The space opportunity in Folding

Folding is a formal operation used to connect disparate elements of a site or building in a continuous multiple mixtures. This tactic is not just a theoretical skill. On a practical level, folding can be applied to various design problems in which disparate elements need to be related in such a way that they appear seamless. It provides a new way resolving junctions and compositions.

Folding can be considered a formal new style in architecture, it is based on new graphics. The aesthetic deconstructionist provides fresh formal outcomes, because it combines ordinary graphic operations in non-orthogonal compositions. Alternatively, folding departs from the operation cut, rotate, divide and when use with form generating software, is able to produce something entirely different. This new graphics has led to new kinds of forms, and these new forms means something.

Folding as a philosophical framework makes explicit architecture’s nature as neither entirely deterministic nor entirely random. This is an obvious but important observation. Just as chaos is different from true randomness, folding architecture is different from truly random forms. The condition of architecture is that form is neither truly random nor essentially meaningful, so architecture can formally be conceived of as pseudo random.

Apply my concept into Villa Savoye, which is a special monument for modern architecture and try to test in different methods to find out what will be appeared after cut, divide or rotate the original plans. After that, use the simple skeleton reconstruct those broken shapes into 3 dimensional objects, and try to find out the connections between those skeletons. Compose them with the hidden relations in random. These skeletons will show other possibilities of new folding forms, which come from the original site spirit.

It’s a kind of experiment to transfer graphics from 2D to 3D objects without system thoughts. I expect that it will produce a functional space within the folding form. Hopefully it can show my definition of folding architecture.

As Simone Brott said: “Folding is the obvious design methodology for form generation.”

不平衡體

還記得將於2008年底完工的CCTV HQ by OMA嗎？

除了北京那些受注目的奧運建築外,在中國境內享有同等級的相關注目度的,

我想就屬上海新央視大樓了

建築師是赫赫有名的 Rem Koolhaas

其工程占地總面積約19.7公頃,建築設計規劃分別由中央電視臺(CCTV),電視文化中心(TVCC)兩樓大樓,10層樓高的裙樓以及室外媒體公園所組成。其中建築主樓高約234公尺,為地上52層及地下3層之建築設計,總建築面積約達47萬平方公尺。主樓的兩座塔樓雙向內傾斜6度,以懸臂結構系統結合為一體,建築外表面為採用不規則幾何圖案所組成的玻璃帷幕牆。當初懸臂結構要相接合時還必須趕在日出前施工完成,原因是日出後陽光的溫度會造成SRC的膨脹係數遽增,進而影響計算角度銜接的精準度。

Rem Koolhaas 本人曾表示,世界上多數的大樓建築都是陽物式建築設計,而新央視大樓的設計是屬於中性建築設計。這個建築物的幾何特色就是由任何一點出發,最後還會回到原點。

我個人的觀點是,他在設計中強調凸顯出所謂的"不平衡"美學,在視覺設計上看似在一個不穩定的狀態。

在2005可以稱的上是驚世駭俗呀！

沒想到在2008年,在CCTV HQ將竣工之時,OMA又發表了不對稱,不穩定設計進階板...

Science Centre and Aquarium in Hamburg's Hafencity

整體外觀更成熟,變化更大了...

Reference:

OMA

"像素"沙發

無意間在網路上發現了設計師 Cristian Zuzunaga 用了一個很巧妙的idea來包覆沙發組

他使用了"lo-res"概念,也就是我們說的"低解析度"像素作為一種意象

這外表材質已經開始由 Danish textiles manufacturer 開始進行生產

並直接套用在 Moroso 名為"Pixel Sofa" 的2.5公尺模組

有趣的是這"低解析度"這麼強烈的主題沙發

要怎麼融入空間中呢？

客廳的牆色應該也不太容易選擇吧？

這套沙發一定是空間的主角,而整個空間會成為配角

進而繞著它轉,依著它變化...

Reference:

Cristian Zuzunaga

Moroso

Time Capsule

記憶影像化  影像數位化

生活中有太多的片刻值得永遠記憶

生命中有太多的足跡值得永遠記錄

影像數位化,我輕易的打開記憶的盒子

一張張歸檔的"過去"

找到那"片刻"

重新感受當時的悸動

2004夏末,在塞納河畔,我曾見過"愛情"

THE CONCEPT OF FOLDING FORM

Bosnia,Free-state,Lebbeus Woods,Undated

      When we talk about "digital design" most of people will only focus on three-dimensional, but how about two-dimensional? Is it still digital design? Or it is only an image not a design? By using computer's help, the designer can break through the exist form of space which designed by straight line mainly for thousands of years, in place of it is organic form body which is designed by free form and line. And it is more directly and efficiently modifying, pull and drag, or construct the models on the computer screen(real time), it also shortens the process of designing form and making decisions. Except organic free form, the relation between time and space is another important issue in digital projects. By using the function of animation morphing in the software, designers can easily destroy the only corresponding relation between time and space, and then proceed to find out and to discuss the possibility of "form follow time".

   "Soft, complex" and "free, flexible" of the free form design projects are the first impressions for people. The volume of space is not a solidity building block anymore, the sense of "pure geometry" has been replaced by "twist", "dissolve", and "movement" spatial volumes. The new type of design has come.

   If we observe and explain contemporary architecture from the digital angle, we can find there are two main concepts inside ; De-formation and In-formation. De-formation is through computer drawing programme quickly shaped non-line form and combine CAM skill produce 3D computer images or physical models. It also can apply to physical architecture constructions. In-formation is trying to put the latest media and information concepts in the architectural design. In-formation architecture is towards to comprehensive interactive development, it is emphasis on communication and interaction with the environment, in other words what could be called "Hi-tech organic"  architecture.

   "The fold" represents another choice of Cartesian coordinate system, in the process of "fold", the graphic and background have been changed. In other words, the real space in three-dimensional "fold" is not related to visual space in two-dimension anymore.

   The concept of folding has been discussed for a long time in lots of areas, like architecture, mathematics and physics. In traditional architectural concept, the "fold" had been thought of as a neutral Cartesian coordinate. But nowadays architects changed this concept to "animate form" or "organic form", this is based on calculating media and it also finds another answer in "time and space". We can think "fold" is an action or a movement, and in some architect's case they think of it as deconstruction, like Daniel Libeskind and Lebbeus Woods. In the 1980s a new tendency was born ; deconstruction, which was also called "new modern architecture" in its beginning. It was meant to replace post modern architecture. A very significant difference of this style is that it started rather from an intellectual movement than from a significant building marking it's beginning. The new slogan was "form follows fantasy" similar to the tradition formula pronounced by Sullivian "form follows function".            J' @ F²s

La Habana Vieja,The Wall,1995,Lebbeus Woods

Significance

design driven by nature, nature inspired design

設計,提供的是一種新的觀念,一種新的生活形態

在盒子內的形隨機能,或是機能隨形的思考

都脫離不了環境,與習慣行為模式

呼吸的空間與能量的累積

融入生活之中

美學,生活科學,人文素養

這應該才是設計的核心價值

TREND

Digital Architecture

   When digital architecture this strong power of trend comes, some people think about future and face to past. Could we solve the problems of living and society that the architects concern for last century? If the architects are satisfied with their art works, do people like to live in the houses which covered by pc and internet? Some architects say “ architecture is a liberated form” so the “free form” appears, some architects say “architecture is a container of information” so the “digital wall” appears…  Compare to the traditional architecture the digital architecture use computers or digital systems to help create or design even build, and the digital one use the different types of space environments, the key points are apply and combine the information of design, it is totally different than the traditional one. Every era has different technology, now digital and information are the peculiarities, apparently the changes are not the form of the architecture but is the thoughts and process of design. 

   "Internet architecture" and "virtual architecture" are parts of digital architecture, the first one is about the definition of space become blurred because of the internet space , there are two kinds of spaces exist at the same time but one is real and the other is cyber so we have to redefine the meaning of space . The second one is about the skill of Virtual Reality , it makes walls not only walls but also a visual experience and a information media . When Bilboa Guggenheim Museum finished in 1997 the definition of digital architecture is only "free form" but now digital architecture includes "internet architecture" and "virtual architecture" two more , these 3 concepts rich the variety meanings of spaces . One character of digital architecture is "information architecture" its concept is based on human and use media to connect information , it offer a place for people to communication , space will become a "container of information" For example the books in libraries can use the digital skills to change the real spaces to virtual informative spaces and it can save a lot of spaces where put shelves and books . Another example is museums before it is a place for collect and exhibit but now we can link the internet and use the virtual guide visiting in a virtual space it just like you are in the museum noting different , and its function not collect and exhibit but it is a place for people to change information or social and educational services . We can realize these differences by seeing Bilbao Guggenheim Museum in Spain (by Frank.O.Gehry in 1997) and Experience Music Project (EMP) in Seattle (by Frank.O.Gehry in 2000) .

   Since 1990 the digital technology made the forms and the spaces of architectures changed to curved lines or surfaces, so architectures became soft and spaces became changeable. I believe after few years we will not describe this kind of architecture as “digital architecture” because it is “Architecture”.                     J' @ F²s

      

    

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