direct v.

two ways of looking at
a reversal. instead of space defining the rooms, the rooms have the power to define the space around them. interest is created where two or more rooms overlap

indirect

the same idea
in addition to a representation of air moving through the project. as the rooms shape the "air", the air reshapes the grid.

Layering

1: a simple configuration deforms a plane
the room makes a simple bubble shape

2: each room is represented by a single layer.
the rooms are acted on by seperate waves

3: the deformation is continuous, generating a distinctive form

4: with all the floors in place, interpretation begins

Modeling

From animation to model:

given the composite results of the animation, the geometry was extracted from areas where rooms formed complimentary or antagonistic relationships. the geometry and relationships were explored and expanded across the site.

Inhabiting

Inhabiting the geometry:

the spaces suggested by the layered relationships of the animation are reinforced and extrapolated into inhabitable rooms. the form must also have a constructible logic. a rib structure is used to compliment the undulating curves. floors must be cantilevered from the west wall. a membrane in the rear of the house contains the kitchen.

Context

Putting the idea into its surroundings:

understanding the building inside the site. this building sits in a row of townhomes. although the geometry of this house is different, the footprint and program match the typology of the rowhouse

Panel Details

each panel integrates ribs and skin. the combination handles both compression and tension forces. the panels are connected at the ribs by a steel pin which is ribbed to accept epoxy. the shear and torsion forces at the panel connections are taken by either an epoxy bond or a galvaniized plate. the panels are stiffened at the edge to maximize surface area.

Materials

phenol resin
carbon fiber (sheet)
carbon fiber honeycomb

Links

www.advancedcomposites.com
www.introntech.com
composite.about.com
www.vacupress.com
SpaceFrameDirect.pdf
www.cellobond.com
www.tapplastics.com

Interiors

Exteriors

MATT KUPRITZ
Collaborators
TIM BURD | ADAM FREETLY | JOSH MYERS | LYLE PORTZER | DAVID PINDEL | BEN TOAM
Description
K2 Architects Competition Entry for Grand Egyptian Museum Competition
Summer 2002. Firmwide competition entry, museum campus design integrated with landscape design of equal magnitude. Rendered in an "overlit" style, to give the appearance of a small scale model.

Process

Posable Street Furniture was initiated as a project that dealt only with wood construction. The PSF was conceived of as a flexible lattice that would interact with users. It was originally composed of a lattice formed from a grid of hinged and locking wood slats. The lattice would be deformed to provide seating and placed on the street. From there users could, given the desire, participate in the design by deforming the lattice.
As the project progressed we, as a class, began to take a greater interest in the social aspect of the project. We decided that a greater social utility would be preferable in a project of this nature. To this end we developed the PSF into a shelter for the homeless and street bench.
The choice of these programmatic elements necessitated a change in the composition of the PSF. We reverted from a lattice to a series of wall-supported ribs that had embedded deformations. These deformations would be achieved thru a series of predefined folding of the struts. In choosing the greater social utility the project became less of a critical study of wood construction and more of a social commentary.

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Matt Kupritz
Collaborators
BEN TOAM
Program:
K2 Architects' Little Black Pearl Workshop Project incorporates an internally lit translucent 'pearl' in the center atrium. The Submit graphic was printed on 3-form Varia Digital.

The LBPW project called for a shining focal point above the atirum stairs. The Submit graphic was printed on 3-form Varia Digital, and attached to an aluminum frame. The final installation is lit from within.

After the image was rerendered and printed by 3-Form, it was necessary to use a water jet to cut the sheets into the tiles that would be attached to the frame. K2 created shop drawings, and ultimately the water jet drawings specifying both how each sheet should be cut, and where each tile belonged in the installation.