_PROGRAMMING

Programming ::

The Center for Deep Sea Marine Biology and Marine Seismology

Beginning with the Site :: Venice Beach, CA [the old pier]

Begin breakdown of Programmatic Requirements

Preliminary organizational diagram

Break down of Square footages

Hard Numbers sqare footage allotments

Preliminary spatial organization :: Height of 24 stories is decided upon

Begin with a grid for organizational clarity [to be furhter expanded upon later in building development.]

Begin with equal amounts of space in "plan" - square footages will be adjusted further in section

Six organizational "plans" are developed - only six "plans" to be repeated throughout the tower

From the outer edges of the tower, the "open space" program allotments begin to be pulled out to reveal voids which will eventually act as outdoor spaces, courtyards, atriums and observation decks.

Remaining "open space" allotments act as infrastructure i.e. vertical circulation, horizontal circulation within floors, fire access, and mechanical areas. [will be further distributed when building form begins to be more thoroughly developed.]

Highlighted portions are remaining "open space" :: Tower Infrastructure

Infrastructure Maintains a mainly central core, but does have some horizontal variation at certain points in the building where necessary.

Entertainment/Education spaces as they relate to the central core. Where spaces are "stacked," second floor area dissolves and becomes a double height space.

Research spaces as they relate to the central core. Where spaces are "stacked," second floor area dissolves and becomes a double height space.

Exchange spaces [also includes any additional residences for guests, faculty, staff, and visitors.

For Future Development :: Applying the concept of Thermohaline 'vertical' Circulation.

In thermohaline circulation, differences in the temperature and density of ocean water masses cause the nutrient-rich deep ocean waters to rise and mix with surface waters.

The density of ocean water is not globally homogeneous, but varies significantly and discretely. Sharply defined boundaries exist between water masses which form at the surface, and subsequently maintain their own identity within the ocean. They position themselves one above or below each other according to their density, which depends on both temperature and salinity

_PROGRAMMING

_CASE STUDY _ SEOUL COMMUNE 2026

Design By :: MASS STUDIES
Location:
Apgujng-dong, Kangnam-gu,

Seoul, Korea



Seoul Commune 2026 will be located in a central area in the southern part of Seoul, in a large-scale urban redevelopement zone that is possibly one of the most densely populated places on Earth. It will cover 393,400 square meters of land and bound by the Han River on the northern side.
15 towers of varying hight, from 16 to 53 floors, somekind of giant houses in this park-like-setting.






The hexagonal openings are filled with various types of glass, glass panels are placed in sunny areas for energy efficiency. Some exterior glass windows are recessed to create shaded balconies, the outer surface covering the lattice structure is made of a geotextile that creates an environment where vines can grow during the summer months to shade the openings.






These integrated green structures have an internal watering system and a fog machine with automatic temperature and humidity sensors to optimize the environmental conditions of the plants. The water distribution system also carries up to 30 percent of the cooling load during the summer and cleans the glass windows of the building in the heavily polluted city of Seoul.




Sectionally, the organization of each tower is divided into two or three parts depending on the final story/height of each individual tower.





In terms of plan, the tower is ever changing depending on 1.) which programmatic portion of the tower you are in and 2.) how high or low you are positioned in the tower.

Generally, the plans for most living units are tight for space and minimize private space. They are also configured in many different spatial variations.

Because of the variation in plans at different places in the tower - different building components begin to develop spatially and create a "kit of parts" of sorts.




and from this kit of parts many different variations of building/tower configurations are possible.



From the formal variation, variation between individual towers and their interconnection are also stressed.

_PATTERN RECOGNITION pt_2

The final process began with the selection of another subject from marine biology -- Venus' Flower Basket.

One very prominent division of Hexactinellids is Euplectella, more commonly known as Venus' Flower Basket. It is predominately located at a depth of 1500 feet (500 meters) from the ocean surface. In its structure, a rigid "skeleton" is evident. This composition, frequently attributed to Hexactinellids, helped to preserve the dimensions of its ancestors in the form of fossils. Despite a diminished quantity of modern species, Hexactinellids have maintained complex fossil records in geologic history. Their body composition and that of other porifera was the fundamental bedrock for the developments of many other animal species. By comprehending the fossil records of porifera, we may hope to better understand other organisms. In addition to their aesthetic appeal, Hexactinellids possess an extensive history.

Img 1 :: Venus' Flower Basket

Img 2 :: Closer look of the strcture of the sea sponge

Img 3 :: zooming in even further, the cellular structure of the sponge is simliar to glass.

Img 4 :: Pattern process

Img 5 :: Preliminary Pattern with the cellular image

Img 6 :: Gradient change and over lay of pattern images
[FAR TOO COMPLEX]

REDUCE!

Img 7 :: One portion of 4 reflections gets cropped and becomes main image

Img 8 :: Image gets copied, shifted, and reflected to create final pattern

Img 9 :: Final Pattern

Img 10 :: 2 Dimensional pattern becomes a 3 dimensional model

The next steps in the process involve stacking the preliminary 3-D exploration

[and i think YOU look sticky Hunter!]
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