ARCHITECTURE DENIZ MANISALI LEBA

Parametric Urbanism: Gradient Differentiation through Component Aggregation

Parametric Component

3D Parametric Component in natural state

Thickness, width and length are parameters determined based on program, porosity levels and structural requirements

Gradient Component Diagram

Gradient Component Study

Component Research

Component Transformation from Horizontal to Vertical

Building Scale Component Transformation

Resin Component Study Model

Component Transformation and Program Diagram

Site Plan

Site Perspective of Final Proposal

Sectional Study

Interior Perspective of Retail Space

Interior Perspective of Office Space

3D Printed Model

Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL) Thesis Project

Year: 2005-2007

Team: Sylvia Georgiadou, Dimitris Akritopoulos

The project is a result of formal, conceptual and technical research in gradience of porosity and horizontal to vertical transformation with component logic in relation to network typologies. The proposal is an attempt to create a coherent urban system informed by all parameters.

The development of an intelligent component which operates in a range of scales allows for the proposal to follow the same principles from urban scale to building interiors. At the same time, using the component's ability for extreme deformation through gradient transformation, a wide range of differentiated urban configurations are achieved. These are informed by different site densities, which are result of the network research in relation to crowd flow simulations and site parameters.

The aim is to develop a network system of connecting, disconnecting and recharging where one network configuration descends into an other, formally expressed as a smooth and gradual transition of charged coded patterns.