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A PROJECT BY JONATHAN KLEINHAMPLE STUDIO ROLAND RITTER
PERFORMATIVE ACCUMULATION
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this book constitutes an analysis conducted from August 2007 through December 2007 into VERTICAL PRODUCTION
city of research: SHANGHAI, CHINA
city of implementation: LOS ANGELES
PERFORMATIVE ACCUMULATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BRIEF SUMMARY OF RESEARCH INITIAL DESIGN STUDIES FINAL DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION
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INITIAL RESEARCH
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International Airport Code
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urban
fabric
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Until the 1980s, most Shanghainese lived in houses rarely higher
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two storeys.
Often than more than one family lived in one house and a single family might have as many as four generations living together. In some cases density levels were as high as
two-to-four square meters per person. http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
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vertical striation
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metropolis
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"China's using a very inexpensive labor force. They're assembly equipment, and they're not buying into robotic a lot of know-how to run those robots.
There's a lot of programming and expertise that they people so they just bought the best hardware that the sembly and production." Edward Burtynsky, photographer
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buying the best of the best in extrusion machines and cs at all -- because that's very expensive and it takes
y didn't have. But they had a workforce of 1.3 billion ey could buy and then used the labor force for the as-
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_burtynsky_china
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Lunch time in the cafeteria of Youngor Textiles, the l
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largest suit maker in China, lasts around 20 minutes.
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_burtynsky_china
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los angeles
urban singularity
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shanghai
urban multiplicity
urban industry
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rural industry
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INITIAL DESIGN STUDIES
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PERFORMATIVE ACCUMULATION REFERS TO GROUP BEHAVIOR OF AN AGGREGATION OF VERTICAL INDUSTRIAL FACTORIES. THE VERTICAL FACTORIES MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION WHILE MINIMIZING FOOTPRINT. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION AND VERTICAL PRODUCTION IS MANIFEST IN THE TRANSITIONAL SKIN ELEMENT WHOOSE STRIATED SURFACE ALLOWS FOR A TROPIC RESPONSE. THE RESULT IS AN INTELLIGENT SYSTEM THAT REACTS TO THE DYNAMIC DEMANDS IN CLIMATE AND VISUAL ENVIRONMENT. WHEN NOT IN RESPONSE TO THESE PARAMETERS, THE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE FALLS BACK INTO A STATE OF RELAXATION. THE CONTINUOUS KINETIC NATURE OF THE FACADE ALLOWS IT POSITION AS AN ICONIC ELEMENT IN THE LANDSCAPE TO RECEDE BEHIND ITS REFLEXIVE FUNCTION. THE MAT THROUGH WHICH THE VERTICAL FACTORIES PROTRUDES IS A VARREGATED POROSITY THAT ATTEMPTS TO ACUTELY CHANNEL THE DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACTORIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE A PUBLIC INTERACTIVE SPACE THAT ALLOWS NEIGHBORHOOD INFILTRATION.
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40’ X 40’ MODULE AGGEGATION
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PERFORMATIVE DIRECTIVE FROM SLIME MOLD AGGREGATION AND PRODUCTION INDIVIDUAL MOLD CELLS RELEASE A PHEROMONE THAT IN TURN INFORMS CELLS TO AGREGATE AND FURTHER RELEASE THEIR OWN PHEROMONE. THIS CAUSES A UNIQUE AGGREGATION AND CLUSTERING OF CELLS IN ORDER TO PERFORM A TASK NO SINGLE CELL COULD PERFORM. THIS PERFORMATIVE LOGIC IS USED TO AGGREGATE THE VERTIAL PRODUCTION TOWERS ON THE SITE USING THE SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION AS ITS SET OF LIMIITING PARAMETERS.
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STRUCTURAL FRAME STUDIES
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SKIN DEVELOPMENT
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TRANSITION INTO FINAL DEVELOPMENT
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The facade is a reactive system that enables the building to respond to different climatic and visual conditions. The skin is composed of ETFE inflatable panels that have within them a pneumatic piston. This piston can extend beyond the boundary of the facade in order to release a FINE MIST. This mist creates a micro climate within and surrounding the building. Small mechanical pores imbedded in the lattice structure open when the mist is released in order to allow transmission of cool air into the building. The mist also affords the building a degree of visual seperation from the sun.
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CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
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FINAL VISION
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“...FACTORIES ARE THE NEW CATHEDRALS.” __GREG LYNN
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