Dis'Create Reclamation
Modular ConstructionĀ
Modular ConstructionĀ
This project is an architectural exploration of spatial assembly. It looks at the future problem of land limits though the prism of the modular construction. It is an attempt to reimagine the current way of thinking of a building as a self-standing, individual object into a complex, interdependent, Ā growing structure of multiplied forms.Ā
With the use of the Grasshopper code developed as an exploration of discrete aggregations, the design uses a set of simple, discrete modules and turns them into intersected structures made of repetition of a finite amount of parts.Ā
By the use of generative design we can keep the modules relatively simple and use those components for a three dimensional assembly creating diverse spatial arrangements of accommodations, various aesthetics and spatial qualities, which could be created by a process of the randomised aggregation or a constrained one that would for instance fill a specific volume.Ā
The use of the generative design approach allows to explore the concept such as vertical cities with the focus on vertical growth. It raise the questions of how people could behave and live is that environments. It investigates the potential direction of future architectural developments, incorporating the use of computation. Ā
The idea of simple modular elements being assembled into more complex structures might have various advantages. The standard modulesĀ could giveĀ an opportunity for future reuse of construction materials. It could also allow to incorporate concepts such as a vertical farming and sky gardens in its reinvested infrastructure. The computational optimisation could allow to assembly the modules in such a Ā way so it provides appropriate quality of natural light for all parts of the structure therefore maintaining the quality of inhabitation.Ā
It also gives many possibilities, the more parts we incorporate, the more variations could be created. The assembly itself, by the use of the script the process could be well optimised and parametrised according to the requirements.Ā
Despite the fact of how challenging similar assembly translated into the real life construction may be now, I believe the upcoming technology and innovation, would sooner or later blur this line and give us various opportunities towards the development of similar concepts.
