project15:Performance
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Construction
Since the building is an anchored floating structure for phasing reasons it is necessary to construct it as light as possible, this means using relatively lightweight materials such as steel or aluminium for the construction. The goal is to create a light inflatable structure for the blobs and a material effective method for constructing the facade.
Facade
The facade is a sheltering box, lifted up off the square to create maximum openness of the lower public elements while stile providing protection and shelter from sun, rain and strong winds. The box is supported by the (inflatable) blobs inside, this becomes a physical extension of the concept that the sex-worker program supports the functioning of the public square.
Blobs
The structure of the blobs is highly important due to the non-uniform shapes. Above are several possible solutions using custom ribs prefabricated in a factory using robots for a cost effective manufacturing procedure.
One of the important things to consider is the fact that these ribs are necessary in order to transfer the loads from the facade into the floating construction. Ideally the blobs are inflatable structures which can perform the same load bearing function without the use of ribs.
Climate
Facade
Energy
Feasibility
According to our analysis
Diffusion Principles
For customers it is very important not to be seen entering the prostitution areas, otherwise they won't come. (e.g. prostitution centre Eindhoven only has one entrance which is in plain view from a nearby apartment building. An interview with PMW humanitas informed us that this is a major inhibiting factor in attracting customers.)
To facilitate this, we have devised a few methods to allow potential customers to isolate themselves from the public discretely, and acces the prostitution areas.
