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How does your building behave? Does it engage in a performance? Does it communicate in some novel way? Things are becoming less static. With the proliferation of the internet, social media, new architectural technologies, improved construction methods and so on — it is good news that your architectural structures can perform anew (if you know how to design for this correctly).
When I speak about behavior and performance with regard to architectural design I am talking about an architecture that is transient — an architectural design that changes around the occupant.
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Take a look at the photos (left) and video (below) of the Read more
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The following video is by Urban Screen, a company that claims to “put architecture on stage”. They basically design large-scale projections for urban surfaces.
You will notice how the building facade in this video becomes dynamic and its skin seems to “breathe” — even if it is only an illusion.
Please note: If you are not able to play the video, make sure to click this article’s title above so you can view this video from the original Sensing Architecture page.
LAYERS OF FLATNESS
In some ways I think that the experience of this installation is very different on video than it would have been in person. I do; however, like the way the projection is scaled to “play” with the existing buildings design elements (windows and such).
Seeing a video like this is thought provoking in that it makes one aware of a state we call Read more
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BRINGING SHADOWS TO LIFE
Here is an excellent example of how you can use interactive architecture and augmented reality to really give “feeling” to occupant interactions. As different “spaces” made with hand gestures result in different sounds, lighting and motion effects — users get a unique sense of how their gestures can interact with space. You can see how mere “shadows” take on a physical presence with weight, gravity and material bounce qualities. Plus, it looks like it would be fun to use.
MOLDING LIGHT AND SOUND ON THE FLY
This augmented reality design actually uses both analog and digital projectors by aligning and overlapping their projections. By creating a fusion between the two, user hand gestures actually become Read more
