Friday, March 8, 2013

Initial ideas - link with nature/conservation?

Incorporate features which make people more aware of our link/reliance/dependence/symbiotic relationship with the surrounding site

Personally have only really become interested in saving water/the environment since this has become part of :
  • highlight features which only become apparent under certain climatic/sun conditions eg. sundial, occulus (like the Pantheon), light features at certain times of the year
    • transforming a space with light but only at a certain time/date - an ancient trick
  • areas of the building which encourage people to play with nature eg. when it's raining - waterfall like features incorporated into drainpipes, different drainage details which make interesting sounds when it rains (music):
    • conversion of rain into sound/music eg. see Two Row Architects
    • growth of external algae into certain shapes..?
  • eat nature - fruit trees
  • mangroves - investigate these

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