What is the project about?
“a speculation on the tectonics and effects of designing an
entire project from a single geometric type: the strand”
Fibrous House explores the use of one component, replicated
in order to create intricate shapes and forms through overlaying and convergence
in free space; with the removal of the standard “pre-defined surface… the form
emerges with its structure and articulation as a dense mass of strands”. The
resulting shapes, such as the ones depicted, are condensed when closer to the
centre of the mass, while branching outwards and back into the landscape.
What were some significant achievements in the design
approach + solution, spatial organization and material execution?
Snooks allows his work to unfold before him; the usage of
the one geometric component allows for its self-expression – “the strands
define form, structure, surface and articulation of the project”. The result is
chaotic, yet seemingly contained due to the nature and curvature of the shape;
however, this is a step in the notion that the architect may no longer be the
designer due to the overpowering of the organic growth of the shape.
What was the attitude towards technology? What technology
was implemented?
Technology is embraced in order to simulate and increase the
amount of strands; experimenting with geometries as well as morphogenetic
algorithms is incomplete without the aid of it. Furthermore, Snooks has
researched “composite fiber techniques in the fabrication as a high
performance".
What are the theories extracted?
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Morphogenesis
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Systems Thinking
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Hypersurfaces + Form
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