REGROWTH POD
The following design was produced directly as a result of the Victorian bushfires of 2010.
It is a house pod constrcuted of predominantly concrete.
Acting as a temporary home for those that have been victim to the natural disaster these pods are small, relatively light & inexpensive.
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
This revolutionary centre design holds flexibility in highest esteem.
Spaces are planned & deliberated on like any other centre however with the bonus feature of being able to slightly or greatly modify the environment inside.
It almost seems to have a mind of its own like a robot does. With little ease spaces in this building shapeshift into completely different & versatile forms.
NEXT 21, OSAKA (JAPAN)
This is one of the best examples of designing for change. In this case the core & services remain fixed with the external elements (walls, rooms, facade) far less rigid with the thought that they can be adapted depending on the user.
BMW G.I.N.A
Although not a form of architecture, this concept car reflects equal principles of flexibility.
Most cars do not change form in the slightest. This prototype with its revolutionary design does.
The "skin" is merely a device that allows the user the greatest flexibility. The external element will adapt & manipulate itself depending on the task at hand.
POD ACCOMODATION
Architectural typologies like this one has arisen from a requirement for rapid, inexpensive & relatively small forms of accommodation. Facilities like this are springing up around the world. Sometimes due to a high need for low cost housing solutions, other times purely out of curiosity. Being modular they can be easily stacked & therefore transported. One of many positives with this variety of architecture.
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