After today's lecture, I have been thinking about the 'accordion'. Glenda presented some models that showed sectioned, laser-cut, MDF models that give an approximation of form. While the models themselves are only indicative of form, like a skeleton, this theory could be applied to some of my early models and thinking.
If a 'flat pack' building is condensed using this method, it can be expanded to give greater definition of form. One downfall of this method is that, when flat, it might not be efficient comparative to other flat pack systems.
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The idea here is to maintain a level of site specificity that is comparable to conventional architecture, which could be created through responding to empirical data concerening the site [contours, lighting levels at certain times of the day etc...] as well as site based factors that require more artistic discretion [things like views].
The roof form that I have been working on in this series of models is purely hypothetical in that it does not yet relate to a site, but a site could be imagined and a form crafted from that.
Could the fundamentals of this building be e-mailed? Sections ould be emailed as panels to be cut out and create form.
How will it be constructed?
Maybe there is no point to this, and I could acheive a desirable level of distinctiveness and and site relevance through a uniform flat pack architecture that changes with site (perhaps site specific architecture doesn't need any individual design...). I will make further models regarding this idea.
Alter shape (manually or automatically, yet to be determined) with different site qualities.
