Strange Habitat

This project draws from modular housing (Nakagin Capsule Tower, Habitat ‘67, The Plug-In City) and modular construction (Buckminster Fuller, Pneuhaus’ Pneumatic Masonry projects, Foldhaus’ Radialumia) techniques as inspiration for a continuation of experimental form and space. “Strange Habitats” relies on the organization of the high-order polyhedron, icosahedron, in order to place spheres and connecting limbs. Geometric modelling based from the icosahedron uses a combination of piping and mirroring to generate a kind of spaceframe dodecahedron. Furthermore, the icosahedron is parameterized using Grasshopper3D and KangarooPhysics, which anchors the polyhedron’s vertices to create an alternative form for organization of form and space. 

References

1. Foldhaus. “Radialumia” 2018. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <https://www.foldhaus.com/radialumia>

2. David Langdon. "AD Classics: Montreal Biosphere / Buckminster Fuller" 07 Oct 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <https://www.archdaily.com/572135/ad-classics-montreal-biosphere-buckminster-fuller> ISSN 0719-8884

3. Gili Merin. "AD Classics: Habitat 67 / Safdie Architects" 21 Jul 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <https://www.archdaily.com/404803/ad-classics-habitat-67-moshe-safdie> ISSN 0719-8884

4. Gili Merin. "AD Classics: The Plug-In City / Peter Cook, Archigram " 10 Jul 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <https://www.archdaily.com/399329/ad-classics-the-plug-in-city-peter-cook-archigram> ISSN 0719-8884

5. Pneuhaus. “Pneumatic Masonry / Houston”. Pneuhaus. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <http://pneu.haus/projects/pneumatic-masonry>

6. Pneuhaus. “Pneumatic Masonry no.1”. Pneuhaus. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <http://pneu.haus/projects/pneumatic>

7. Pneuhaus. “Pneumatic Masonry no.2”. Pneuhaus. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <http://pneu.haus/projects/pneumatic-masonry-no-2>

8. Pneuhaus. “Pneumatic Masonry no.3”. Pneuhaus. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <http://pneu.haus/projects/pneumatic-masonry-no-3>

9. Megan Sveiven. "AD Classics: Nakagin Capsule Tower / Kisho Kurokawa" 09 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 Oct 2020. <https://www.archdaily.com/110745/ad-classics-nakagin-capsule-tower-kisho-kurokawa> ISSN 0719-8884