Use Kinetic Design to Build Beautiful Behavior (Video)

Full scale architectural kinetic forms can appear to almost take off, float or flex in the most unexpected and beautiful ways.

Thus, it is no surprise that as an architect, you can use kinetic design to manipulate form in time, to give you a certain freedom to inspire and reconnect your building occupant with their surrounding space.

Kinetic form can do so much for your design when used in just the right ways. To get you thinking creatively about kinetics you can see the following video of a prize-winning art installation, where simple metal balls rise and fall smoothly and in a mesmerizing fashion.

To see for yourself, watch this video (It gets even more creative after the 1st minute.)

What “Triggers” Motion in Your Kinetic Spaces?

Now, as you watch the second video, be sure to think about what might go into the mechanical systems that put such metal balls into motion, synchronizing with one another. Their kinetic “dance” may not be as simple as you think.

Think about what can “trigger” the motions which your forms (or environmental stimuli) emit? Can human movement trigger the motion which your architecture takes? And what does that consequent movement do to the surrounding space(s)?

Try using kinetics to bridge the gap between seemingly separate things — to build beautiful behaviors.

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