Here is a ghosted perspective of the reconfigurable interior surfaces David Boira and I presented during our final review.
Reconfigurable Housing
David Boira and I have worked out these prototypes for reconfigurable housing modules. Following a flexible grid, these units can plug into a larger housing block and still retain their individuality by taking on different spatial and environmental configurations. On the interior, this performance is enhanced by floors and walls which can similarly be customized or rearranged for different uses.
Articulation Assist Surface
David Boira and I are working on translating our ideas from our reconfigurable furniture into a more specific architectural space by producing a wall and / or floor panel system. These surfaces are designed to produce varying degrees of folding with real time articulation assist. When panels are pushed or pulled, an electric actuator exerts force in the direction of the pull, making the hinged surface fold with no effort into shelves, tables, chairs, or whatever other arrangement one desires.
Figuring It Out
We're still figuring this thing out. So are these guys.
reCon-X Expanded Color Test
We are testing out the motion of reCon-X and trying out some color schemes while we are at it.
reCon-X
David Boira and I are partners this semester in a housing research design studio. In a somewhat related spin off, we are making this highly articulated yet completely de-calibrated furniture object. It is a piece that comes with no agenda other than encouraging the user to figure out their own potential uses by reconfiguring it into different spatial and performative organizations. It will be made from water-jet cut aluminum panels, cnc milled hinge plates, and automotive linear actuators.