Flow
                Redundancy




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Design Idea

                   networks


  Nodes                       Paths     Redundancy
                   Flow


First Principle:
How can multiple networks (spatial, urban, structural)
be integrated in a design?
for loop 1,
                                                                                                                                             enter here
                                     •	 structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure
                                     •	 buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space”
                                     •	 strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the
                                        strength of the over all system as well as the individual members




 Translation + Synthesis
                                        Integrating Structural
                                        and Spatial Networks                                                         Redundancy and
                                                                                                                     Indeterminance Test      Sticks & Bricks Model

•	 flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall)
   growth (number of customers).
•	 critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy
•	 location and function of a node will affect the success of sur-                                                       •	   multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength
   rounding nodes                                                                                                        •	   a system is only as good as its connections
                                                                                                                         •	   failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised
                                                                                                                         •	   with each removal, something is in fact lost.


                                                   Nodes and Flow
                Farmers Market Study 1                                                           Paths Test
                                                                                                       Tool Path Study


                                                             •	   redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction
                                                             •	   subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join
                                                             •	   guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance
                                                             •	   unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
for loop 1,
                                                                                                                                      enter here




                                                                                                                                Redundancy and
                                     •	 structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure
                                                                                                                                      Indeterminance Test
                                                                                                                                         Sticks & Bricks Model
                                     •	 buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space”
                                     •	 strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the
                                        strength of the over all system as well as the individual members




 Translation + Synthesis
                                        Integrating Structural
                                        and Spatial Networks                                                                             •	   multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength
                                                                                                                                         •	   a system is only as good as its connections
•	 flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall)
   growth (number of customers).
                                                                                                                                         •	   failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised
•	 critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy
•	 location and function of a node will affect the success of sur-
                                                                                                                                         •	   with each removal, something is in fact lost.
   rounding nodes




                                                   Nodes and Flow
                Farmers Market Study 1                                                           Paths Test
                                                                                                       Tool Path Study


                                                             •	   redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction
                                                             •	   subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join
                                                             •	   guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance
                                                             •	   unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
horizontal influence        vertical influence




                                                 point




                                                 node




                                                         no guides - meandering path to edge



        path runs parallel to guide
•	 structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure
                                     •	 buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space”
                                     •	 strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the
                                        strength of the over all system as well as the individual members




 Translation + Synthesis
                                        Integrating Structural
                                        and Spatial Networks                                                         Redundancy and
                                                                                                                     Indeterminance Test      Sticks & Bricks Model

•	 flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall)
   growth (number of customers).
•	 critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy
•	 location and function of a node will affect the success of sur-                                                       •	   multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength
   rounding nodes                                                                                                        •	   a system is only as good as its connections
                                                                                                                         •	   failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised
                                                                                                                         •	   with each removal, something is in fact lost.


                                                   Nodes and Flow
                Farmers Market Study 1




                                                                           Paths Test
                                                                                                           Tool Path Study
                                                                                                    •	     redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction
                                                                                                    •	     subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join
                                                                                                    •	     guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance
                                                                                                    •	     unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
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Plan   Perspective
Plan   Perspective
Plan   Perspective
•	 structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure
                                                                  •	 buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space”
                                                                  •	 strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the
                                                                     strength of the over all system as well as the individual members




                                                Translation + Synthesis
                                                                     Integrating Structural
                                                                     and Spatial Networks                                                         Redundancy and
                                                                                                                                                  Indeterminance Test      Sticks & Bricks Model




                                Nodes and Flow                                                                                                        •	
                                                                                                                                                      •	
                                                                                                                                                      •	
                                                                                                                                                      •	
                                                                                                                                                           multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength
                                                                                                                                                           a system is only as good as its connections
                                                                                                                                                           failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised
                                                                                                                                                           with each removal, something is in fact lost.




                         Farmers Market Study 1                                                                              Paths Test
                                                                                                                                   Tool Path Study


                                                                                         •	 redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction
                                                                                         •	 subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join




Network Conclusions across Market and Model tests:

•	 flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to the
   node (stall) growth (number of customers).
•	 nodes that engages the senses will attract more customers
•	 location and function of a node will affect the success of
   surrounding nodes.
•	 the pauses caused by people can create new pathway in
   the market
•	 when the moving circulation approaches the paused area,
   the circulation tends to bend away from it or gets trapped
   by it’s effect
•	 areas with a history of pauses will continuously repeat itself
Translation + Synthesis
              Integrating Structural
              and Spatial Networks


           •	 structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure
           •	 buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space”
           •	 strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the
              strength of the over all system as well as the individual members



                                                                                                                                                                Redundancy and
                                                                                                                                                                Indeterminance Test        Sticks & Bricks Model

                                              •	 flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall)
                                                 growth (number of customers).
                                              •	 critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy
                                              •	 location and function of a node will affect the success of sur-                                                      •	   multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength
                                                 rounding nodes                                                                                                       •	   a system is only as good as its connections
                                                                                                                                                                      •	   failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised
                                                                                                                                                                      •	   with each removal, something is in fact lost.


                                                                                                 Nodes and Flow
                                                              Farmers Market Study 1                                                           Paths Test
                                                                                                                                                     Tool Path Study


                                                                                                           •	   redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction
                                                                                                           •	   subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join
                                                                                                           •	   guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance
                                                                                                           •	   unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
Loop 2                            networks
  Design Idea

                      Nodes                       Paths             Redundancy
                                      Flow




 Revised Question:
 What are the bare essentials in a network?
 Using a minimum set of components: two paths and node, explore a set of essential relationships.


What is a node?       What is an obstruction?       How do you create a new path and make others fails?
for loop 2,
                                                                                                                 enter here
Translation + Synthesis
                      •	   designed and built three 1:1 node components
                      •	   assembled on front lawn
                      •	   rearranged positions to explore node and path definition
                      •	   secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research




                                                                                                Integrating Structural
                                                                                                and Spatial Networks
                                                                                                                              1:1 Design Part 1
                            Nodes and Paths
          1:1 Design Part 2
                                                                                                       •	   site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone
                                                                                                       •	   existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc.
                                                                                                       •	   paths: map informal and formal
                                                                                                       •	   consider “tool” path in design
                                                                                                       •	   massing study with light




•	 human nodes obstruct established flow path
•	 when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and
   new paths form in between
•	 sometimes visual and aural connections between human                     Obstructions Test
   nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and
   strengthen a node                                                              Farmers Market Study 2
for loop 2,
                                                                                                           enter here




                                                                                                Integrating Structural
Translation + Synthesis                                                                         and Spatial Networks
                                                                                                                                  1:1 Design Part 1
                      •	   designed and built three 1:1 node components
                      •	   assembled on front lawn
                      •	   rearranged positions to explore node and path definition
                      •	   secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research


                                                                                                               •	   site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone
                                                                                                               •	   existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc.
                                                                                                               •	   paths: map informal and formal
                            Nodes and Paths                                                                    •	   consider “tool” path in design
          1:1 Design Part 2                                                                                    •	   massing study with light



•	 human nodes obstruct established flow path
•	 when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and
   new paths form in between
•	 sometimes visual and aural connections between human                     Obstructions Test
   nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and
   strengthen a node                                                              Farmers Market Study 2
for loop 2,
                                                                                             enter here
Translation + Synthesis
            •	   designed and built three 1:1 node components
            •	   assembled on front lawn
            •	   rearranged positions to explore node and path definition
            •	   secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research




                                                                            Integrating Structural
                                                                            and Spatial Networks
                                                                                                          1:1 Design Part 1
                  Nodes and Paths
      1:1 Design Part 2
                                                                                   •	   site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone
                                                                                   •	   existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc.
                                                                                   •	   paths: map informal and formal
                                                                                   •	   consider “tool” path in design
                                                                                   •	   massing study with light




                  Obstructions Test
                                Farmers Market Study 2
                         •	 human nodes obstruct established flow path
                         •	 when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and
                            new paths form in between
                         •	 sometimes visual and aural connections between human
                            nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and
                            strengthen a node
Multi-National City: New York

Architects: Martin/Baxi Architects

Location: New York City, World Trade Centre Site

   •	 Proposal for the World Trade Centre competition in 2003.

   •	 A memorial for the victims of the 9/11 World Trade Centre event.

Concept:

   •	 The design increased the total built area of the site from 15 million square
      foot to 24 million square foot.

   •	 The height of each floor varied algorithmically to represent a barcode-like
      section.

   •	 The total height of the new towers matched the height of the original tow-
      ers of 1360 feet. At the top of this tripod supported a stack of 20 ground
      zero sites. With a park on top.



   •	 Ground:

           o	 At the street level, spirals ramps at the foot of each tower would
              descend in the massive parking lots.

           o	 Looking up for the ground at the hovering surface above, one
              would find the foot prints of the original tower which are formed by
              two upside-down voids. The glow of this horizontal surface framed
              the original locations of where the towers used to be.



   •	 The Vortices

           o	 Shooting through the centre of each tower is a cylindrical, structural
              void, a hole instead of an atrium that opened to the sky.

           o	 Around its perimeter are glass elevators that would travel from the
              garage, PATH. and subway to the sky lobby.

           o	 From there commuters, tourist, shoppers, and residents could trav-
              el to other floors or up to the park above.



Biliography

Martin, Reinhold. And Kadambari Baxi. Multi-National City. Architectural Itinerar-
ies. Barcelona: Actar, 2007.

Martin/Baxi Architects. “Multi-Nation City: New York” Accessed November 19,
2012. http://www.martinbaxi.com/.
Parc de la Villette

Architect: Berbard Tschumi Architects (BTA)

Location: Paris. 125 acres(55 hectares) Quai de I’Oise x Boulevard Périplhérique

    •	 Parc de la Villette is located on the largest parks in Paris.

    •	 A manifestation of Tschumi’s writing and theory on architectural deconstruc-
       tivism focused on space, movement, and event.

    Concept,

        •	

        •	 The follies (nodes) work together to navigate the user through the
           parks area.

        •	 The bright red cladding allows the user identify their placement on the
           landscape and used to unify their relationship. However, each of the
           follies function differently.

        •	 The components are organized and linked together by a grid and
           sometimes physically tied together by bridges and structure.

        •	 While some follies are not physically attached to each other, they still
           achieve invisible links.

        •	 Circulation is both determined and arbitrary.

                o	 Although tied together by the parks walkway, the curious look-
                   ing follies not only draws circulation to them, but around and
                   within them too.




Bibliography

Hardingham, Samantha. and Kester Rattenbury. Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Vil-
lette. New York, Routledge. 2012.

Wordpress: Nathanssu. “Defining Hybird” Accessed November 19, 2012. http://
nathanssu.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/defining-hybrid-precedent-studies/
Nodes and Paths
1:1 Design Part 2
                                                                                                                                               for loop 2,
                                                                                                                                               enter here



Translation + Synthesis
     •	   designed and built three 1:1 node components
     •	   assembled on front lawn
     •	   rearranged positions to explore node and path definition                                                            Integrating Structural
     •	   secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research                                                               and Spatial Networks
                                                                                                                                                            1:1 Design Part 1


                                                                                                                                     •	   site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone
                                                                                                                                     •	   existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc.
                                                                                                                                     •	   paths: map informal and formal
                                                                                                                                     •	   consider “tool” path in design
                                                                                                                                     •	   massing study with light




                                          •	 human nodes obstruct established flow path
                                          •	 when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and
                                             new paths form in between
                                          •	 sometimes visual and aural connections between human         Obstructions Test
                                             nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and
                                             strengthen a node                                                Farmers Market Study 2
Redundancy and
                   Indeterminance Test

       Sticks & Bricks Model
                                                        Nodes and Flow
                                                        Farmers Market
        Integrating Structural                          Study 1
        and Spatial Networks
      1:1 Design Part 1

 Nodes and Paths                                        Obstructions Test
 1:1 Design Part 2                                      Farmers Market
                                                        Study 2




Integrated Aperiodic Multi-threaded Design Iterations

NodesPathsFlowRedundancy

  • 1.
    Flow Redundancy Nodes Paths
  • 2.
    Design Idea networks Nodes Paths Redundancy Flow First Principle: How can multiple networks (spatial, urban, structural) be integrated in a design?
  • 3.
    for loop 1, enter here • structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure • buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space” • strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the strength of the over all system as well as the individual members Translation + Synthesis Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks Redundancy and Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model • flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall) growth (number of customers). • critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy • location and function of a node will affect the success of sur- • multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength rounding nodes • a system is only as good as its connections • failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised • with each removal, something is in fact lost. Nodes and Flow Farmers Market Study 1 Paths Test Tool Path Study • redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction • subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join • guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance • unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
  • 13.
    for loop 1, enter here Redundancy and • structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model • buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space” • strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the strength of the over all system as well as the individual members Translation + Synthesis Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks • multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength • a system is only as good as its connections • flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall) growth (number of customers). • failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised • critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy • location and function of a node will affect the success of sur- • with each removal, something is in fact lost. rounding nodes Nodes and Flow Farmers Market Study 1 Paths Test Tool Path Study • redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction • subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join • guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance • unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
  • 24.
    horizontal influence vertical influence point node no guides - meandering path to edge path runs parallel to guide
  • 25.
    • structural/pathway redundancyadded in case of partial system failure • buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space” • strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the strength of the over all system as well as the individual members Translation + Synthesis Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks Redundancy and Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model • flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall) growth (number of customers). • critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy • location and function of a node will affect the success of sur- • multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength rounding nodes • a system is only as good as its connections • failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised • with each removal, something is in fact lost. Nodes and Flow Farmers Market Study 1 Paths Test Tool Path Study • redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction • subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join • guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance • unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
  • 26.
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  • 27.
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  • 30.
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  • 34.
    Plan Perspective
  • 35.
    Plan Perspective
  • 36.
    Plan Perspective
  • 37.
    • structural/pathway redundancyadded in case of partial system failure • buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space” • strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the strength of the over all system as well as the individual members Translation + Synthesis Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks Redundancy and Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model Nodes and Flow • • • • multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength a system is only as good as its connections failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised with each removal, something is in fact lost. Farmers Market Study 1 Paths Test Tool Path Study • redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction • subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join Network Conclusions across Market and Model tests: • flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to the node (stall) growth (number of customers). • nodes that engages the senses will attract more customers • location and function of a node will affect the success of surrounding nodes. • the pauses caused by people can create new pathway in the market • when the moving circulation approaches the paused area, the circulation tends to bend away from it or gets trapped by it’s effect • areas with a history of pauses will continuously repeat itself
  • 39.
    Translation + Synthesis Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks • structural/pathway redundancy added in case of partial system failure • buildings direct flow reducing pathway redundancy but forming “space” • strategic placement of structural members / location of stands reflect the strength of the over all system as well as the individual members Redundancy and Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model • flow rate (of customers) have a direct correlation to node (stall) growth (number of customers). • critical mass (of stands/customers) creates positive redundancy • location and function of a node will affect the success of sur- • multiple paths/columns adds redundant strength rounding nodes • a system is only as good as its connections • failure is immanent when horizontal member is comprised • with each removal, something is in fact lost. Nodes and Flow Farmers Market Study 1 Paths Test Tool Path Study • redundancy is dependant on conditions of addition and subtraction • subtraction for addition: tools removes material in order to join • guided paths travel parallel to guide path of least resistance • unguided paths are undetermined until reading edge or guide
  • 40.
    Loop 2 networks Design Idea Nodes Paths Redundancy Flow Revised Question: What are the bare essentials in a network? Using a minimum set of components: two paths and node, explore a set of essential relationships. What is a node? What is an obstruction? How do you create a new path and make others fails?
  • 41.
    for loop 2, enter here Translation + Synthesis • designed and built three 1:1 node components • assembled on front lawn • rearranged positions to explore node and path definition • secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks 1:1 Design Part 1 Nodes and Paths 1:1 Design Part 2 • site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone • existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc. • paths: map informal and formal • consider “tool” path in design • massing study with light • human nodes obstruct established flow path • when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and new paths form in between • sometimes visual and aural connections between human Obstructions Test nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and strengthen a node Farmers Market Study 2
  • 47.
    for loop 2, enter here Integrating Structural Translation + Synthesis and Spatial Networks 1:1 Design Part 1 • designed and built three 1:1 node components • assembled on front lawn • rearranged positions to explore node and path definition • secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research • site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone • existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc. • paths: map informal and formal Nodes and Paths • consider “tool” path in design 1:1 Design Part 2 • massing study with light • human nodes obstruct established flow path • when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and new paths form in between • sometimes visual and aural connections between human Obstructions Test nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and strengthen a node Farmers Market Study 2
  • 64.
    for loop 2, enter here Translation + Synthesis • designed and built three 1:1 node components • assembled on front lawn • rearranged positions to explore node and path definition • secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research Integrating Structural and Spatial Networks 1:1 Design Part 1 Nodes and Paths 1:1 Design Part 2 • site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone • existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc. • paths: map informal and formal • consider “tool” path in design • massing study with light Obstructions Test Farmers Market Study 2 • human nodes obstruct established flow path • when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and new paths form in between • sometimes visual and aural connections between human nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and strengthen a node
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    Multi-National City: NewYork Architects: Martin/Baxi Architects Location: New York City, World Trade Centre Site • Proposal for the World Trade Centre competition in 2003. • A memorial for the victims of the 9/11 World Trade Centre event. Concept: • The design increased the total built area of the site from 15 million square foot to 24 million square foot. • The height of each floor varied algorithmically to represent a barcode-like section. • The total height of the new towers matched the height of the original tow- ers of 1360 feet. At the top of this tripod supported a stack of 20 ground zero sites. With a park on top. • Ground: o At the street level, spirals ramps at the foot of each tower would descend in the massive parking lots. o Looking up for the ground at the hovering surface above, one would find the foot prints of the original tower which are formed by two upside-down voids. The glow of this horizontal surface framed the original locations of where the towers used to be. • The Vortices o Shooting through the centre of each tower is a cylindrical, structural void, a hole instead of an atrium that opened to the sky. o Around its perimeter are glass elevators that would travel from the garage, PATH. and subway to the sky lobby. o From there commuters, tourist, shoppers, and residents could trav- el to other floors or up to the park above. Biliography Martin, Reinhold. And Kadambari Baxi. Multi-National City. Architectural Itinerar- ies. Barcelona: Actar, 2007. Martin/Baxi Architects. “Multi-Nation City: New York” Accessed November 19, 2012. http://www.martinbaxi.com/.
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    Parc de laVillette Architect: Berbard Tschumi Architects (BTA) Location: Paris. 125 acres(55 hectares) Quai de I’Oise x Boulevard Périplhérique • Parc de la Villette is located on the largest parks in Paris. • A manifestation of Tschumi’s writing and theory on architectural deconstruc- tivism focused on space, movement, and event. Concept, • • The follies (nodes) work together to navigate the user through the parks area. • The bright red cladding allows the user identify their placement on the landscape and used to unify their relationship. However, each of the follies function differently. • The components are organized and linked together by a grid and sometimes physically tied together by bridges and structure. • While some follies are not physically attached to each other, they still achieve invisible links. • Circulation is both determined and arbitrary. o Although tied together by the parks walkway, the curious look- ing follies not only draws circulation to them, but around and within them too. Bibliography Hardingham, Samantha. and Kester Rattenbury. Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Vil- lette. New York, Routledge. 2012. Wordpress: Nathanssu. “Defining Hybird” Accessed November 19, 2012. http:// nathanssu.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/defining-hybrid-precedent-studies/
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    Nodes and Paths 1:1Design Part 2 for loop 2, enter here Translation + Synthesis • designed and built three 1:1 node components • assembled on front lawn • rearranged positions to explore node and path definition Integrating Structural • secondary sources: Tschumi, van Eyck, Vortex research and Spatial Networks 1:1 Design Part 1 • site: Medjuck front lawn as study zone • existing nodes: buildings, trees, benches, etc. • paths: map informal and formal • consider “tool” path in design • massing study with light • human nodes obstruct established flow path • when node scales up, it splits into two or three nodes and new paths form in between • sometimes visual and aural connections between human Obstructions Test nodes create enough of a barrier to block a path and strengthen a node Farmers Market Study 2
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    Redundancy and Indeterminance Test Sticks & Bricks Model Nodes and Flow Farmers Market Integrating Structural Study 1 and Spatial Networks 1:1 Design Part 1 Nodes and Paths Obstructions Test 1:1 Design Part 2 Farmers Market Study 2 Integrated Aperiodic Multi-threaded Design Iterations