braiding, etc.

BRAIDS:

The concept of spatial braiding was discussed on Monday. I believe it could be a very fruitful investigation. By aligning spaces according to a particular design agenda, the act of braiding the spaces together to form an arrangement could produce very interesting results. Even looking at the idea of circulation braids could be productive in terms of generating a spatial model. By braiding together all of the lines needed to diagram the circulation throughout the kindergarten in a drawing, and then positioning spaces around the circulation patterns associated with them, a logical 3D arrangement of spaces results.

These images show some of the spatial possibilities inherent in braiding exercises. All of these studies were conducted with 3 strands of rope, all of equal thicknesses.










DIAGRAM:

This diagram shows how regulating lines can be used to abstract core geometries within the braid. The gray oblique shapes show the spaces produced. The thickness of the rope was considered to be the innards of the space in question. By understanding densities, one can begin to position the circulation (dark gray, perhaps) within the spaces (light gray, perhaps).







LANDSCAPE:

The modules that were redesigned have been assembled into the first workings of the landscape. The system will function in a series of layers like the natural models from the SEM investigations, and will have the same structural assembly in terms of load distribution and connections. The sample renderings in the next post to come (which were produced in an attempt to help myself become familiar with the Maxwell rendering program) show how the building could grow out of the landscape. The units are all similar, but not congruent. The scaling and skewing of the parts allows for various spatial effects that will be productive int he final building. Their self-similarity allows for a smooth transition out of the landscape and into the structure.

These images show a sample of the assembly within the regularly-arrayed portions of the landscape.