POLYOMINO - reconsidering serial repetition in combinatorics

prepared by： JOSHUA DAWSON YITING MA GEN MAKINODA YUAN ZHUANG

“Re-consider serial repetition through a framework of combinatorics and graph theory, one in which we consider geometry as a data structure for a plethora of design”

Design a building systems to carry information to control the growth of plants, so that artificial geometry with emerging

plants will generate architectural spaces that are almost fluid.

Symbiosis

Hydroponic - nutrient film technique (NFT) to be the fundamental plant growing method

pH

light

electromagnetic wave

growth

directionality

defects

sweet spot = 5.8 - 7.5 death zone = <4.0, >8.0

auxin hormone bends towards light

higher = thinner stems, smaller leafs

Dr. Nate Storey, “Lowering pH in Aquaponics Systems,” Bright Agrotech Youtube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCKYREoBos8 “Aquaponics - What is pH and How Does it Affect Your Plants” SSLFamilyDad, Youtube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_yT0w3HmAo

Most plants grow between 6.5 to 7.5 in pH (measurement of hydrogen ion) amount, while some plants prefer slightly acidic at the roots around 5.8-6.4. !

Different nutrients have different pH levels for them to be efficiently absorbed by the plans: !!!nitrogen 6.0 - 8.0!phosphorous 6.5 - 7.5!potassium >6.0!calcium 7.0 – 8.5 !magnesium 7.0 – 8.5 !iron 6.5 !

7!0! 14!

neutral!acidic ! alkaline!

6.5! 7.5!

sweet spot!

5.8!

death zone!death zone!

pH

light

sun� sun�

auxin hormone has tendency to move towards the shady side of the plan, loosening up the cellulose in the cell walls, stimulating the growth of the cell on that side

Steven Magee, “Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and AC Electric Field Effects on Plants” StevenMageeBooks Youtube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmlS_nvQcE

electromagnetic wave

Space-frame formed from a singular unit using combinatory procedures, allowed by a perfectly packing geometry.

The perfect packing geometry in this case refers to the Rhombic Dodecahedron

Most plants grow between 6.5 to 7.5 in pH (measurement of hydrogen ion) amount, while some plants prefer slightly acidic at the roots around 5.8-6.4. !

Different nutrients have different pH levels for them to be efficiently absorbed by the plans: !!!nitrogen 6.0 - 8.0!phosphorous 6.5 - 7.5!potassium >6.0!calcium 7.0 – 8.5!magnesium 7.0 – 8.5!iron 6.5 !

7!0! 14!

neutral!acidic! alkaline!

6.5! 7.5!

sweet spot!

5.8!

death zone!death zone!

sun� sun�

Connecting at vertices

Connecting at faces

Avoid straight line going through the center

Multiple pipes to carry different essentials to the plants

Geometry that encapsulates more than two systems that do not touch each others to carry different information

Konrad Wachsmann

unit design criteria

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The unit is an instance of a vareigated circulation system that comprises of two conduits, one which carries an oxygen and nutrient rich supply of fluids while

the other carries the deoxygenated fluid existing in the system.

Trello-Ponic

Trello-Ponic

Baser Where nutrients and water

originate, and return after going making a round in the systemFilter center

Carrier Distributes water and nutrients to various directions

Mister Sprays water to plants

Water can be replaced with electromagnetic waves to kill

Turner Turns water and nutrients to opposite direction

Carries water for Mister and electricity for generating electromagnetic waves

Carries oxygenated water with pH/nitrogen and other nutrients

Carrier unit

Mister-unit

Turner-unit

Baser-unit

Provide combinatory in gaming environment so that the system becomes an open-ended architectural design that could integrate inputs from the people

The designer becomes a designer of generating systems – each able of generating many objects – rather than the designer of individual objects. (Christopher Alexander 1968)

A pavilion design

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