23CM_X09

The experiment combines the previous equilibrium and reciprocal experiments that explore dierent structural systems of columns and trusses/walls to create a new spatial assembly that has a contrast in facade treatment, in which one system is more standard, and the other is more “random” visually but acts to a structure grid. The environmental consideration of the potential architecture resonates with its dense columns structure underneath, whereas the experiment could be situated in a forest setting that people approach for views. The challenge of the experiment occurs when one needs to bring a somewhat more “organic” structure into a standard, pre-dened system. With the knowledge and reections on previous experiments, we were able to design a): a structural grid that the core and columns emerge from; and b): a more intact joint system in which all the elements would function as supporting forces. Such a design faced a lot of craft challenges as we had dowels for columns, its cylindrical shape made the joints extremely dicult to glue, and we had to sand further and cut them with the careful measure of their designated angles.