Internal Logic

Rest Stop:

Going from the driving experience exercise to the rest stop I explored the contrast between fixed and changeable, static and flux. The structure of the building is composed of a "fixed" frame of structural aluminum with a space that is divided by a series of movable partitions. The partitions could be recycled aluminum, for example-aircraft hanger doors that could be hung onto the frame. The Structural aluminum gives a flexibility to the system that allows the pieces to be quickly assembled and disassembled if desired. Each piece has a series of tracks that bolts can slide into and attach to other pieces of the structure. Partitions as well as a roof system are on a series of sliders that allow users to configure the space to suit their needs, responding to the time of day, the weather, the lighting conditions or number of people in the space, though the space retains a very open plan. The idea is each time a traveler may pass by the rest stop, it is a different space than they last experienced it. The roof was also a major component that alters the experience. There is only one space that is permanently covered, the remained of the space can be covered or uncovered to allow light, views, or protection from the sun or rain. The structure itself has the temporal quality as it could be disassembled, moved and reassembled which is in contrast to the permanence of the mountains and the road on which people drive.

MoMA Home delivery - Cellophane House

The cellophane house, being a precedent for my building holds a similar spirit that uses capabilities of structural aluminum to it's advantage to allow for a flexible, quickly fabricated and quickly assembled system. Like in car manufacturing where, sub-parts such as doors are assembled with handles, buttons, windows and many other pieces then brought together to be assembled into a car-Kieran Timberlake refer to this idea as "Chunking." The idea behind the Cellophane house is to be able to build the component parts separately then bring it together to assemble the building at the end. The outer shell of the building is a "NextGen SmartWrap" facade is a concept where a cellophane like material could be printed with various configurations of light diffusion and photovoltaics.