perspective view of the roof

section detail

building performance concept

Building systems:
Cool air is provided by pipes running in the foundation. It is blown out from the columns, then it circulates through the building. The hot used air is exhausted through the upper part of the column.

columns with openings for air in- and outtake

floor plan

sections for transsolar workshop

space frame study

Architectural references- relation of continuous roof to columns

Frei Otto: Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart
Toyo Ito: Meiso no Mori
Grimshaw Architects: Southern Cross Station

barnacles cracking the roof. from above and below

inverted barnacles

sketch model

site model

section + close up

site plan closer

siteplan

site perspective

the image shows the undulations and outlines of the roof in relation to the ground.

sketching the section close-up

working on transition from surface structure to barnacles
henry van de velde goes barnacles...

architectural references - skin and structure

Victor Horta- Maison and Atelier Horta
intricate floral steel ornament forms the column- structure and ornament are blending into one element

Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas- Shenzhen International Airport Terminal
a porous continous skin with varying thickness- structure is partially exposed
close relation of skin to structure

site plan

sections

artificial nature part 2

artificial nature

surface details

The main architectural theme is how the slick continous surface gets ripped according to lighting and the articulated structure emerges on the roofscape