Written Statement Assignment 4 Modeling

In this project I am going to continue to explore Ali Rahim’s work, specifically his Samsung Raemian Housing Masterplan. I am going to be focusing on his use of space in a constricted urban environment, his design choices and combine it with 3 of my theories used in assignment 3.

First off, his design demonstrates the endless possibilities of architecture within a confined space. In this particular project, the building is a traditional shape of a tall rectangle. With emphasis on creating micro communities through recreation while connecting all communities. Having ample lighting and maximizing the view from the inside. While having variation in the view and interior space usage within the plan configuration.

The 3 chosen theory that I am going to use are, “Natural/Simple shapes are often more structurally integrative than traditional linear geometries.” , “Simplicity at first seems really simple but behind it there is a rigor of thought.” , and, “Pushing the boundaries of what is classified as architecture often rewrites what it is.”

My model is going to be a visual representation of Ali Rahim’s concept in his project, such as the usage of space within strict building regulations. Combined with my theories to create an abstract model of visualization.

WEEK 8

This article is about the surface as architecture. Architecture expands forever with media, and its relation to hyper surface. Architect Stephen Perrella has defined the term "hypersurface" to name the "convergence between cyberspace, envisaged as hypermedia, and the architecture conceived primarily as a surface of projection or a terminal". 

WEEK 4 Reading

Morphogenesis literally means the beginning of the shape, usually refers to the biological development of an organism, but it has also been a long source of inspiration for computer-based designs. The term “emergence” derives from system theory, where it defines properties of a system which cannot be derived from the sum of its parts - a notion often associated with complexity theory, to the study of nonlinear behaviours and to self organising systems. Michael Hensel, Achim Menges and Michael Weinstock are keen to point out the difference between emergent properties in life and computation as they apply the principles of self organisation to buildings as systems, or even eco systems. Menges applies the theories of self organising systems to structural design, form finding and research on physical materials. The term he often uses in this context is performative, an apparent conflation of form and performance, has been largely adopted by the design community and is still in use.

Menges’s theory and his term performativeness is the quality of material systems that perform through deformation, or which visibly deform to self organise and resist new external forces. These materials can deform under stress and will so they must be carefully calculated.

Blog entry WEEK 3 2015 CoDe1100

“Computation has profound impact on both the perception and realisation of architectural form, space and structure. It shifts the way one perceives form, the way which in which form is purposed, and the way in which form is produced.” Achim Menges, a contemporary architect and professor explains that computation is essential to modern architecture, and completely changes the way we visualize our designs. Through these digital tools we are able to design structures that otherwise would be impossible if done on paper. It is these tools that has allowed architecture to reach its modern stage.

To understand computation and its relevance for architectural design, one must understand the difference between computational and computerisation. The design process consists of 2 stages, how they function, and what they consist of.

Sorry for this is what i could only come up with, i only kind of get the gist of it, couldnt understand enough to condense 20 pages into a summary.

Blog entry 3/9/2015 CoDe1100

In this book, Antoine Picon talks about the history of architecture and how digital technology completely changes the way architectural design works. Digital software has became the standards and required for the profession. Despite the massive technological change, Picon insists that we understand the roots of architecture and not just focusing on the present only. He explains that in the history, development and the present state of digital architecture, three themes will serve as main threads. the first one is the intimate link that the development of the digital technologies has the reshaping of our experience of the physical world. The second is the question of the individual. The third one is the growing importance taken by occurrences events and scenarios. He then talks about the actual development of digital tools. Machines such as the electric tabulating machine are one of the earliest systems used. The history of computers also played a huge role in architecture, such as the invention of the computer during the second world war appears as the next step in the quest for massive data processing machines that had already given birth to tabulators. The design of computers then reduced from room sized machines to desktop machines. Picon explains that we are now inseparable from machines, we rely on them for work and entertainment everyday. To the point where the interaction with machines has developed from mostly visual to interfaces that involves speech, touch and movement. An example would be the Nintendo Wii gaming console.