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"HOW CAN A SITE SUSTAIN ACTIVITY 24/7 ?"

THE SITE

Problems:

The site is devoid of human activity.

There is no landscaping or landscaping attributes (e.g. lamps, benches).

The lush green border around the site works like a fence during summer, it blocks the view inward and inhibits human presence.

The site is a vacuum in an area full of program.

CONCEPT STATEMENT

"...On successful city streets, people must appear at different times...or else parks will be used only sporadically...and this simplification of use - meaning fewer users, with fewer different purposes and destinations at hand - feeds upon itself...a kind of unbuilding, or running-down process is set in motion...the infusion would obviously have to result in the presence of maximum numbers of persons at the times when the district needs them most for time balance..."

This is a collage from Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities . The book promotes an almost volatile, effervescent city life of streets lined with mixed-uses that create activity at different times in the day which leads to a constant presence of users / inhabitants. All this makes for a diverse and vital city life where strangers step out of their individuality and participate in the public life.

The concept - proposal builds upon this.

A website works 24/7 and is continuously evolving (e.g. a wiki page where the user is free to add content and to make it public worldwide). By taking the concept of hyperspace and linking it with real space the site will permit a widespread and ever-changing spectrum of activities throughout the whole of the day. Thus it will be continuously changing and allow the interweaving of human interaction (a lecture hall, next to a performance space next to individual study-rooms, etc). This functionality will create a trace of human activity; a new user will have the option of seeing the previous activity and form. Just as time leaves a trace into a building’s physicality and identity, so will continuous activity leave a trace on the site.

DESIGN CHALLENGE

To extend the notion of an online social community by providing a user-customizable space that will enhance that community (through joining and participating in activities public or private). Thus the concept of Spacebook: (where) everybody can see the activities on the site, the users can join activities that are or will be taking place, create their new activities and (physically) link them with other activities. A new activity hive is born.

01: ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE

Questionnaire results

An online questionnaire has been created. Its goal is to establish if there is user-demand on the site, what the users want and when they want to do it.

Having this information helps create an estimate on the spread of activities throughout the day.

Online questionnaire

Questionnaire results

02: INTERFACE FLOW CHART

The are future plans of making Spacebook a part of Facebook so to tap into the already gigantic user database.

'Interface Diagram'

Spacebook - Function - diagram

'User - Interface'

Spacebook - Interface, part of Facebook.
Spacebook - Interface, part of Facebook.
Scenario of user demands.
Spatial result of scenario.

03: PHYSICAL SITE SYSTEM:

'Bubble System'

1. A grid of points drive a network of inflatable "bubbles" linked together by a network of valves.
2. The bubbles hold the roof & floor system.
3. One of the point-bubble inflates. The local bubbles deflate.
4. Roof has desired height. Roof structural nodes lock into place. Bubbles equalize and support the elastic floor.
5. Possible section of created "site". Various open / closed spaces for activities.
6. Axonometric result.

'Interaction of activities'

Site topography & interaction of activities.
Iteration 2.
The floor becomes the furniture.
Interior space result.

See also the progression on creating the site mechanism:

Guayamas Dome 2010

Industrial Dome

Memory Cloth (see min 6:00)

Shape-memory Flower

Variable Geometry Truss

04: ATOM SPECIALIZATION:

1. User Interfaces

2. Flexible / Kinetic Structures

3. Geometric Algorithm

STAKEHOLDERS

USERS

The users are anyone who has an internet connection and can physically access the site.

EXPERTS

Interfaces: Walter Aprile & Aadjan van der Helm

Structures: Michela Turrin & Andrew Borgart

Algorithms: Andrei Stoiculescu & Sven Hagemann

SUSTAINABILITY

We suspect the traffic around the site to be an untapped source for energy.

FINANCIAL PLAN

Spacebook Financial Plan

Contacts have been made with Karel Luyben, Dick van den Berg and Anja Stokkers to discuss the proposal and form a partnership with TU Delft.

Upon the discussion with Karel Luyben Wytze Patijin has been contacted.

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Contents

"HOW CAN A SITE SUSTAIN ACTIVITY 24/7 ?"

THE SITE

CONCEPT STATEMENT

DESIGN CHALLENGE

01: ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE

02: INTERFACE FLOW CHART

'Interface Diagram'

'User - Interface'

03: PHYSICAL SITE SYSTEM:

'Bubble System'

'Interaction of activities'

04: ATOM SPECIALIZATION:

STAKEHOLDERS

USERS

EXPERTS

SUSTAINABILITY

FINANCIAL PLAN

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

Actions

Search

Projects

Atoms

Toolbox

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+<div style="float: left; width: 1090px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
-===Concept===
+= '''"HOW CAN A SITE SUSTAIN ACTIVITY 24/7 ?"''' =
+<br> </div>
-[[File:clock.gif|200px|thumb|left|"Ticking away, the moments that make up the dull day"]]
+<div style="float: left; width: 350px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
-''"On successful city streets, people must appear at different times...or else parks will be used only sporadically...the infusion would obviously have to result in the presence of maximum numbers of persons at the times when the district needs them most for time balance...and this simplification of use - meaning fewer users, with fewer different purposes and destinations at hand - feeds upon itself...a kind of unbuilding, or running-down process is set in motion."''
+=<span style="color:orange">THE SITE</span>=
+<br>
+'''Problems:'''
+<br>
+* The site is devoid of human activity.
-This is a collage from Jacobs' book. The book promotes an almost volatile, effervescent city life of streets lined with mixed-uses that create activity at different times in the day which leads to a constant presence of users / inhabitants. All this makes for a diverse and fulfilling city life. We wish to build upon this.
+* There is no landscaping or landscaping attributes (e.g. lamps, benches).
-A website works 24/7 and is continuously evolving; e.g. a wiki page where the user is free to add content and to make it public worldwide. By taking the concept of hyperspace we propose a site which will permit a widespread and ever-changing spectrum of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities activities]
+* The lush green border around the site works like a fence during summer, it blocks the view inward and inhibits human presence.
-throughout the whole of the day. The site will be linked with an online website for booking activities, thus it will be continuously changing and allow the interweaving of human interaction (a lecture hall,  next to a performance space next to individual study-rooms, etc). This functionality will create a trace of human activity; a new user will have the option of seeing the previous activity and form. Just as time leaves a trace into a building’s physicality and identity, so will continuous activity leave a trace on the site.
+* The site is a vacuum in an area full of program.
-See also:
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs Jane Jacobs]
+<youtube width="340" height="250" left >QihC34KnA4Y</youtube>
+</div>
-===The Site===
+<br>
+<div style="float: left; width: 700px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QihC34KnA4Y| Site]
+=<span style="color:orange">CONCEPT  STATEMENT</span>=
+<br>
+<div style="text-align:justify;">
-===Sponsor & User===
+''"...On successful city streets, people must appear at different times...or else parks will be used only sporadically...and this simplification of use - meaning fewer users, with fewer different purposes and destinations at hand - feeds upon itself...a kind of unbuilding, or running-down process is set in motion...the infusion would obviously have to result in the presence of maximum numbers of persons at the times when the district needs them most for time balance..."''
-The sponsor will be [http://home.tudelft.nl/| TU Delft]. We believe that with the expertise and general know-how provided by the various departments inside the Faculty (Mechanical Engineering, Materials, Computer Science, Structural Engineering) and its financial resources we can achieve a desired result. Moreover this project will cement the Faculty's position as a world-leading research institute.
-The user is the client. He has the options of choosing his desired activity and size of the space required by a system of online booking. Therefore the site will continuously ''"pay for itself"'' and generate profit.
+This is a collage from Jacobs' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities] . The book promotes an almost volatile, effervescent city life of streets lined with mixed-uses that create activity at different times in the day which leads to a constant presence of users / inhabitants. All this makes for a diverse and vital city life where  strangers step out of their individuality and participate in the public life.
-[[ File:financial model2.png|1050px|thumb|left |]]
+The concept - proposal builds upon this.
+A website works 24/7 and is continuously evolving (e.g. a wiki page where the user is free to add content and to make it public worldwide). By taking the concept of hyperspace and linking it with real space the site will permit a widespread and ever-changing spectrum of activities throughout the whole of the day. Thus it will be continuously changing and allow the interweaving of human interaction (a lecture hall,  next to a performance space next to individual study-rooms, etc). This functionality will create a trace of human activity; a new user will have the option of seeing the previous activity and form. Just as time leaves a trace into a building’s physicality and identity, so will continuous activity leave a trace on the site. </div>
 See also:
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Booking_%28UK_government_project%29 E-booking]
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs Jane Jacobs]
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_reservations_system Computer reservations system]
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities]
+</div>
-===Design challenge===
-When there is no activity going on there is no building. In music [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence#In_music silence] is just as effective as sound; one might say that the absence of silence implies the absence of dynamics.
+<div style="float: left; width: 1090px; margin-right:40px; text-align:justify">
+<br>
+=<span style="color:orange">DESIGN CHALLENGE</span>=
+<br>
+To extend the notion of an online social community by providing a user-customizable space that will enhance that community (through joining and participating in activities public or private). Thus the concept of [[project_C:Home| '''Spacebook''']]: (where) everybody can see the activities on the site, the users can join activities that are or will be taking place, create their new activities and (physically) link them with other activities. A new activity hive is born.
+</div>
-====*  User scenarios====
+<div style="float: left; width: 350px; margin-right:40px; text-align:justify">
+<br>
+===01: ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE===
-[[atom02:Artist| The artist]]
-[[atom02:Mother_with_son| The mother with son]]
-[[atom02:Business_man| The business-man of Senz Umbrellas]]
+[[File:Questionnaire_results_v7_no_gradient.jpg|340px|thumb|left|Questionnaire results]]
-[[atom02:Biker| The biker]]
+<div style="text-align:justify;">
+An online questionnaire has been created. Its goal is to establish if '''there is''' user-demand on the site, '''what''' the users want and '''when''' they want to do it.
-[[atom02:Music_student| The music student]]
+Having this information helps create an estimate on the spread of activities throughout the day.</div>
-[[atom02:BK_beats| BK Beats]]
+[http://www.savagetiger.org/hyperbody/ Online questionnaire] <br/>
-[[atom02:Housewives| The housewives]]
+[[atom02:Questionnaire results| Questionnaire results]]  <br/>
+</div>
+<div style="float: left; width: 700px; margin-right:40px; text-align:justify">
+<br>
-<gallery widths="220" heights="200" perrow="4" >
+===02: INTERFACE FLOW CHART===
-File:sketch_activities.jpg|Possible interaction of activities within the structure.
+The are future plans of making Spacebook a part of [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] so to tap into the already gigantic user database.
-File:IMG_0257.jpg|Possible interaction of activities within the structure.
+====='Interface Diagram' =====
-File:user_scenario_structure.JPG|Several elastic connected panels, which offer straight areas f. e. seating,...
+[[File:Spacebook diagram2.jpg|690px|thumb|left|Spacebook - Function - diagram]]
-File:Capsule01.jpg|Spatial room-quality.
+<br>
-</gallery>
+<div style="float: left; width: 700px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
+====='User - Interface' =====
-====* Interaction of activities - online questionnaire====
+<gallery widths="130" heights="100" perrow="4">
+image:interface Dia copy.jpg|Spacebook - Interface, part of Facebook.
-[[File:questionnaire_v1.png|200px|thumb|left|online questionnaire]]
+image:Flow.gif|Spacebook - Interface, part of Facebook.
-<br/>
+Image:userscenario-part01.jpg|Scenario of user demands.
-<br/>
-The goal of the user questionnaire is for possible users to tell us '''<u>what</u>''' activity they want to do and <u>'''when'''</u> they want to do the activity during the day. <br/>Having this information will help us to create an estimate on the spread of activities through the day. <br/>The link to the online questionnaire will be send to as many people as possible, to get the best overview of demands. <br/>
-<br/>
-[http://www.savagetiger.org/hyperbody/ Online questionnaire] <br/>
+Image:userscenario-part02.jpg|Spatial result of scenario.
-[[atom02:Questionnaire results| Questionnaire results]]  <br/>
+</gallery>
+</div>
+See also:
-[[File:Proximatiy.jpg|1050px|thumb|left|Proximity]] <br/>
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Booking_%28UK_government_project%29 E-booking]
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_reservations_system Computer reservations system]
+<br>
+<br>
+</div>
-====* Traffic analysis====
+<div style="float: left; width: 1090px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
-By using stop-motion animation gathered from the BK-city tower to capture the crucial moments of the week we will confirm our suspicion and analyze the level of usage in the site and [http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/harvesting-the-energy-of-traffic-flow-00002454.asp?sessionid=1| traffic] intensity.
+===03: PHYSICAL SITE SYSTEM:===
-See also:
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXCnWUzUw_E  Traces of traveling]
+====='Bubble System' =====
-====* Site mechanism concept:====
+<gallery widths="130" heights="100" perrow="6" >
+Image:b0.jpg| 1. A grid of points drive a network of inflatable "bubbles" linked together by a network of valves.
-<gallery widths="130" heights="100" perrow="7" >
+Image:b1.jpg| 2. The bubbles hold the roof & floor system.
-Image:b0.jpg|The site will be mapped as a grid of points which drive a network of inflatable "bubbles" linked together by a network of valves so as one bubble inflate its neighbors deflate.
+File:b2.jpg| 3. One of the point-bubble inflates. The local bubbles deflate.
-Image:b1.jpg|Default state; the bubbles hold the roof & floor system.
+File:b3.jpg| 4. Roof has desired height. Roof structural nodes lock into place. Bubbles equalize and support the elastic floor.
-File:b2.jpg|One of the point-bubble inflates, the neighboring bubbles deflate; sum of air volume remains constant.
+File:b4.jpg|5. Possible section of created "site". Various open / closed spaces for activities.
-File:b3.jpg|Roof system reaches desired height. Roof structure locks into place. Bubble air volumes equalize. Elastic floor becomes flat and is supported by the bubbles.
+File:b5.jpg|6. Axonometric result.
+</gallery><br>
-File:b4.jpg|Possible section of created "site";various closed and open spaces for activities.
+====='Interaction of activities' =====
+<gallery widths="220" heights="180" perrow="4" >
-File:b5.jpg|Axonometric result.
+File:sketch_activities.jpg| Site topography & interaction of activities.
-</gallery>
+File:IMG_0257.jpg|Iteration 2.
+File:user_scenario_structure.JPG|The floor becomes the furniture.
+File:Capsule01.jpg|Interior space result.
+</gallery>
-See also the progression on creating the [[atom02:site mechanism |site mechanism]] or:
+See also the progression on creating the site mechanism:
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIPoH4599k Guayamas Dome 2010]
@@ Line 133: / Line 165: @@
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW4gyRrEhng&feature=related Shape-memory Flower]
+[http://meweb.larc.nasa.gov/meweb/vgt.html Variable Geometry Truss]
+<br>
+<br>
-===Sustainability===
+===04: ATOM SPECIALIZATION:===
+. User Interfaces
-We suspect the traffic to be an untapped source for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy energy].
+. Flexible / Kinetic Structures
+. Geometric Algorithm
+<br>
+<br>
+</div>
+<div style="float: left; width: 1090px; margin-right:40px; text-align:left">
+=<span style="color:orange">STAKEHOLDERS</span>=
+</div>
+<div style="float: left; width: 350px; margin-right:40px; text-align:justify">
+=== USERS ===
+The users are anyone who has an internet connection and can physically access the site.
+=== EXPERTS ===
+Interfaces: [[atom02:interfaces_walter_aprile| Walter Aprile]] & Aadjan van der Helm
+Structures: [[atom02:structures_michela_turrin| Michela Turrin]] & Andrew Borgart
+Algorithms: [[atom02:computer_science_a_stoiculescu | Andrei Stoiculescu]] & [[atom02:computer_science_S_Hagemann| Sven Hagemann]]
+=== SUSTAINABILITY ===
+We suspect the traffic around the site to be an untapped source for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy energy].
 See also:
@@ Line 144: / Line 209: @@
 [http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/harvesting-the-energy-of-traffic-flow-00002454.asp?sessionid=1 Energy of traffic flow]
+</div>
+<div style="float: left; width: 700px; margin-right:40px; text-align:justify">
+=== FINANCIAL PLAN ===
+[[File:Spacebook_financial.jpg|280px|thumb|left|Spacebook Financial Plan]]
+Contacts have been made with [http://tudelft.nl/en/about-tu-delft/executive-board/kcamluyben/rector-magnificus-karel-cham-luyben Karel Luyben],
+[http://tudelft.nl/en/about-tu-delft/executive-board/djvandenberg/drs-dj-van-den-berg Dick van den Berg] and [https://intranet.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=d0859537-6cd3-4162-bec4-f8fcdec72913&lang=en Anja Stokkers] to discuss the proposal and form a partnership with TU Delft.
+Upon the discussion with Karel Luyben [http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=ae335e22-2591-4147-9a34-6cbcaa7c151e&lang=en Wytze Patijin] has been contacted.
+</div>
+<br>
+<br>
+</div>