Rationalized the sizes of the exoskeleton so that it hits the slab edges more frequently allowing for more connection points.

Carved Southern facade to allow for better sun penetration on lower garden levels.

Building skin investigation…

Key question:

How does one rationalize voids at key locations that link one tower to the next?

Building Network Scheme 

ABSTRACT –

Socioeconomic disjuncture manifests itself architecturally along community edges within the urban fabric. These edges signal cultural differences and misunderstandings within a community and demarcate a place to begin reconciliation between the culture of poverty and the dominant culture of middle class America. Responsive architecture begins to attenuate these differences by cultivating common shared culture, generating a sense of ownership, and fostering a sense of belonging.

 

Here the idea of responsive architecture centers on the concept of user interface (UI). UIs should demonstrate multiplicity. UI reactions should vary in degree, magnitude and type based on user interaction. Responsive architecture is neither organism nor machine; it should therefore exist in liminality. Furthermore, responsive architecture should encourage discourse, not necessarily offer solutions. As a result, responsive architecture with user interfaces encourages users of all socioeconomic levels to inflect change on their environment and in doing so„ fosters a sense of belonging and ownership. Implementing responsive architecture as a cultural catalyst abates socioeconomic differences by creating a dialogic, synergistic relationship between architecture and user groups.

Villi As Skin

Single Panel Assembly

Shape Memory Alloy Responds to IR Proximity Sensor…

Having Successfully completed the interface between user and component, I must now design architectural ways this technology can be deployed…

IR Proximity Sensor with feedback loop to Shape Memory Alloy

Infrared Proximity Sensor UI…

Here the Villi Respond to the proximity of a person (sphere)