Work Progress
The inspiration of the final project came from the multi-purpose auditorium of GSD. The huge space is separated
by a flexible flowing barrier, but the space on both sides can be immediately connected as long as the curtain
is pulled back. While I observed how they used the room, I think it is a very interesting architectural concept.
Yellow curtain that divided the space flexibly.
For a long time, architects have been discussing the function and division of architectural space. The space scale,
height, size, directivity, light and shadow, and sense of arriving will help render atmosphere and give people different
spatial experiences and rhythmic sequences psychologically. The experience of visual space mainly depends on the
boundary (including borderless boundary). The traditional way of dividing space includes wall and column net.
The former delimits the space into fixed patterns and functional blocks, while the latter opens the space
without the sense of rhythm and emphasis in the vision. In my opinion, between these two extreme segmentation
methods, the advantage of bringing elements of curtain into the space lies in its flexibility and variability.
The Curtain is a neutral medium. Depending on the needs, the curtain slides on a slide track that defines
function and user behavior. When space functions need to be completely divided (one side is the lecture hall,
the other is the screening hall), the curtain becomes a soft wall for architectural functions, and when people
need a wide space, it can also shrink without occupying any sense of existence.
Therefore, in my final project, I hope to study a curtain system that intelligently adjusts the spatial scale.
Limited by my limited knowledge of electronics, I have simplified the concept. I tested its performance on a
track with a simplest curve outline (with only one curve). The basic mechanism is that if a sensor senses
someone approaching the curtain, the curtain will begin to move.
Other precedents
Soft house in hamburg by KVA matx
Breathing Skins
Disgarded ideas
