project08:Styling

SEPAC main solid - the commercial space

The main solid hosts commercial complex. This consists of communication area, service, cafe/buffet, administration and the commercial area itself. The main area can shrink and grow accordingly to the spatial needs of current activity. This is achieved through movable roof and one facade.

Main space - movement and change

The movement is achieved through a translation along a surface of the terrace, rotation of the construction element of the facade along the fixed axis and angle change at the connection of the roof to the facade. This action can decrease the volume of the main space and lower the height considerably. Together with the enlargement of the inner space, the area of the external area shrinks. This process is thought to continue indefinitely, adapting the space to the amount of the people inside. However the geometrical deformation is not linear, neither managed centrally, so the amount of the internal and external area is an outcome of the amount of the people in both areas.

Beyond the dynamic roof

The dynamic roof and façade is limited geometrically by the solid, concrete wall at the border of the solid from one side and the sharp, high form on the other. The vertical form hosts the administration, vertical communication and the technical facilities. The face that is turned towards the terrace acts as a media façade, which displays the content relevant to the cultural program of the SEPAC.