Conceptual Details

All of the following details are more conceptual in nature. The intent was to deliver the idea of implementation rather than exactly how to put it together. Further development will be necessary to produce drawings that can be used to assemble the given system.

1. The use of fabric has become commonplace in Florida design due to the typical environmental conditions. With a notion of other systems being integrated into final product, I would like to explore a panel system that is dynamic in its range of motion. The initial concept is similar to what many architectural offices use to post work in their lobby. Using tubular metal we could create a frame which housed a cable grid system. Fabric wrapped panels could be hung from that grid with a full range of motion with the use of arm levers. This would allow a design that could be responsive to a wide range of environmental conditions such as light and air flow. 

2. A green wall would be a good way to cool the space as an alternative to traditional insulation. The Highline used different kinds of foliage to create a compelling experience. My thought was to 2 layers of foliage to filter from the interior to the exterior. The outer most layer would be plants that thrive with high sunlight followed my the inner layer which require shade. We could use the given corrugated pattern on the walls to create the openings and celebrate the space in between as a system to be observed. This would require waterproof membrane, a drip irrigation system, plants, and water repositories. 

3. It is almost a guarantee that we will be carving into the containers faces at some point, which is an opportunity to break the rigid form. The Jewish Museum in Berlin used its outer envelope and inner enclosure as 2 separate systems which gave Libeskind depth when he carved. With the given depth of the corrugated metal panels we already have the ability to layer 2 systems of information on 1 material. If we use the pattern of the corrugation and treat each layer separately we can create a unique system of information. The concept was to make one cut on the outer most strips, another on the inner, and connect them on the angled part that connects the 2. The beauty of the system is that it won't require any additional parts to do, but gives us the clippings that can be used later on to potentially create something else.