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Ambient Systems
Sentient Architectures: at Home
Rodolphe el-Khoury with Nashid Nabian
Research II
ambient |ambnt|
adjective [ attrib. ]
of or relating to the immediate surroundings of something
system |sistm|
noun
1 a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole
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The Ambient Umbrella lets you know when rain or
snow is in the forecast by illuminating its handle.
Light patterns intuitively indicate rain, drizzle, snow,
or thunderstorms. Automatically receives local
weather data from AccuWeather.com no setup,
no sensors, no wet commute. This intelligent um-
brella has you covered.
Ambient Systems
http://www.ambientdevices.com/pro
ducts/umbrella.html\
http://www.ambientdevices.com/products/umbrella.html\
Ambient Umbrella
Ambient Umbrella
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The Beacon is a frosted-glass cube that glows
different colors to display real time stock market
trends, trafc congestion, pollen forecasts, or any
other Ambient information channel: weather, wind-
speed, pollen, trafc congestion, and more.
Ambient Systems
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/products.html
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/products.h
tml
Ambient Weather Beacon
Ambient Weather Beacon
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The Braille Interpreter is a single-nger glove that
features a tactile sensor, a Bluetooth headphone
and interpreting software. The glove has a tactile
sense at the index nger. The heart of the device
sits at the back of the hand which is also respon-
sible for converting data from the sensor into voice.
In order the blind person hear these auditory sig-
nals a earpiece is attached which connects to the
main device via bluetooth technology.
We present the design of a cost-effective wearable
sensor to detect and indicate the strength and other
characteristics of the electric eld emanating from
a laptop display. Our bracelet can provide an im-
mediate awareness of electric elds radiated from
an object used frequently. Our technology thus sup-ports awareness of ambient background emanation
beyond human perception. We discuss how detec-
tion of such radiation might help to ngerprint de-
vices and aid in applications that require determina-
tion of indoor location.
Ambient Systems
http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projec
t.php?recid=110
http://wiredcubes.com
/braille-interpreter/
EMF Bracelet
Braille Interpreter
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The system measures slight variations in bright-
ness produced by the ow of blood through blood
vessels in the face. Public-domain software is used
to identify the position of the face in the image, and
then the digital information from this area is broken
down into the separate red, green and blue portions
of the video image. In tests, the pulse data derived
from this setup were compared with the pulse deter-
mined by a commercially available FDA-approved
blood-volume pulse sensor.
4D-Pixel is a smart surface which physically reacts
to your voice and music. This interactive sculpture
is a merging of electromagnetics, software and
electronics. The dynamic of the wall is made of
hundreds of pixels which react on the dynamic in
sound frequencies.
Ambient Systems
http://www
.studioroosegaarde.net/work_html.php?id=1
http://web.mit.edu/new
sofce/2010/pulse-camera-1004.
html
4D Pixel
Health Mirror
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Shade Pixel is an interactive display that uses ex-
ible Spandex to represent information. It can be
used as an ambient display for its peripherality;
non-luminescent nature and simple appearance.
The prototype is built as a grid surface with spandex
stretched across the frame. Small magnets at the
surface are attracted to metal pillars which move
up and down to create indentations is the surface.
Dynamic Terrain is an interactive surface that can
be controlled by its users via a software interface.
It functions as a modular interior landscape that
can be adjusted to t spatial or physical require-
ments in real time. Dynamic Terrain is represent-
ing a exible morphing space (liquid polyurethane)
that you can program and play with like you can
with a creature. It is a body of data responding to
your actions. Dynamic Terrain is controlled using
shockwave software to manipulated a reinforced
polyurethane skin.
Ambient Systems
http://www
.interactivearchitecture.o
rg/dynamic-terrain-
janis-ponis
ch.html
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/vie
w/8552/
shade-pixel.html
Shade pixel
Dynamic Terrain
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Project Epoc is designed to take video games to
the next level by exploding your input possibilities
and removing even the minimal amount of calories
burned through furiously smashing controller but-
tons.
Touch Me consists of a exible vibrotactile motor
array in a soft enclosure that can be applied to
large areas of the body and remotely actuated by
a care-giver through a remote switch array. The
long, narrow geometry of the vibrotactile array is
designed to provide soothing touch simulation over
an entire part of the body: an arm, a leg, the back
or the chest. A remote controller allows mapping of
the location and intensity of vibrotactile actuation by
a caregiver.
Ambient Systems
http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project.php?recid=90
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/project-epoc-
thought-powered-controller-could-gaming-get-any-la/
Epoch Controller
Touch Me
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Squeeze Me is a vest that simulates therapeutic
holding. Pneumatic chambers around the shoul-
ders, chest and back are inated by a portable
air compressor to momentarily provide distributed
pressure in ways that have been shown to lessen
panic attacks in autistic children and to help man-
age aggressive children. A digital control system
administers the hug by direct control on behalf of
the wearer.
Cool Me Down is a exible electronic cold wrap
containing electronic heat pumps. A neoprene sub-
strate insulates the hot and cold sides of the heat
pumps and maintains the structure of the device,
which resembles a small bandage. Peltier Junc-
tions glued to aluminum plaques generate a sub-
stantial temperature difference from one side to the
other (~15C). The plaques act as heat sinks, and
are hinged together by the neoprene insulator so
that the entire object can be wrapped around differ-
ent parts of the body.
Ambient Systems
Squeeze Me
Cool Me Down
http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project.php?recid=90
http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project.php?recid
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The eCloud is a dynamic sculpture inspired by the
volume and behavior of an idealized cloud. Made
from unique polycarbonate tiles that can fade be-
tween transparent and opaque states, its patterns
are transformed periodically by real time weather
from around the world.
Responsive cubes that recognize motion above
and rise and lower accordingly.
Ambient Systems
http://hom
epage.mac.com/ysanto/projects/co-ex_cubes/
http://www.ecloudproject.com/index.html
eCloud
CoEx Cubes
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FLARE is a modular system to create a dynamic
hull for facades or any building or wall surface. Act-
ing like a living skin, it allows a building to express,
communicate and interact with its environment.
The new smart material is a thin, transparent, non-
mechanical surface which automatically opens
and closes gills in response to human presence
to control the air quality in the room. The silicone
surface embedded with Dynalloy Flexinol wires
contracts due to the electrical stimulus, allowing the
gills to breathe and regulate air quality when car-
bon dioxide levels are high. You can watch Living
Glass breathe here or check out the Architectural
Leagues video interview with the two architects be-
low.
Ambient Systems
Flare
Living Glass
http://www
.inhabitat.com/2007/06/21/carbon-dioxide-
sensing-living-glass/
http://www.are-facad
e.com/
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Electroland set a riser system into the surrounding
concrete, then placed a grid of 176 16-inch-square
tiles within it. Each tile is a sandwich of fritted glass
and plastic that holds 96 red LEDs and has four
compression sensors and a microcomputer on
its underside. When someone steps on a tile, the
sensors and microcomputer send data to a mas-
ter computer located in the lobby. That computer in
turn signals the tile to illuminate.
The Podium Light Wall is located on the South and
North facades of 7 World Trade Center. As people
wander on the pavement below a strip of blue light
gracefully follows them. This strip of blue light is 7
oors tall and is visible from Freedom Park. The Po-
dium Wall accentuates the individual, and the pat-
terns that are created as many pass by together.
Kinecity designed the interactive element of the de-
sign for James Carpenter Design Assoc. who were
the responsible for the wall as an art piece.
Ambient Systems
http://kinecity.com/podium-wall-7-w
orld-trade-center/
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/lig
hting/
archives/0708enterac
tive.asp
Electroland
Podium Wall
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Dune is an interactive landscape which reacts on
the behavior of people. This hybrid of nature and
technology exists out of large amounts of bers
which are brightened according to the sounds and
motion of passing visitors. Our most recent version
is lled with interactive lights and sounds. Dune in-
vestigates nature in a futuristic relation with urban
space by means of looking, walking and interacting.
The Orb arrives preset to track the Dow Jones In-
dustrial Average, glowing more green or red to indi-
cate market movement up or down, or yellow when
the market is calm. It can be customized to a set of
free channels, such as market indices or weather in
major cities.
Ambient Systems
Dund 4.0
Orb
http://www
.ambientdevices.com/ca
t/orb/orborder.html
http://www.studioroos
egaarde.net/work_html.php?id=3