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Blossom Store
Blossom Store
The Blossom Store
The store concept Blossom
explores the opportunities present in the morphologies of floral entities
as point of departure for the design of architectural conditions. The sensorial
and spatial experiences co-notated with the manifold qualities of blooming
flowers, from their topological qualities and the distribution of sepals and
petals to form the body of the flower, are scrutinized for their architectural
qualities and incorporated in the design of Blossom. Even the olfactory
qualities could be implied as substantial part of the design. To include the
programmatic elements of a store the concept of delamination is applied. In
delaminating layers from the surrounding envelope of the store, pockets of
varying sizes are generated. These pockets include, according to their size
elements like office, storage, changing booths and elements that could be used
as presentation tablets.
System:
Although the designs visual
appearance is of heterogeneous nature, the underlying logic of the design is informed
by a repetitive system related to the allover theme of floration. Nodes
represent the core components of the system, connecting a specific variety of
petals. This system of node and petal form the innermost layer of the
delamination effect described above. The second layer provides the store with
the necessary depth to include programmatic points, tagging along the node and
petal system in its morphology. The third layer is comprised by a simple box,
which represents in the renderings a possible space provided for the store in
an existing building. This outermost layer bears a vivid coloration in order to
bleed the color into the glossy white interior
The described system is
highly pliable, providing a wide range of opportunities for various setups. It
can be applied to different envelopes, independent from their shape.
Additionally the various layers can be used in multiple combinations to
populate different environments. The store can occupy an empty space, it can be
setup to perform as a pavilion by combining the two inner layers, or it can
accommodate itself in a shop-in-shop scenario by using the innermost layer
only. Appearance
Fabrication:
The fabrication process
relies on computational fabrication methods extensively. The nodes, the most
complex part of the project, are CNC milled elements. These nodes are connected
by the petals, which comprise of water jet cutted flat panels. These panels are
laminated to provide the necessary structural integrity. In order to
reduce the energy consumption in this project a twofold method is applied: On
the one hand the strict application of computational workflow in the design and
fabrication process, providing the chance to minimize material and energy
consumption in the making. On the other hand the use of natural, biologically
degradable materials to minimize pollution effects. Some of the possible
solutions include the use of pressed cocoa fibers panels, wood for the nodes,
biopolymers for the glossy white coating, and OLEDS (Organic Light Emitting
Diodes) for the illumination of the space.
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