NEWINGTON ARMOURY FOLLIES WINSTON LIEW (460330950) YUCHEN WU (460129583)
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CONTENTS
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Introduction
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The Lindenmayer System
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Methodology
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Linework Study
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Case Study: Capsule Tower
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Case Study Parc de la Villette
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Site
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Site Analysis
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Timeline
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Biodiversity Investigation
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L-system geometry study
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Geometry classification
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Site Mapping
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Axonometric Drawings
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Meta Plan
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Sea Folly Render
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Model Photos
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FOLLY / ‘fali/ (n): - a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement.
- a building that has no practical purpose but was built in the past for decoration
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Imagine a site in the future which is scattered with hugh artifacts. Half of these artifacts are overrun by Nature. You can see artifacts partially submerged in water - rendered inaccessible by traditional means. You see tall structures which first reached to the height of tree tops but now are surrounded by tree stumps. Abandoned, disused and isolated. Only the shadow of there former lives and use persist. Now you look to the other artifacts in the site. Although equally as old, these artifacts have maintained their integrity through time. These artifacts are placed in safer zones on the site. Their original purpose has been retained. They regularly attract visitors who are then able to experience the site in a engaging and novel way. You can sense an uneasy tension between the used and disused artifacts in the site.
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Fig. 1 Fractal Weeds Fractal weeds. (2005). [image] Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fractal_ weeds.jpg [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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THE LINDENMAYER SYSTEM (L SYSTEM)
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L SYSTEM The L-system or the Lindenmayer system is a nomenclature developed by Aristid Lindenmayer, a hungarian theoretical biologist and botanist.The system consists of symbols that are used to make a a set of production rules that create a 2 dimensional or 3 dimensional geometry. A particular L system rule consists of an initial “axiom� string, and a formula for translating the strings into geometry.
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branches follow a set of rules known as strings...
string default_rule = “F]++F|F||F]-FF|F]]”
string default_rule = “FF|+F}FF}-F+F|”
string default_rule = “F[FF]+F[F|+F|+F]]”
string default_rule = “F[-F]F++F|+F]-F||F”
Fig. 2 L System Branching L-Systems. (2019). [image] Available at: http://www.erase.net/projects/l-systems/ [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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These mathematically generated forms are dependent on the derivation number (n) or number of evolutions, the angle (in deg.)
n=5, angle=25.7 deg. F F = F[+F]F[-F]F
n=5, angle=20 deg. F F = F[+F]F[-F][F]
n=4, angle=22.5 deg. F F = FF-[-F+F+F+F]+[+FF-F}
Fig. 3 L-system branching and their respective formulas Lindenmayer, A. (1990). Examples of plant-like structures generated by bracketed OLsystems.. [image] Available at: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Algorithmic-Beauty-of-Plants-Prusinkiewicz-Lindenmayer/257c08b0a31deee145a7ec85890f11ec96eefbcc/figure/16 [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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METHODOLOGY
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WINSTON LIEW (460330950) YUCHEN WU (460129583)
ONE STEM, 3 BRANCHES
1. Axiom - move 3 units in the Z axis
2. 2nd derivation - spawning into 3 branches
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3. 3rd derivation - each branch them spawns 3 other branches
L-SYSTEM RESEARCH & FORM GENERATION MARC40003 - DIGITAL STUDIO WINSTON LIEW (460330950) YUCHEN WU (460129583)
OUR RULE BASED SYSTEM We first start off with an axiom. The axiom follows the formula: C = &FFFA. The axiom (or stem) moves 3 units in the Z axis and then splits into 3 branches following the main formula ( A = [C]//// [C]////[C]). This derivation is able to repeat over and over again.
grasshopper script to generate L - system lineworks:
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L SYSTEM GEOMETYRY LINE WORK STUDY Using the Rabbit grasshopper plugin, we generated various branching forms. We mapped out all possibilities in 15 degree increments from 0 degrees to 360 degrees. The script went through the 2nd, 4th and 6th derivation or evolution to produce this array of forms. Beyond 360 degree, the geometries would repeat itself.
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GEOMETRY EXPLORATION 1
90 degrees
75 degrees
60 degrees
45 degrees
30 degrees
15 degrees
2nd derivation
4th derivation
6th derivation
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GEOMETRY EXPLORATION 2
180 degrees
165 degrees
150 degrees
135 degrees
120 degrees
105 degrees
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2nd derivation
4th derivation
6th derivation
GEOMETRY EXPLORATION 3
270 degrees
255 degrees
240 degrees
225 degrees
210 degrees
195 degrees
2nd derivation
4th derivation
6th derivation
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GEOMETRY EXPLORATION 4
360 degrees
345 degrees
330 degrees
315 degrees
300 degrees
285 degrees
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2nd derivation
4th derivation
6th derivation
Can Architecture function like an organism? Can it grow based on a set of underlying rules? Can its components be built upon and replaced by modular units? Replenished and nourished like nutrients to a plant...
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CASE STUDY CAPSULE TOWER (1965 - PRESENT) The Capsule Tower designed by Kisho Kurakawa and completed in 1972. It resides in Shimbashi, Tokyo. It is one of the main examples of the Metabolism movement which was an architectural reaction to Japan’s participation in World War II. The building is made of the modular cubes functioning as residential units.
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Fig. 4 Capsule Tower 2018 Nakagin Capsule Tower 02. (2018). [image] Available at: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:2018_Nakagin_Capsule_Tower_02.jpg [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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CASE STUDY
Fig. 6 a+t architecture publishers. 2019. Nakagin Capsule Tower. Image. https://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/919983/ diario-de-viaje-por-tokio-arquitectura-y-manga/5d14d9fb284dd1e8b70000b8-diario-de-viaje-por-tokio-arquitectura-y-manga-imagen?next_project=no. Kisho Kurokawa Nagakin Capsule Tower Ginza, Tokyo Tokyo Prefecture, 1972
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Metalocus. 2019. Image. https://www.archdaily.com.br/br/01-36195/classicos-da-arquitetura-nakagin-capsule-tower-kisho-kurokawa?ad_medium=gallery.
Torre Nagakin Capsule. 2019. Image. https://es.wikiarquitectura.com/ edificio/torre-nagakin-capsule/#nakagin-capsule-planos-y-sec-
Fig. 7 Capsule Tower Nakagin By Kisho Kurokama. 2019. Image. https://www. metalocus.es/es/noticias/torre-de-capsulas-nakagin-tokio-1969-72.
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Fig. 8 assemblage diagram Nakagin Capsule Tower Construction Process. 2019. Image. http://slowmedia.net/news/2011/03/nct_constructio.html.
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Desk section
Window section
Shower section
Sectional plan
Fig. 9 Capsule Tower Nakagin By Kisho Kurokama. 2019. Image. https://www. metalocus.es/es/noticias/torre-de-capsulas-nakagin-tokio-1969-72.
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frame, face, volumn Fig. 10 Torre Nagakin Capsule. 2019. Image. https://es.wikiarquitectura.com/edificio/torre-nagakincapsule/#nakagin-capsule-planos-y-secciones-bi.
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Fig. 11 Zanardi, Catherine. 2019. Circulation. Image. https://catherinezanardi.com/ Study-Nakagin.
Floor by oor mapping,depicting individual capsule transformation
Zoned by three levels, progressing in a helical manner. Grey zone indicates the degree of variation from proceeding oors
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Fig. 12 Capsule Tower in construction Kurakawa, K. (1970). Nakagin Capsule Tower (in construction). [image] Available at: http://enacit3srv5.epfl.ch/WP_2013_SA/formery/?author=111&paged=2 [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].
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“Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space.� - Bernard Tschumi
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PARC DE LA VILLETTE CASE STUDY: In 1982, Bernard Tschumi won the competition for the Parc de la Vilette in Paris, France. In his scheme he developed a series of follies scattered around the site. The follies seemingly look randomised but they follow a underlying grid superimposed on the site by Tschumi. The end result is a park populated by architectural structures that encourage visitors to play and discover the site uniquely.
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Fig. 13 Isometric of Parc de la Villette Tschumi, B. (1982). Parc de la Villette Paris, 1982-1998. [image] Available at: http://www.tschumi.com/ projects/3/ [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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The isometric plan of the Parc de la Villette shown on the left illustrates the positioning of the follies in relation to an underlying grid. The formality of the grid is broken up by various architectural interventions such as walls and landscaping. The purpose of the design is to invite the vistors to interact with the site uniquely and informally in a measured manner imposed by Tschumi.
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Fig. 14 Isometric of Par de la Villette Tschumi, B. (1986). Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Follies and Galleries, isometrics). [image] Available at: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/625 [Accessed 16 Oct.
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Fig. 15 Folly 1
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Fig. 16 Folly 2
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Fig. 17 Folly 3
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Fig. 18 Folly 4
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THE SITE The site for our proposal is the Newington Armoury Park. The site is bordered by the sea shore, a salt marsh to the north east and a forest to the south east. In the site, there are buildings dating back to World War II - military bunkers,bomb and explosive facilities, a cargo loading dock, and a train line that was used to previously transport military wares to and from the site.
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Fig. 19 Aerial of Newington Armoury Park
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Fig. 20 Military Bunker
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Dumanat, J. (2019). Untitled. [image] Available at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/ aa649826df04400787cd2a34318771ae [Accessed 12 Nov. 2019].
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Fig. 21 Train Tracks along the wharf
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Dumanat, J. (2019). Untitled. [image] Available at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/ aa649826df04400787cd2a34318771ae [Accessed 12 Nov. 2019].
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Fig. 22 Train Tracks
Dumanat, J. (2019). Untitled. [image] Available at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/aa649826df0440
00787cd2a34318771ae [Accessed 12 Nov. 2019].
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Fig. 23 Tunnel
Dumanat, J. (2019). Untitled. [image] Available at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/aa649826df044
400787cd2a34318771ae [Accessed 12 Nov. 2019].
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Fig. 24 Salt Marsh
Webb, C. (2016). saltmarsh_sopa. [image] Available at: https://cameronwebb.files.wordpress.com/2
2015/11/saltmarsh_sopa.jpg [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
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PIC
Fig. 25 Wharf crane
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Dumanat, J. (2019). Untitled. [image] Available at: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/ aa649826df04400787cd2a34318771ae [Accessed 12 Nov. 2019].
PRELIMINARY SITE INVESTIGATION
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SITE ANALYSIS_OVERVIEW
transport paths water edge condition Newington Armoury site
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SITE ANALYSIS OVERVIEW The figure shows an overview of the site. It reports the various access points which ultimately connect to the Newington Armoury site. The forms of transport that appear on the site are ferries, small trains and roads for vehicle access.
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SITE ANALYSIS_FUTURE WATER LEVEL
water edge condition Newington Armoury site
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WATER EDGE CONDITION IN 2100 The figure shows the future water edge condition in the year 2100. The salt marsh (as shown on the right of the diagram) rises 1.1 metres in height and floods the grass plains adjacent to it during the high tide. The wharf to the north of the site also will be prone to flooding in 2100. Leading to roads to be submerge in sea water as well as increase the saline concentration in the soil.
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SITE ANALYSIS_HERITAGE BUILDINGS
heritage buildings
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HERITAGE BUILDINGS LOCATION The figure shows the locations of various heritage buildings in Sydney Olympic Park. The various heritage buildings in the Newington Armoury Park are a retrofitted theatre, a museum, an artist residence, and a multi-purpose facility which hosts different sorts of extra-curriculars.
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TIMELINE A VERTICAL TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS AROUND SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AND BEYOND
20,000 years ago
Most of the landownership was under two families- the Blaxlands and the Wentworths in the early 1800s,
early 1800s 1827
By the late 1800s, the land in Homebush area was mostly used for agricultural purposes.
The closure of Newington Armament Depot and its associated ammunition supply chain in December 1992.
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There was a tear gas escape in the 1960s
late 1980s
1992 The last ammunition operation was conducted over the wharf on 14 December 1999.
SInce the begining of the 20th century, the impact of landfill has been significant
1941-1944 1960s
Many areas were polluted by dumped waste and the rejuvenation did not commence until late 1980s.
The military held control of all magazines until 1921.
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early 1900s The depot was expanded further during wartime from 1941 to 1944.
By 1827, Blaxland built a number of salt pans, manufacturing 8 tons of salt daily
late 1800s
1863-1921
450 patients were living in a state asylum
min 1,000 generations of first Australians have lived in the Homebush area
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2000 Olympic Game
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK BIODIVERSITY INFOGRAPHICS
Total salt marsh area (ha)
Auburn Sydney Olympic Park Strathfield Canada Bay City of Sydney Subtotal
Species:Invasive/exotic Juncus acutus
Species: Lampranthus
Species: Haloscarcia
Species: Wilsonia
1.855 23.456 1.067 2.137 0.193 28.716
Parramatta Ryde Warringah Auburn Sydney Olympic Park Strathfield St Subtotal
25 3 1 9 48 3 89
Ryde Sydney Olympic Park Strathfield Subtotal
1 26 23 50
Parramatta Auburn Sydney Olympic Park Subtotal
5 2 9 16
Parramatta Ryde Auburn Sydney Olympic Park Strathfield Canada Bay B Subtotal
6 3 3 16 3 2 33
Olympic Park/Total Percentage(%) 81.6
Olympic Park/Total Percentage(%) 53.9
Olympic Park/Total Percentage(%) 52.0
Olympic Park/Total Percentage(%) 56.2
Olympic Park/Total Percentage(%) 48.5
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L - SYSTEM GEOMETRY Taking the linework generated by the L system script from the Rabbit plugin. we then placed the basic unit of a cube along the path of the linework to create geometries. The script went through the 2nd, 4th and 6th derivation or evolution to produce this array of forms.
Grasshopper script to generate the L-system geometry:
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CLASSIFICATION OF GEOMETRY Distilling the geometries produced by the grasshopper script, we collated them into a table of classification. We distinguished these geometries based on their potential architectural properties in order to infer a preliminary architectural use.
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DESIGNING FOR THE SITE Following from our clasifications of the L system geometries, we interrogated what formal architectural traits they possessed that could be used to create the folly precinct. We selected geometries that could be employed in the forest, the salt marsh and the sea.
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MAPPINGS OF THE SITE CONDITIONS
2019 SALT MARSH CONDITION
2019 WATER CONDITION
2019 WICKED PROBLEMS
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2050 SALT MARSH CONDITION
2050 WATER CONDITION
2050 WICKED PROBLEMS
2100 SALT MARSH CONDITION
2100 WATER CONDITION
2100 WICKED PROBLEMS
MAPPINGS OF THE SITE CONDITIONS
The proposed follies are superimposed over a grid and follows a couple of 2D L system lineworks which determine the path to layout the future pavilions along. The 2D lineworks also adds a visual cue which help lead the visitors to the other follies. 2D linework (135 deg, 2nd derivation)
2D linework (225 deg, 6th derivation)
Grid @ 20m cc
Fig. 30 Aerial isometric of the site
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AXONOMETRIC DRAWINGS The following pages show the axonometric drawings on the follies. The first 4 follies have a twin, one black and one white. It represents the present and future folly respectively. The remaining 2 follies are a larger scale and are permanent in the site. Their functions evolve and adapt to their surrounding conditions.
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TOWER FOLLY The tower folly is derived from the 2nd derivation, 345 degree geometry of our L system morphology generation. We realised that by inverting the shape we could have a interpret from it a sense of verticality and a branching out. These traits lend themselves to becoming a tower folly to watch look over the park and get a high vantage point for a panaramic view of the site.
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FOREST FOLLY The forest folly is derived from the 2nd derivation, 120 degree geometry generated by our L system study. Like the Tower Folly, it is also inverted to exploit the verticality of the stem as well as its large branching. We pictured this geometry to be perfect for a forest folly owing to the fact that the geometry would lend itself to being able to be amongst the tree tops and bird watching.
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PRESENT FOLLIES
FUTURE FOLLIES
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SALT MARSH FOLLY The Salt Marsh folly is derived from the 2nd derivation, 270 degree L system geometry. We exploited the orthogonal morphology of the geometry and proposed to make use of the verticality and cantilevering quality of the geometry. The folly allows one to walk up a weaving staircase and walk through a corridor with a framed view at the end.
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PRESENT FOLLIES
FUTURE FOLLIES
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PLAYGROUND FOLLY The playground geometry is derived from the 2nd derivation, 240 degree L system geometry. It makes use of the multiplicity of space in its branching. For this geometry we chose not to invert it and decided to make small spaces that children could crawl through or climb up.
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PRESENT FOLLIES
FUTURE FOLLIES
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UNDERGROUND & SEA FOLLY The underground Seed Folly is derived from the 6th derivation, 345 degree L system geometry. We decided to use the shape of the geometry as the negative space cavity in the underground folly. The Sea folly is composed of a 2nd derivation, 225 degree geometry as well as the same 6th derivation, 345 degree geometry. The geometry creates a man made rock formation leading to the sea folly. The sea folly is a monolithic structure anchored to the sea bed. It invites its visitors to walk around in transparent glass boxes hanging over the sea.
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PRESENT & FUTURE FOLLIES
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SEA FOLLY
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SALT MARSH FOLLY
FOREST FOLLY
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