Growth Strategies

Evolutionary strategies

Site specific growth strategies to arrange the proposed programmatic elements. These were done initially to experiment with the different ideas but I’m going to try and analyse these mathematically to develop rules that can possibly be applied later in scripting.

For Andrew: Farmadelphia

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“Farmadelphia,” from Front Studio, a proposal for the transformation of Philadelphia, in which that city’s vacant and abandoned lots are turned into a thriving agricultural zone – complete with crops grown for local consumption and soil remediation, and with an eye toward future tourism, including surreal petting zoos, hay rides, and even corn mazes.

Site visit

a couple of night time shots from yesterday evening….

For Andrew: Food City

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UCODO

UCODO

Chris: Thought this may be of interest to you, along with sister site Digital Forming.

Consultancies

Adam has posted sign up sheets for Structures and Environmental Consultancies. Please sign-up at the Year 5 bulletin board.

Structures

Wednesday 17 Feb
Thomas Hill (WWL)
Ian Jones (WWS)

Thursday 18 Feb
Ian Jones (WWS)

Environment

Wed 17 Feb. Chris Tweed (I believe our studio is not scheduled to meet with Chris… but there will be a later date for our studio to meet with a consultant for environmental issue).

Massing model

Here are a few images from a 1:1000 model which I have been working on. The initial response is to concentrate the massing to the north and to inhabit the existing piers with a pedestrian link across the Thames which will run through part of the proposal. The third part, as I like to think of it (part one being mass, part 2- pedestrian link) , is the external atrium which will run through the heart of the mass, providing a visual link between the various floors and functions.
At this stage I envisage the floors from each level being the most prominent aspect of the design, hence the reason behind modelling the mass though only planes which represent each floor. The floors could be separated using a truss or through the more conventional column. The reason for this is to maintain a maximum level of transparency and 'honesty' into the goings on within the building. The very last image is one I found of a germinating chamber under examination; the repetition and grid formation have been highly influential so far in terms of both structure and form of the building.

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff bayThis is the site (short of analysis) showing the the sourounding buildings and some other qualities such as overshadowing and the green spaces. It also shows the geometries of the existing buildings which they have followed the general plan of the roads and of the docks. The red lines are my intentions to treat the whole site and insert my clinic. The red grid is not standing there to show its romantisism against the anarchy of the site, but to follow the sunpath and to prevail winds etc.

The Dilemmas (First Draft)

I have been working on the format for the television/internet show that is at the heart of my scheme. There is a prescribed structure for formats so I have put together a draft proposal. Please post ideas on how it could be improved as it is still at an early stage.

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TV Show Format Proposal FD

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[Apologies to the illiterate for the lack of pictures for the time being; apologies to the literate for the inelegant, unpoetic use of language, on which I will continue to work.]

Site section

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C:UsersMatDesktopdigital tectonicsthesis802Drawing1.dwgThis is a quick section showing the existing buildings. As mentioned in previous posts, I am thinking of using up to 4 existing buildings, and these are marked in a pretty pink colour on the site map above. Generally the site is slightly sloping towards the east, where the main city road is located. The site has very good transport connections, regarding the main road on the east and the railway on the west.