ARC 406 _ Midterm Presentation
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Designing an Earth based Space Elevator platform.
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Caustic imagery
Examining the differences between the way light reflects and refracts off of glass vs. water.
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Conceptual Imagery
The caustic image served as a "the essence" of what i would like the tower to be.
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The Program
Dissection of the necessary programmatic elements and square footages for Space tourists, Long term residents, and visitors.
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Desires
thinking of what the floating base would need to encompass... recreational aspects vs. serving its ultimate purpose.
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Programmatic diagram
a breakdown of programmatic elements across the base.
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Inspiration
I began developing the core of the tower with an inspirational circulation diagram. Pathways of vertical travel will intersect creating nodes of interaction.
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Inspiration
Also wanted to create an element of thinning or dissipation of the tower's floor plates as once approaches the upper levels.
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Circulation diagram
Lines of vertical circulation and the resulting nodes of interaction.
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Resulting facade
When skin is applied to surface, it results with cracks in the building which go on to reveal a water flowing system that travels through the building from top to bottom.
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