I came across this whilst browing and thought it might be useful if not already seen.

This diagram is an attempt to understand the connections necessary between different programmatic elements of the institute. The circulation can be broken down in respect to different users, something that I’m currently working upon. There is a dispersal of breakout and studio spaces throughout the programme to bind the spaces together and encourage collaboration.

This weekend is going to be spent exploring structural solutions to my proposal through origami. I will explain the reasons for this more on Monday, but, in the mean time here is quite a provoking video I came across recently……..

Rigid Origami from Daniel Piker on Vimeo.

Following on from my parameter studies which were completed earlier this week, I have started to relate the investigation to massing. The sketch below is based on the idea that form/ programme will be concentrated around each set of piers, with a pedestrian link spanning between. The piers will provide the structure from which barges can dock and be tended to; with produce being transported vertically up to the pedestrian level where it can be sold to the general public. Each pier would have differing characteristics dependent on the produce which has been harvested at water level. Some could for instance, be charecterised by the servicing of the barges whilst others would revolve around the activity of trading produce.

Above is an initial sketch of one of these docking stations.

An updated infrastructure plan….

SIMPLIFICATION: The interest lies with the in-between. It is a one dimensional point on a two dimensional scale.

TRIANGULATION 1 & 2: The architecture that represents combined/convoluted ethics should develop from a dimensional extrapolation of the simplified problem. Each side of the triangles is a scale, an undirected edge between two vertices. The defined points A, B and C have areas attributed to them by the linking of the points on the inter-relational scales; however, they must form a space in between to moderate their territories. 1 shows this ‘from point’ and 2 shows this ‘perpendicular to scale’, with both showing a new defined area D to represent a shared/disputed region.

RECTIFICATION (INCOMPLETE) 1 & 2: Here, A is (using graph terminology) not adjacent to D – nor is B adjacent to C – and the graph is incomplete. 1 shows the territories attributed perpendicular to the scale, and 2 shows from the scale.

RECTIFICATION (COMPLETE) 1 & 2: A and B are adjacent to D and C respectively. 1 shows how disputed regions can emerge (A and C can claim the left blue triangle) whilst shared regions still exist. 2 shows a rectified situation where there is no disputed area.

PENTALOOP (REGULAR) 1 & 2: The relationships form a complete loop but the graph is once again incomplete. 1 shows a formalised sixth region F formed with the original vertices being dominant and 2 shows F formed when it is dominant.

PENTALOOP (IRREGULAR) 1 & 2: Only the point on the A-B scale has been moved, creating a series of shared/disputed regions in the case where the vertices are dominant (1) but not after rectification (2). Notice how in 1 the edge of a shared/disputed space exists on the B-C edge/relationship.

RE-SIMPLIFICATION: The importance lies not at the vertices but in the region created in-between. The vertices thus become voids, non-dimensional and the scale takes all the responsibility for variation.

SITUATIONAL (ARBITRARY) 1 & 2: To accommodate a programme and a site there must be some adaptation. Programmatic mixing and crossing creates axes of variation between voids, arbitrarily represented in 1. With flexing in programme and in response to site, as in 2, new regions and combinations emerge.

SITUATIONAL (ARBITRARY) EXTENDED: With an extra dimension the site becomes more occupied and the voids are anchored. This diagram is the theoretical strategy to be applied to programme and site.

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Footnote: the new colour is International Klein Blue. It will be the only colour used other than the greyscales (to be explained more in the future).