Keywords

Computational design; Parametric design; Fabrication studio; Module design; Figuring Configuration

Composition-construction. Form-formwork. Fabric-fashion. Rigid -fluid. From studies on fabric-formed concrete to computational scripting, this project explores moments of transition from the energized to the calm, from the spatial to the planar. Through movement and material, the project engages its user in a series of sensory shifts from smooth [flat, even, level] surfaces to undulating ones and from straight paths to winding ones. The circulation adheres to the walls created by the splits remaining rigid to the north/south axis and transition to the fluid, winding stairs as they follow the walls from the exterior to interior. The walls serve as a representation of the larger theme of the project. In the experiential and formal shifts, the wall/stairs flow from the rigid axis to the fluid one. The stairs, embedded in the wall, negotiate their own rigid geometry with that of the flowing fabric -like concrete wall.