OS > Autarkytecture
on 2013-12-10 18:30
Autarkytecture further explores the OpenStructures model on an architectural level.
Project
introduction:
Instead of trying to anticipate the
perfect building for a specific moment in time, the Autarkytecture
project proposes flexible constructions that can adapt over time.
The project calls for a built environment that is no longer the
product of radical architectural theory, but one that rather builds
on preceding architectural practices. Successful patterns of the
past were explored and translated into guiding design principles
for the future. Important inspirational books in this process were
‘A Pattern Language’ by Christopher Alexander and
‘How Buildings Learn’ by Stewart Brand.
This research is about shifting our attention from the timely
towards the timeless, from how buildings look towards how they
feel. It aspires to integrate the aspect of time into design and
architecture and to create a built environment that can and may
change, that ages gracefully and just feels right. Moreover, the
flexible constructions allow for a variety of overlapping functions
– such as living and working – creating, in this way,
an alternative and hybrid living environment.
Design proposal by
Thomas Lommée & Christiane Hoegner
Design proposal by
Thomas Lommée & Christiane Hoegner
Commissioned by Z33,
Hasselt 2013
Some further explorations by Maud Bausier.
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