Studio Final: Concept Statement

Studio Final: Concept Statement

Static Vs. Dynamic

The idea comes form the ever changing environment and how it effects the inside (program) and outside of the building (context). Based on the movement of such things as people, cars, weather, color and the static and dynamic pressures from within and around the building, the building reacts by projecting a different look in reaction to the changing context. The building will respond to its ever changing environment through the use of computer programs that will change the opacity or shading of the glass, or the color and intensity of the lighting from the inside and outside of the building. This will be a direct reaction to the man made and natural forces that occur in and around the building.
During observation of the site at different times of the day I found the site to be very fluid or dynamic, but still conform to a static nature. I started to look at the way in which the natural and man made forces were affecting the site. I looked at how the natural forces of the sun and clouds caused the facades of the buildings to take on different looks depending on the angle in which you stood. At night the site takes on a completely different look as the buildings become opposite of what they were during the day. Buildings that may have stood out against the sky during the day almost disappeared against the night sky, while others acted in the opposite manner, becoming more pronounced at night.
The next step was to look at how man made forces affected how the building was perceived. Did the patterns of the cars and people affect the look of the building? The conclusion I came to was yes. The buildings are looked at differently because the view is constantly in a state of flux due to the ever changing pedestrian and vehicular movement which flows through the area.

Daytime view from the pedestrian level

Night View of the site