Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Structural weaving

A structural frame is constructed from weaving concepts, to optimise the performative morphology and to follow the premises of the local environmental systems. The structural system must, as the environmental, seek to differentiate to optimise the design further. It is not incorporated in this stage, but will be implemented in later iterations along with the form evolution. Material and structural references can be found in Material links: Lookout Tower and Monster Bridge. 

Structural frame from weaving. 


East and west facades are 'removed' to open the public building and to emphasise the performing structure framing the library. This reference to the flow of the streets, while the remaining envelope adapts to weather conditions and spatial programme.

The frame is seen as the main carrier of loads in all directions.


Indicating scale in a digital environment.

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