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Concept
Project aims & Objectives
Everything around us is context, from street-scape, surrounding buildings, the environment and even the people and its ethnicity. This project focuses on the change in context in terms of functionality; the change in function; the change in needs; change in audience and its influences.
The objective is to create a new interactive architectural intervention that caters for functional change; for change in needs; for change in audience.
Posing Questions
What if what you are building next to is not there anymore?
What if what you are building next to changes its functionality?
What if the targeted audience changes?
What if your own and surrounding functional requirements changes?
how can architecture cater for these changes in context?
How can architecture survive through time?
Tactics Re-configurable Architecture
The Tool
The System
Structural Integrity
Urban Renders
Perspectives Renders
"Rent Me" Service Scenarios
Scenario 1: Extra amenities for business
Sometimes it is difficule to evoke new products and/or direction onto a brand; showrooms are needed to engage with new audience voicing the company’s new image or direction. renting these spaces however are costly.
Now; we can use this “Rent Me” service to provide user interaction on an hourly basis. The benefits is a win win situation; i can provide space for user interaction when i need it ( when new products or promotions are in place) and pay for only when i need (daily rate). this is truly efficient extra amenities.
Bob Peterson; Senior management, Redbull
Scenario 2: Entrepreneur
Mom once said to be successful one must understand the value of money; she also said i make the best lemonades and so whilst she is busy at work; i wanted to start my own lemonade business. but i want to do it in style; better than my peers especially Marcus from school.
The “Rent Me” Service allows me to rent a small space for my stylish lemonade store within my budget. the hourly rate allows me to open only at the optimum time required; getting the most out of business and one step closer to my very own Transformer toy!
Alex Phuong, Kid entrepreneur,
Scenario 3: Personal use
Sometimes you are just sick of eating out, yet do not have time to prepare food in the morning. and with vegian status its more difficult to satisfy my daily hunger.
At “ Rent Me” Service, i can rent my very own room equipt with the nessersary gear for a cook-out, whether its with co-workers, friends or just myself. its affordable at an hourly rate; i pay for only what i use. this way i can borrow a second home; away from work, stress peers and espectially the boss at lunch time.
Racheal McAdams, Staff
Conclusion
Urban:
Rent "Me" Service to cater for contextual change.
Allows more optomization in response to context change.
allows more opportunities to occur after a contextual change.
New architecture intervention without Form or Permanence.
Architecture: Temporary Customised units
Large range of possible geometries
Catering for large range of needs and desires.
Deconstructive architecture (within a span of 24 hours)
Ineffective components of the system: Robotic arm; as a high-tech tool for large scale manipulation.
Potential of Robotic arm becoming its own Structure. (self construction)
high complexity within the system;
Future Prospects
Project Complexity
Complex Systems; Plug in Components; Urban Platforms; Robotic Arms; Cognitive Architecture; Interaction