Our concept is based on the book lung of a spider and its ability to filter oxygen from the outside into the hemolymph (spider’s blood) before circulating it around the body. This circulatory system provides the spider nutrients and oxygen, crucial to its survival.
We took the idea of flow and filtration of the book lung and integrated it into our Skyrise. We wanted to show the performance of the natural circulatory movements of spider’s book lung by creating a sense of movement and liveliness within our Skyrise.
We previously planned to create air movement by pumping air into the inner chamber. This will generate a rushing sensation for the occupants within, metaphorically breathing life into our Skyrise. As the air moves between the exterior and interior of our Skyrise, it would create a response for the people outside and inside simultaneously.
However, we felt the pumping of air is just an accessory to the overall design of the Skyrise and is not cohesive with our overall tensile structure. Therefore we looked into kinetic installations and building façade that captures the sensuous movements of the nature, enhanced by technology and ever-changing.
We plan to experiment with the tensile quality of our design and create movement with the simple characteristics of string and knitting.
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