[ THE CHOPSTICK WALL ]
Architectural Association
Visiting Workshop
Singapore 2011
sleep work stress twisted mental inst.
NATURE of CHOPSTICK
DEVELOPMENT of THE WALL
CONTROL of THE WALL
TISSUE ORIENTATION AFFECTED by DNAS BEHAVIOUR
CONTROL
- BASIC
AA
BB
AA
BB
CONTROL
- DIRECTION
- SPREAD AREA
CONTROL
- HEIGHT
- SPREAD AREA
- VERTICAL CURVATURE
CONTROL
- DENSITY
- HORIZONTAL CURVATURE
- HEIGHT
DENSITY STUDY - SHADOW
DENSITY STUDY - VIEWS
HEAD LEGS
LEGS - LEGS LEGS - HEADS
HEADS - LEGS HEADS - HEADS
RULES of CONNECTION
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same item for horizontal connection not required
A B A B
A B A B
RULES of CONNECTION
07:00
07:30
08:00
08:30
09:00
09:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
aim: prolong the actual event
SITE
TOWER B
TOWER A
MAIN ENT.
orchard boulevard
plaza
pedestrian way pedestrian way
SITE ANALYSIS – TRAFFIC of PEOPLE
TRAFFIC of PEOPLE
SITE ANALYSIS – SITTING and STANDING AREAS
orchard boulevard
plaza
pedestrian way pedestrian way
SITE ANALYSIS – HEIGHT of THE WALL REQUIREMENT
orchard boulevard
plaza
pedestrian way pedestrian way
high low
orchard boulevard
plaza
pedestrian way pedestrian way
SITE ANALYSIS – AFTER THE WALL – TRAFFIC of PEOPLE
orchard boulevard
plaza
SITE ANALYSIS – AFTER THE WALL – SITTING and STANDING AREA
orchard boulevard
plaza
SITE ANALYSIS – AFTER THE WALL – VIEWS
orchard boulevard
plaza
SITE ANALYSIS – AFTER THE WALL – HEIGHT of THE WALL
high low
THE WALL – DIRECTION / ANGLE
THE WALL – DENSITY / VIEW
THE WALL – DENSITY
INTERSECTION of MEDIUM and HIGH DENSITY
TWISTING
OPENING
THE WALL – DENSITY
MEDIUM DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
OPENING
THE WALL – SHADING BEFORE and AFTER