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INTIMACY and DISRUPTION

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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.

We will use fire as a tool to introduce disruptive activity to the site and to magnify the intimate spaces which already exist. Fire in an urban environment can be considered an unusual activity and is generally restricted to a BBQ on a summers day or a bonfire over New Years. This is due to a number of factors; the legality of burning material in built-up areas, the difficulty in procuring materials to burn and the lack of designated spaces. These are issues our design will 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 for how long and when the fire can burn. The composition of the physical structure and space will begin to deal with the question of intimacy and how to protect the fire from the wind and rain.

Certain safety measures will need to be implemented to ensure that the fire can not become out of control. We will construct a fire proof platform on which the fire can be made. We will also need to speak to the local authorities.

PROCESS and RESEARCH

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Our intervention will form a closed loop system that will capture and re-use waste and materials. It is important that we explore and address the ecological ramifications of the combustion process in order to ensure that it is an improvement on the existing situation. The diagram below shows an overview of how the energy production and recycling process will work in our intervention.

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DESIGN

Our design strategy is fueled by the investigation of intimacy and disruption, but also by the inherent logistical issues associated with fire. All our decisions can be related to these two concurrent design constraints and our understanding/investigation into what it will take to realize our concept. The intervention will provide answers to the questions of "how to integrate fire into an urban landscape without directly causing bodily harm to users or passersby?" and "How can fire bridge the gap between disruption and intimacy?"


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PROTOYPE DESIGN

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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.

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REFERENCES

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Swoosh Pavilion, AA summer pavilion

Art615, Sudents of Aalborg University, art615




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RELATIONSHIPS TO PROJECTS

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VALIDATORS

Heleen de Bothof has created a master-plan for future infrastructure which incorporates the site. She can help validate our proposal and provide feedback, as well as giving us advice on how it can be realised in relation to her ideas for development.She will validate our design proposal.


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 help with the logistics of supplying, seperating and using the waste material.


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.

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