN DESIRED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE TILES INTERACT WITH SOLAR ENERGY BY CHANGING COLOR BASED UPON THE PRESENCE AND INTENSITY OF UV-RADIATION AND SUNLIGHT. THIS PROTECTIVE SKIN SERVES BOTH TO CAPTURE WIND ENERGY FOR CONVERSION AND TO
PREVENT SOLAR HEAT GAIN BY BLOCKING SUNLIGHT FOR THE NEIGHBORING BUILDING. THE UNDULATING TILES CREATE A FLUID MOTION WITH WIND MOVEMENT AND CREATE EVER-CHANGING SHADOWS WITH SHIFTING SOLAR POSITION. THE AESTHETIC FAÇADE ALLOWS THE ONLOOKER TO INTERACT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND THEREBY ENHANCES HIS OR HER UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICAL PHENOMENON.
FLUIDITY //
PANELS ARE CONNECTED AT ALL VERTICES TO CREATE A FLUID-LIKE AESTHETIC AND A DYNAMIC SYSTEM OF ELEMENTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A WAVE-RESEMBLING “WALL” RATHER THAN PANELS DANGLING INDEPENDENTLY.
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00.a // PREFACE
THE CULMINATION OF A SEMESTER’S RESEARCH AND STUDY OF THE ROLE OF PERFORMANCE IN ARCHITECTURE; THIS PROJECT SERVES TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN DESIGN. PERFORMANCE CAN BE MEASURABLE AND IMMEASURABLE. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. THE FOLLOWING PAGES EXEMPLIFY MY EFFORTS IN GAINING UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PERFORMANCE IS, IN 00.bA//COHESIVE SITE INTRODUCTION ITS ENTIRETY. MY APPROACH WAS COMPLEX. MY DESIRES AMBITIOUS. AND MY PROCEDURE WAS EXHAUSTIVE. BOUNDARIES THE GIVEN PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT STIPULATE THE LOCATION AND THE TYPE OF FACILITY. WITH REGARD TO LOCATION, THE PROJECT SITE IS IN THE SYDNEY SUBURB OF PYRMONT. THIS LOCATION IS SITUATED ON AN INTEGRAL STREET, WHICH SERVES AS THE SPINE OF THE COMMUNITY: HARRIS STREET. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES REQUIRE THE TYPE OF FACILITY TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER. HOWEVER, THE TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WAS DETERMINED BY CAREFUL RESEARCH TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THIS CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CENTER. THIS ANALYSIS YIELDED THE DECISION TO CREATE A CULINARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.
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