A project by HHD_FUN in collaboration with an artist Aaajiao (Xu Wenkai). The exterior triangulation is all a bit stylised and empty but the interior may be of interest:

‘This temporary, interactive installation was based on the concept of ‘complex systems’ which can observe, perceive and research our living world, society and biology. Virtual architecture is embedded into various cities and regions within Google earth projected onto the floor, within the internal space of the installation. Motion sensors track the movement of the audience within the internal space, and the projectors respond according to these inputs. By using this interactive technology, members of the audience can trigger and control the projected scene by changing the displacement of their own body or altering the distance between each other within the projective regions. The audiences are provided with unusual perspectives to view the globe, our city, open fields, as well as the algorithmic architectures embedded into the Google Earth projection.’

HT: Dezeen

Below is a snap shot showing the initial design approach from the north bank of the River Thames. This is being developed through a combination of physical and digital models and driven by initial conceptions of a ramping public route from one side of the river to the other with a productive ’surface’ above (shown in pink) housing  allotments. All of which is to sit within the framework provided by the existing piers. The size of each allotment plot is to be determined by the hours the individual has to spend each week; making it a far more manageable  and feasible activity for many of London’s busy office workers. Cuba took a similar design approach, where the masterplanning of  productive plots were governed by what was deemed suitable for one person to cultivate as a full time occupation. 500m2 was the maximum area for one individual, and with this research in mind, I have abstracted the figure to an area able to be cultivated per hour per week. (12.5 m2 are able to be cultivated per hour based on 500m2 requiring 40 hours, or 1 working week).  This will enable me to design the size of plots based on the number of hours individuals intend spending ‘on site’.

This animation shows the sunlight overshadowing (0400-2000h) with the proposal shown below. Admittedly it is the summer solstice but given that there is zero residential property within the immediate surroundings (the adjacent buildings are predominantly warehouses that supply Morgan arcade and the Hayes) the impact is reasonable.

A very interesting method of working by Perry Kulper. This a link to some of his drawings from The Central California History Museum Competition. Very expressive, and something I’d like to experiment with further if I can find the time.