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"SPACEBOOK"
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.
USER INTERFACE
GEOMETRICAL ALGORITHM
KINETIC STRUCTURE
Structure Concept
A grid of points drive a network of inflatable "bubbles" linked together by a network of valves.
The bubbles hold the roof & floor system.
One of the point-bubble inflates. The local bubbles deflate.
Roof has desired height. Roof locks into place. Bubbles equalize and support the elastic floor.
Possible section of created "site". Various open / closed spaces for activities.
Axonometric result.
Iteration 1.
Iteration 2.
Several elastic connected panels, which offer straight areas f. e. seating,...
Spatial room-quality.
See also the progression on creating the site mechanism or:
Inflatables
The principle behind the inflatable units is the stiffness created by the increasing of the inside pressure. By pumping more air into the units, the spine that contains the balloon will fold, becoming more stiff and enhancing the rigidity of the unit. From a geometrical point of view, by increasing the pressure/air, the distance between the ribs of the spine increases and the diameter of the balloon's sections increases. Combining two inflatable units with one spine makes it possible to curve in two directions.
Basic principle behind the inflatable system. Balloon - spine system.
By increasing the air pressure different curvatures can be obtained.
Combining two inflatable units makes a double curvature possible.
Basic component.
Double curvature of a proliferation surface.
Double curvature of a proliferation surface.
The use of inflatable units assures the system to be very light and to profit of the
possibility of using the lowest amount of materials possible. Furthermore the
presence of “air-chambers” as gigantic bricks give to the structure good values in
terms of (acoustic) insulation.
The different positions of the inflatable’s unit and their different transparencies create a porosity that helps the structure to mimesis with the surroundings and to profit of the natural light.
The inflatable system can be controlled with an air pressure system, as demonstrated below.
Credits for this research / project go to:
Students: Yaron Israel (Israel), Alice Mela (Italy) and Lieke Kraan (Netherlands)
Tutor: Marco Verde. Hyperbody MSc1, faculty of Architecture, TU Delft
The full research portfolio is available upon request
EXPERTS
Interfaces: Walter Aprile & Aadjan van der Helm
Structures: Michela Turrin & Andrew Borgart
Algorithms: Andrei Stoiculescu & S. Hagemann
