WALL and STAIR Transformation

The wall assembly is the most important aspect of architectural tectonics because of its ability to make the building perform within its function. The wall can incorporate: windows, doors, weather barriers, load-bearing, and many more important architectural conditions.  The stairs are the architectural feature that connects the building within a sectional condition. It’s the part of a building that embraces the dynamic flow of movement and allows infrastructural connections within the space. These two architectural elements (wall and stair) are the topic of investigation for the workshop. Each student will develop a simple wall assembly model and develop another model that incorporates the stairs between the walls. The final design resolution will be an abstraction of these two elements hybridized to invent a new form of dynamic wall and stair.

3 PROCESSES of DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Process 01: build a physical model of a wall

Process 02: build a physical model of stair in the wall

Process 03: new design model of dynamic system