Architectural Ecosystems - Design Studio

Under the title of Architectural Ecosystems a 2-year design research project is being pursued with the following questions: How can all architectural aspects of design, construction, use, conversion and deconstruction be reinvented as a holistic system and thus achieve a higher degree of sustainability?

The current state of digitalisation offers the chance to avoid making the same mistakes that were associated with modular industrial building from the 1960s onwards. Unlike then, building products, prefabricated elements and floor plans are no longer standardised today. Rather, it is the digital design and production processes that are being standardised in their workflows, but which thus allow an incomparably wide range of adaptation. A wide range of digital simulation techniques allow insight into the expected behaviour of architecture at the design level. Innovation is therefore no longer dependent on the slow feedback of knowledge from the built environment. Despite, or perhaps because of the high degree of digitalisation, material plays a central role, whether as a resource or as a design element. Bits and atoms are therefore no longer opposites, but are more closely linked than ever.

In the first edition of Architectural Ecosystems, we focus on design. Starting from the state of the art, promising approaches are identified, which are then further developed in terms of design. The context for the architectural design will be a mixed use in an urban context. The focus will be more on the depth of detail and less on the size of the building. In addition to the design, the design process itself will be documented in diagrams and animations.

Notes:

Working in Rhinoceros-3D/Grasshopper is central to the project. Besides solutions on the 3D model, diagrams, plans and visualisations, constructive solutions on digitally produced models (laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D printing) are expected. Assistance for special deepening of the digital methods will be given in tutorials.

Modules

• MSc. Architektur und Städtebau:
  Projekt lang - i/o Architecture

Lecturer:

• Prof. Mirco Becker

Schedule:

• First Class: Friday 16.10.2020
  10:00 - 12:00 online

Prerequisites:

• Rhino/Grasshopper Skill-Drill

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