:: SKY_LAB :: ENVIRONMENTAL POROSITY + SKYLAB
ENVIRONMENTAL POROSITY
The proposal being a media lab had special conditions of light inside the space. The quality of light would have to be adaptive with changing hours of the day and the changing inclination of the sun based on the season.
A component based system was developed for the skin system. It was developed by starting from surface property of isoparms exhibited by the sub division surfaces. The isoparms we taken as guidelines for structural stability of the system and were later conceived as a grid which could be used for populating the component.
The system also displays the potential for visual porosity, which would help in enhancing certain functions within the building on account of visual interaction with the outside.
There were numerous studies that were conducted to look for an optimum solution for the system for environmental porosity. These studies were based on the amount of light that the component would allow to pass through it and the amount of directional control one might have over it. Starting from complex geometries the end result was a hollow cylinder enclosed in a cube. This would result in the maximum control over the visual and environmental parameters within the media lab.
SKY_LAB – CONCLUSION
SKY_LAB a new type of creative and collaborative work environment. It addresses and reflects the fundamental changes of creative work environments caused by the implication of new work practices and gives consideration to the changing needs of architecture. Hoxton Square situated in the east end and the preeminent creative hub in London serves as the testing ground for our proposal.
SKY_LAB is a laboratory of media research activities where different modes of connectivity allow for manifold distribution of knowledge and thus new ways of creative and collaborative work. In terms of architecture, the build environment is articulated on the basis on an integrated design of differentiated information as well as spatial qualities, which derived from studies on how our client is organized, and operates. By working with minimal surfaces as an architectural design tool emerging qualities like visual and path porosity results in a highly differentiated space.
The ordering and sequencing of space gives us a dynamic interface of interwoven spaces and different zones of influence between teams and their territories to intensify workplace awareness and informal communication within the laboratory.
