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Any serious “rethinking” of architecture atthe start of this century cannot be undertakenwithout upsetting the structure and emphasesof the traditional profession, of traditionaltypologies, and of traditional modes ofenvisaging the architectural subject …

Vidler, Anthony (2000). ‘Review of Rethinking Architecture and The Anaesthetics of Architecture by Neal Leach’, Harvard Design Magazine, 11, pp. 1-4, p. 3

Expression of Interest

X.1. Case for InnovationX.1.1 Architecture as a DiscourseX.1.2. Computing in ArchitectureX.1.3. Case for Innovation Conclusion

X.2. Research ProjectX.2.1. Scope of Possibilities

X.2.1.1. Matrix CombinationsX.2.1.2. Reverse-Engineered Case-StudyX.2.1.3. Material EffectsX.2.1.4. Assembly Methods

X.2.2. Research Project ConclusionX.3. Competitive AdvantageX.4. Interim Outcome

case for in-nova-tion

x.1

Pratt Institute, Higgin Hall Insertion,Brooklyn, NY, US.Steven Hollyr 2005

architecture as a discourseprecedent |1|

Architecture can always be the new begining no matter in any context. The new extension of Pratt Institue by Steven Holl create such emergence feeling between the old and new context. It is merely a symbiotic process on how architecture should achieve in any context in order the persuade a new identity of a new explora-tion. With the exploration of new presentable methods and ideas where it is how architecture should contribute.

as a new intervention of a new beginingas a system of symbiotic process

discourse

Steven Holl has manipulated the new insertion hall from a 100 years old context into a newly breath, eyes catching, but humble way of facade. He created a transition kind of experience which i see it as a kind of discourse in between the two different lan-guage. As the transition is not just the facade, but also the interior, the transition of the dissonance between the fl oor plates, where its spaces transition happened as well as the light transition hap-pened. The using of translucent material as the major skin create a energetic interior space while at the day time, as well as energetic surrounding while at the night. I would say the building itself has create a sense of energetic form from inside out all the time.

"An ingenious piece of urban infill. It is one of those rare interventions that has ended up creating the

institution as a new beginning".-Kenneth Framptom (2006). Domus 896.

As the Wyndham City Council wanted a new indentity that repre-sent the context itself in more innovative way. Here i see how ar-chitecture should persuade more into what Richard William(2005) writes about ‘architecture as a form of art; architecture as a symbolic realm; architecture as spatial experience‘. These should see as part of how architecture could communicate with the audiences. Through different range of ideas exploration.

References:1. Images sourced from : <http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?id=43&recentpress=50>2. Kenneth Frampton, 2006. Kenneth on Holl, Domus October 2006, pp42-48.

NYU Department of Philosophy, New York, US.Steven Hollyr 2007

References:1. Images sourced from : <http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?id=21&recentpress=120>2. Aurthur C.Danto, 2008. House in Use, Art Forum, pp126.

precedent |2|

architecture as a discourse

"Architecture is as much a philosophical, social or professional real as it is a material

one".-Richard William 2005

This infill pieces of breathtaking new staircase in the NYU Department Philoshophy building has created such sense of enlighten. A totally new language that apply-ing into a classical building space. It is the new spatial experience that Steven Holl try to achieve through new exploration of how material could present to provide such environment. The perforated patterns on the stair-case skin where the new computing technologies design techniques can achieve more in variable way. Architecture in a sense that should achieve a new spatial experience where suit the social context. In this case, it seem not a traditional kind of context, but yet it repre-sents how the social could change through the manipu-lation of the architecture ideas. It ends up providing a new experience to the society, and from there, the social evolve by the new inspiration, and from there, the new inspiration then elvove into another new inspiration. As writes by Patrick Schumacher:

"The phenomenon of architecture can be most adequately grasped if it is analyzed as an autonomous network(autopoietic system)

of communications".It is where the architecture is the self generated phenom-enon that should achieve in through the social context. But yet, in facts, it might not seem this kind of achieve-ment here, but the approach or idea here seemingly give us a sign on how architecture should inpired people as well as inspired by the people or others.

'Holl has unveiled his newest, most poetic space to date (...). Holl's studio transformed

the straightforward program (...) with a single spatial element that encourages in-

teraction.'-Mimi Zeiger 2008 (Azure)

As the Wyndham City Council wanted an inspires and enriches municipality proposal. Where i think the auto-poietic system of architecture should apply. The project gateway should keep self generated in discourse. Where the greatest interaction is a must as the start!

precedent |3|

architecture as a discourse

discourseas the injection of energetic form

This project was a conceptual idea of a new extension residential, commercial and an automobile showroom from SDCC convention centre at Bukit Kiara, KL. A con-ventional , rigid and enclosing space is just as bore as it is, there is no new sensation to generate the new kind of excitement of the entire region.

PersonalAutomobile Showroom,conceptual project,Bukit Kiara, KL.yr 2009

Architecture should generate more energetic space from the exisiting places that it had. To let us explore a different kind of sensation through out the whole ar-chitecture entities. Where it should be let people talk about it, aprreciate about it, and even anticipated in it in a longer times.

Computing in Architecture

Parametric modelling see as the powerful tools fo solving the complex is-sue by the comtemporary digital design period. It provide a variable so-lution to be tested for a better solution outcomes. In parametric design, where the particular shape is not the always, but it was by assigning differ-ent values and to the parameters, hence different objects or configurations can be created.

Novel Interiorities for Existing Structural Systems

Parametric Design

0RN8

"Parametric design calls for re-jection of fixed solutions and for an explorations of infinity

variable of possibilities" - Branko Kolarevic 2003

As Wyndham City Council asks for an innovative proposal which is abstract, aspirational intent and feeling. Where parametric design surely can provide these kind of exploration through digital way, then, within a digital way of exploration, it can fasten the tests by saving a lot of times. It also can be accurately framed in such a way that suit the requirement of the city council intentions.

"parametrics can provide for a powerful conceptual of architec-tural form by describing a range of posibilities, replacing in the process stable with variable, sin-

gularity with multiplicity" - Branko Kolarevic 2003

Reference:1. Images sourced from : <http://www.evolo.us/architecture/parametric-design-studies-on-novel-interiorities-for-existing-structural-sys-tems-0rn8/#more-12223>

Computing in ArchitectureScripting Culture

"Scripting affords signifi-cant engagement between com-puter and user by automating routine aspects and repeti-tive activities, thus fas-cilating a far greater range of petential outcomes for same investment in time"

- Burry 2011

directed by,Alisa Andrasek

Probotics Team:Knut Brunier, Diego Rossel, Jose Sanchez,Anica Taneja

Centre Pompidou,probotics team - biothing

"the antidode to stan-dardisation forced by am-bition to lower production

costs, rather than any more sophisticated motiva-

tion" - Burry 2011

Reference:1. Images sourced from : < http://www.flickr.com/photos/47408481@N02/with/4346173302/ >2. Vague Terrain, Journal Website, Viewed 22 March 2012. < http://vagueterrain.net/journal14/agentware/01 >3. Extra Sources : < http://vimeo.com/5218082 >

Parametric thinking approach is not enough, and without a good tool to generate parametric design, the idea will just faded away. Scripting allow the potential to be used as a tool in parametric designs. As Burry(2011) writes, ‘scripting as a driving force for 21st century architectural thinking‘, where to encompass such complexity design issue that Western Gate-way wanted, scripting can help in generate more sophisti-cated form into logical way of presenting or even fabricated it in the later stage. Scripting allow the us to reduce time we use into investigate the process of design. Where it can reduce the costs of pro-duction for investigate the appropriateness design idea. As respone to what Wyndham City Council wanted an ability of completing a project of this size, type and budget. As script-ing allowed us to explore the size easier, the variable types easier, and for sure in the budget range.

case for in-no-va-tionconclusionArchitecture seemingly elvoving through time, it is a never ending process, it rep-resents the ‘zegeist‘ in certain social context or even globally. Just like ‘bauhaus‘ where at that times of period, mass production is the way to solve the over de-manding of the housing issue, and then it affects architecture into that process as well. And that time it was thought of as a new innovation in architecture. But time pass, for now, digital is such a great advanced techniques since the first tool like CAD which helping us in drafting easier and faster. By now perhaps to indicate all the complex design, where we found how digital techniques could help us explore more in the process, along the process, and the finished products of the proocess. As the encompass so many differents or challanged criteria where it is more com-plex in the sense, a lot of demand not just about the building structures itself, it is the mood that architecture want to achhieve to the audience. For Western Gateway Projects, where seemingly discourse that have to achieve in innovative way. Which we need to produce a piece of work that symbolized the innovation of times now that can give the social to talk about it, to appreciate about it and to live within it notions. Through the precedents study of how architecure discourse and the computing techniques, where I found out it is a great tools to help in designing process.

re-search proj-ects

x.2scope for possibilities

cut n develop

matrix combinationsRhino & Grasshopper Defi nationExperiment of Input + Association + Output

naturetheme

The Wyndham City council aims for a gateway design to achieve ab-stract forms that inspires positive arrival experience and emphasis the natural environment, histories and heritage of municipality. In relation to the topic of nature, the concept was inspired by the very basic form of nature: plants. From the invisible cells, formulating a physi-cal stem which grows leafs and petals in repetition, generating a flow-er; it is the concept of parts to whole in architecture: the interrela-tion between components which formulates the structure from the very foundation. From this origin, the design process experiments the ex-tent in which seamless dots formulates a line, and lines formulates an image, shadow, light and motion from very simple adjustments in vari-ous combination of Input, Association and Outputs; embracing design aim.

hitoshi abe

AOBATEI restaurant

intention

soft surface boundaryTo recreate the characteristic natural envi-ronment of Sendai into the restaurant

The curvature form of perforated steel imitates the road side Zelkovas tree, and through innovative digital designs of per-foration in the material, the backlit lighting projects the image of trees and produces a seamless ‘soft boundary surface’ which show the continuity from roadside landscape into interior space of Aoba Tei.

Reverse-Engineered Case Study

TECHNIQUESSQUARE GRID LINE+IMAGE SAMPLER+CIRCLE

INPUT :

ASSOCIATION :

OUTPUT :

SCALE : 0.09 SCALE : 0.11

SCALE : 0.20

SCALE : 0.23

SCALE : 0.13

SCALE : 0.25 SCALE : 0.28

SCALE : 0.15 SCALE : 0.18

test 1

TECHNIQUESSQUARE GRID LINE+IMAGE SAMPLER+CIRCLE

INPUT :

ASSOCIATION :

OUTPUT :

test 2

SCALE : 0.04 SCALE : 0.06 SCALE : 0.08

SCALE : 0.10 SCALE : 0.15 SCALE : 0.20

SCALE : 0.25

The test 1 & test 2 patterns were generated by explicit grid input + im-ages smapler association + circle output. It is a test on how parameter changes affect the scale, density and the contrast of it. Images sampler is a powerful tools to reflect the images into an abstarct way. Wherelse the explicit grid used to organised the grid in certain sizes.

To try to achieve how AOBA TEI patterns look like, the testing with same image but inversely to find the appropriate feeling seemingly same as AOBA TEI patterns.

TECHNIQUESSQUARE GRIDLINE+IMAGE SAMPLER + RATIONALISATION+CIRCLE

INPUT :

ASSOCIATION :

OUTPUT :

test 3

Through altering the parameter and scripting it through rationalisation process, we then can ra-tionalised the dots in several standard size. The standard size peforated holes will allow easy fr-abication in future.

After the process of rationalisation, we then ex-plore the peforated holes into several shape as well.

4mm,6mm,9mm spacing 15mm

12mm,16mm,18mm spacing 20mm

2mm,4mm,5mm spacing 15mm

4.5mm,6mm,10mm spacing 20mm

2.5mm,1.5mm,3mm spacing 15mm

3.5mm,7mm,8mm spacing 20mm

Restaurant Aoba Tei by Hitoshi Abe ‘establishes a visual dialogue’ between the characteristic land-scapes of Sendai into the internal environment of the restaurant. This case study provides further architectural philosophy, exploring the boundary of relationship between nature and the materi-ality. What is materiality? What is nature? All material is a formed of nature in one way or another, then where does the line lie to separate the two? Thus leads to the exper-imentation of physical abilities of cardboard. It is stiff and rigid simi-lar to perforated steel (materiality) used in Aoba Tei, and under submergence it softens, bends like wood (nature) over long pe-riod of environmental exposure. Our aim to produce an imitation of Aoba Tei restaurant but also to further explore the transi-tion of space, which cardboard is used as a physical transition medium (distortion of material-ity and nature) between the ex-ternal and internal space. The perforation of material imitates and projects nature and the sen-sation of natural environment.

Material Effects

“Experiment through the light and metalized effects of the

model.It show how the reflective effect vary with curvature

of the form.”

“Experiment of bend-ing and light casting into

enclosed space.”

“Experiment of over-lapping when met the

light source.It show how the light and shadow changes

with distance.”

start

This showing how the patterns of light changing while camera pan through the overlapping patterns in an extreme dark light condi-tions.

end

http://vimeo.com/41079058

“Experiment through the ex-treme dark en-vironment with

overlaying of few panels.”

The steel plates patterns were welded onsite with specialised professional craftmanship. Craftman were able to deform the steel panels at key points by heating and chilling. The assembly methods of the model is similar to Aoba Tei restaurant. A thin framing element is used to permenantly prop the steel/cardboard into the desired curvature form; setting the wall in place. The steel walls were assembled from smaller segments; the model presented is at the scale of 1:5 to the steel panels. Perforated steel was precasted and assembled on site. Our model was laser cutted and assembled accordingly to the framming.

AssemblyMethods

re-search proj-ectsconclusion

Through the search process in Matrix Combinations process, we see how potential these tools can be express our choosen theme ideas. The changing of parameter of swapping the differents INPUT + ASSOCIATION + OUTPUT, different effects can be generated. With the exploration of these, we then have a test on the reverse engineer process of a case study.

The AOBA TEI project give us to explore not only the images patterns that are abstract, but also his idea behind how the lighting effects may gave us inspiration on the next project proposal. Its differential inten-sity of light effect is so attractive to provide different mood.

The installation of AOBA TEI is quite complex, where a well skill craft-man is needed to join up the panel into perfect. There is an disad-vatages where the process of installation by welding is quite trouble-some and slow. But with the digital design techniques, it could lead us in explore further in the next proposal which assembly methods or installtion methods would bring the great time saving. Meanwhile, the material choosing in AOBA TEI is easy to manipulate, where it still will be assembly in ease, just the structural issue needed to be solved in later stage.

Competitive Advantage

WESTERN GATEWAY

Concept - “An Abstract Moment” - the moment that cannot be just the abeyance one, it should ever changing(just like how the activi-ties along the highway which is ever changing and unpredictable)

The ‘hang’ and ‘go’ is the way to keep the memories of the ‘abstract moment’. Where the ‘abstract moment’ should be like talking to the audience along the highway as well as around the site.

Art is the uprising features of the Wyndham City, where they try to attract tourist by promoting art, and culture activities. They have several public art supporting event which including the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award(2000-2008) and Sculpture Walk at Werribee Park.

aspiration intentnatural environmentarrival experienceabstractfeelingnew identity