project K:Home
INTIMACY V DISRUPTION
We propose to concurrently explore the idea of intimacy and disruption through the introduction of fire to the site. This intervention will study what effect the introduction of an atypical activity has on users and local inhabitants and how and why fire creates an intimate space.
Fire as a medium can mediate between intimacy and disruption, depending on its scale and intensity. On the scale of the camp fire it can evoke a primeval sense of protection, by emitting heat and in darkness it defines a visible perimeter, a space of intimacy. However out of control and on the scale of a forest fire or building it can be dangerous and disruptive. For our intervention/experiment, the forest fire is a good example. Whilst being ultimately disruptive and destructive, some ecosystems have evolved with fire as a natural and necessary contributor to habitat vitality and renewal.
We will design, construct and examine various fires based on different scales and typologies. The scale can be considered from intimate to disruptive, and the project should define specific instances in which each condition is manifested at each scale.
PROCESS/RESEARCH
We will use fire as a tool to introduce new disruptive activities to the site and to magnify the intimate spaces already identified. Fire in an urban environment is an unusual activity and is generally restricted to a BBQ on a summers day or a bonfire over New Years. This is related to a number of factors; the legality of burning material in built-up areas, the difficulty in procuring materials to burn and a lack of designated spaces. These are the issues our design will need to address. We would like to engage with the existing rhythms and flows of materials, information and movement. In this way we can, for example, look at burning waste materials from the workshop, which will also control how long the fire can burn for and when it can burn. The composition of the physical structure will begin to deal with the question of intimacy and protecting the fire from the wind and rain.
Certain safety measures will need to be implemented to ensure that the fire does not become out of control. We will construct a fire proof platform on which to burn structures. We will also need to consider getting in touch with the local authorities.
DESIGN
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DESIGN
One of the aspects of the design is that of a closed loop system that will capture and re-use the waste materials from the activities our intervention performs. It is insufficient to simply burn the waste material from the Architecture faculty without addressing the the ecological ramifications of the combustion process. The diagram below is a basic overview of how the energy production and recycling process will work in the intervention.
PROTOYPE DESIGN
Working with two main focus areas, the prototype simultaneously aimed at developing advanced spatial systems for organizing and articulating new social complexities, and at utilizing and adapting different advanced digital design methods for exploring various principles of form generation and advanced production.REALISATION
The realisation plan includes:
- Timeline of realisation
- Material and equipment list
- Technical implementation
RELATIONSHIPS TO PROJECTS
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VALIDATORS
1.Heleen de Bothof has created a master-plan for future infrastructure which incorporates the site. She can help validate our proposal and providing feedback. as well as giving us some advice on how it can be realised in relation to her ideas for development.She will validate our design proposal.
2.Sabeth van Wybergen is in charge of logistics within the university. At the end of each semester studios are cleared up and waste is thrown away. This tends to be mixed materials - mostly models.She will validate our process and system - Help with the logistics of supplying, seperating and using the waste material.
3.Boy scouts make fire in the urban environment. They currently use space on the periphery of Delft, we can provide a more central urban space. They will act as current users of fire and it can help to increase their visibility in the city.Scouts will validate how the space can be used and whether it is successful.