CHAWIN WONGSRISOONTORN
A07
RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Undergraduate Thesis
QUESTION:
This thesis was started by questioning how the static form of architecture, a constraint to all of the parameters that helps create the form itself, can be more adaptive for more usage efficiency.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:
To find out the way to make architecture be more adaptive, I started by studying a certain number of mechanics and tools to make the form of architecture be more kinetic to all needs possible. First, I used the scissors frame which is the most common mechanic we can see in everyday life to make the first set of tools in order to study their spatial ability of them.
CUBE MODULE
THE SKELETON
TOOL STUDY:
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From the study of the first set of tools, I used some of the aspects from the first one to create the final tool that has the ability to increase a 2-dimensional space in a confined 3-dimensional space by a transformable surface that can create varieties of spaces above and underneath itself.
The transformable surface consists of 2 main components. First, the skeleton is made of a series of scissors frame that is connected to a vertical rail that allows a scissors frame to move along itself in the vertical direction. Second, the cube module is connected to each pivot point of the scissors frame.
PROGRAM:
After I discovered the ability of the final tool, I decided to use it to solve the conflict between recreational green space and commercial space in a high-density urban area referring to what Assistant Professor Punyanuch Rutirago said in Suthiparithat Journal which talks about the competition of space ratio between those 2 usages of space in an urban area. The final tool kinetically allows both recreational green space and commercial space to exist in the same space and time.
The building consists of multiple kinetic plates (the final tool) that are configured to connect to each other plates, not only is it in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction as well. the type of plates can be defined into two groups by their function, the first one is to be used as a recreational green space, and the second one has both uses for recreational green space and event space which is done by its doubled surfaces that help accommodate both functions.
In order to make floor module component support both uses mentioned earlier, for the use of recreational green space, the cavity in the floor is used for containing soil to make it possible for planting, and for the use of event space, that same cavity is used to keep the foldable table and chair to be used when is needed.
