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* To decribe how inflatables -on a body and architectural size- can be made -alive- and can become an syneasthetical experience. | * To decribe how inflatables -on a body and architectural size- can be made -alive- and can become an syneasthetical experience. | ||
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* To make a collection of physical materials/ samples | * To make a collection of physical materials/ samples | ||
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==expected outcomes of the research: | ==expected outcomes of the research: | ||
- | *2006: to have a collection of interesting inflated structures, at the size on body or architectual scale, on line. It should be more diverse and playful than the collections that exist in some books and magazines. | + | *2006: to have a visual |
*2006/2007: online | *2006/2007: online | ||
*2006/2007: online ideas of how to tackle the material wastes of inflatable products | *2006/2007: online ideas of how to tackle the material wastes of inflatable products | ||
*2007: making an inventory of innovative inflatable- manufacturers, | *2007: making an inventory of innovative inflatable- manufacturers, | ||
*2007: a selection | *2007: a selection | ||
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- | - In looking for structures for inflatables as a visual survey; I became very tired quickly. Maybe because I came across a lot of dead stuff. So I decided to look intuitively for inflatables I just liked. And then after looking at the picture collection I found one common line: and that was that they were all alive in one way or another. In such a way that it are inflatable spaces you want to be emerged with, play with, be involved with. And some of these inflatables are to simple to be true, but have an amazing opening effect on people. so I gave it the name -Inflatable Inspirations-. So in this method I intuitivily | + | - In looking for structures for inflatables as a visual survey; I became very tired quickly. Maybe because I came across a lot of dead stuff. So I decided to look intuitively for inflatables I just liked. And then after looking at the picture collection I found one common line: and that was that they were all alive in one way or another. In such a way that it are inflatable spaces you want to be emerged with, play with, be involved with. And some of these inflatables are to simple to be true, but have an amazing opening effect on people. so I gave it the name -Inflatable Inspirations-. So in this method I came in a reveresed way back to Buckminsters quote: “When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” [[Buckminster Fuller]]\\ |
For this collectiuon searched in books, the internet, my own picture archive, and asked collegues and experts. | For this collectiuon searched in books, the internet, my own picture archive, and asked collegues and experts. | ||
- | - visited | + | - visited |
+ | - visited | ||
+ | - I participated | ||
+ | - visited | ||
+ | - vistited the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichhafen. | ||
- | - I read several books which could give possible guidelines on how to create syneasthetical spaces on an architectural scale . from the most relevant I made a summary on line (Timeless way of Building, | + | - I read several books which could give possible guidelines on how to create syneasthetical spaces on an architectural scale. |
-From here I have tried to make a specific pattern language for -inflatable architectural structures- I based it on the Architects of Air’s (UK) inflatable -Luminarium-. The Architects of Air are specicialized in making inflatable libarinths, every year deepening their patterns, and in general people see their spaces as a real experience. I assisted 3 days in their Luminarium standing in Heemstede, a small village in Holland and it was only open for mental handicaped people. So exploring their inflatable space inside out on the field I tried to come to -an inflatable pattern language- for inflatable architectural structures.in such a way that everybody can use these patterns as a guideline to create one’s own ‘living inflatables’ | -From here I have tried to make a specific pattern language for -inflatable architectural structures- I based it on the Architects of Air’s (UK) inflatable -Luminarium-. The Architects of Air are specicialized in making inflatable libarinths, every year deepening their patterns, and in general people see their spaces as a real experience. I assisted 3 days in their Luminarium standing in Heemstede, a small village in Holland and it was only open for mental handicaped people. So exploring their inflatable space inside out on the field I tried to come to -an inflatable pattern language- for inflatable architectural structures.in such a way that everybody can use these patterns as a guideline to create one’s own ‘living inflatables’ | ||
- | - I have interviewed different inflatable and light weight experts, based in the Netherland (:Rogier Houtman from Tentech, Ed van Hinte: | + | - I have interviewed different inflatable and light weight experts, based in the Netherland (:Rogier Houtman from Tentech, Ed van Hinte: |
how they regulate the temperature so it does not become instant hot when the sun shines, or freezing cold visa versa.: how they deal with toxic materials, the quality of air inside, how they design their entrance portals; what to do with dominant smells; etc. | how they regulate the temperature so it does not become instant hot when the sun shines, or freezing cold visa versa.: how they deal with toxic materials, the quality of air inside, how they design their entrance portals; what to do with dominant smells; etc. | ||
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- | - I participated | ||
- | - visited | ||
- | - vistited the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichhafen. | ||
- I came across some problematic patterns in the Architects of Airs’s Luminarium which I recognized in creating inflatables myself, and some my colleagues, and at the inflatable experts I have interviewd. So I thought it's worthwhile to underline the most common obstacles one comes across in inflatable structures anyhow. When we are able to surpass these obstacles, these structures will be more stable and alive. It considers issues like; dominant odors, choosing the right materials, energy sources, climate control etc. In this part no solutions will be given to any design problem, but some suggestions will be given so now and then…I called it -Design considerations for inflatable structures- | - I came across some problematic patterns in the Architects of Airs’s Luminarium which I recognized in creating inflatables myself, and some my colleagues, and at the inflatable experts I have interviewd. So I thought it's worthwhile to underline the most common obstacles one comes across in inflatable structures anyhow. When we are able to surpass these obstacles, these structures will be more stable and alive. It considers issues like; dominant odors, choosing the right materials, energy sources, climate control etc. In this part no solutions will be given to any design problem, but some suggestions will be given so now and then…I called it -Design considerations for inflatable structures- |