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acadia20_130p |
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Swingle, Tyler; Zampini, Davide; Clifford, Brandon |
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2020 |
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Patty & Jan |
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ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume II: Projects [Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-95253-6]. Online and Global. 24-30 October 2020. edited by M. Yablonina, A. Marcus, S. Doyle, M. del Campo, V. Ago, B. Slocum. 130-135 |
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The construction of architecture relies on an orchestra of moving parts and components throughout the process. These components are designed for the primary loads of the ultimate resting positions, but must also accommodate for secondary loads that occur during the assembly process. Safety, budget, and timing are the most influential factors in conducting the orchestra of architectural construction and typically set the tempo. Patty & Jan explore the curious and playful possibilities of secondary loads such as movement, momentum, and impact. This impractical assembly is not intended to negate practical considerations, but to elevate the field of construction above problem-solving. Patty & Jan builds upon previous research into moving massive masonry elements with little energy by controlling the center of mass (CoM) via physical computation and innovative concrete technologies such as proprietary chemical admixtures and special lightweight additions to entrain air as well as impart high fluidity. The resulting densities of the two concrete mixtures range from one-third the density to double the density of conventional concrete. Patty & Jan contributes to this ongoing research by incorporating the fourth dimension into the assembly process. Patty & Jan are a partnership. They have a reciprocal relationship with one another that ensures one cannot assemble without the other. Beginning with Patty and Jan at a pre-determined distance apart, a weighted tool is removed from Patty to alter the CoM and create a righting moment. Rotating along the riding surface, Patty over rotates to collide with Jan and strikes a resounding echo. The controlled impact triggers Jan first to rotate backward, rebound off its braking surface, and then counter-rotate towards Patty. The two meet along their assembly surfaces in the middle and slip effortlessly into their final assembled position. The resulting performance of Patty & Jan is an embedded intelligence of a theatrical assembly between two massive concrete masonry units (MCMU) through their momentum. Patty & Jan demonstrate the ability to predict the inherent movements and autonomous assemblies of MCMUs. It extends the potential of assembly methods to be social generators such as spectacles or performances. This research is a foundation for thinking about more extensive and more complex construction choreographies that engage material as well as human bodies in the building of architecture. |
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Matter Design and CEMEX Global R&D (2019)
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, November 1, 2019, Performance at the From Lab to Site: Innovation in Concreteconference hosted by the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning and the University of Michigan College of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ann Arbor, MI
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Swingle, Tyler, Davide Zampini, and Brandon Clifford (2019)
Walking Assembly: A Method for Craneless Tilt-Up Construction
, Impact: Design with All Senses, Design Modelling Symposium Berlin 2019, ed. C. Gengnagel, O. Baverel, J. Burry, M. Ramsgard Thomsen, S Weinzierl: 237-249. Berlin: Springer, Cham
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