How is this structure mobile?

Although this building is not the most mobile of structures, its intention is to move around the world to different destinations. But figuring out how this is possible i aimed to represent how the building is constructed and deconstructed with all of its major components.

Molding a curved form

 

Above is an image of inspiration. 

 I began molding 2 shapes together. Almost to recreate the unity of 2 individual eclipse shapes.

This diagram demonstrates the travel though the building. Occupants travel Up the rising elevator platform to  the lookout and travel down a system of ramps.

Entry ground floor plans

 The begining of modeling up the structure of the building and the skin.

Creating the element of suprise upon entering the building

The Journey

The structure is made up of 3 specific elents

THE JOURNEY

THE OUTLOOK 

THE REFLECTION POINT

All 3 of these key elements need to be tied together to create an overall experience of awe and connection. 

The image above is sourced from St Peters. It captures the aesthetic of a vertical/ downward / upward system of travel i wish to emulate throughout my building.

FLUID form

I began to realize that the form i was creating didn't have a direct link to type of building i was aiming to create.


This structure needs to emit signs of unity and peace. Through the use of sharp jagged lines i felt this was quite contradicting.

My form started to lean towrads more fluent shapes. I took inspiration from Miluakee......

Form Processes

My concept revolves around being a symbolic structure that is both recognizable and has an individual form. I played with alot of different shapes. I began to play with triangles and sharp angles.

Visual

Providing the nation with a visual signal of change.

WE all know the queen is home

When the flag is erect above Buckingham Palace 

WAR

Paths of Travel

Flow & Funciton

Creating flow and function

Fluid forms becoming a Representative of peace and unity

Straight paths of travel. No Cross Overs 

Setting the Foundations

Creating a SYmbol

It is important to generate a form that is recognizable to every nation.

The building must have a significance among society as well as be a respected form. 

War - a first glance.

WAR -

Moving on from the first assignment i have chosen to go down the route of the regularity of war?

What happens after war?

What brings people together again?

How do people react?

How do people reflect?

What gives people a symbol of change?

ASSIGNMENT Week 6

Linking Mobile

in the direction of mobility

Brainstorming:

Parliment on legs

Just a thought: By dividing important sections of parliment up into mobile entityies, will this enable eleements of 'Parliment' to remain safe during an invasion. It will also alow communities in war stricken areas to have a connection to the government.

Gotye

Mobility / virtuality and flexibilty is addressed through Gotyes film clip 'Eyes Wide Open.' Throughout the film clip large spider like robots move through an extreamly industrial and derilict country side. The video and images are very inspirational and worth a look at.

CHuck Hoberman - Take 2 - Adaption

Nowhere do the disciplines of art, architecture, and engineering fuse as seamlessly as in the work of inventor Chuck Hoberman, internationally known for his “transformable structures.” Through his products, patents, and structures, Hoberman demonstrates how objects can be foldable, retractable, or shape-shifting. Such capabilities lead to functional benefits: portability, instantaneous opening, and intelligent responsiveness to the built environment.

His most recogniseable and famous invention would be this .....

Hoberman’s work has been exhibited several times at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2008 his commissioned installation Emergent Surface was part of the exhibit “Design and the Elastic Mind.”

 On a smaller scale, Hoberman has used his folding systems to create, for example, a collapsible tent made from a single sheet of fabric and a briefcase that collapses, accordian-like, to the size of a shoebox, as well as a number of toys.

Related to the below images:
Related to as 'Flexible Architecture' this structure is classified as being a kinetic geometry, every individual panel is interconnected and moves together to retract the screen.