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A building block approach for assembling interactive media architectural installations
Ting-Han ChenChang-Chih Tseng Ching-Chih Chan
innoCirque New Media Co. Taipei, Taiwan
2014 Interiority and Interior Architecture
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A building block approach for assembling interactive media architectural installations
Keywords: media architecture, interactive architecture,Interaction design, media façade, lighting design
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After: realities:united, Transreflex, 2013; photo: realities:united
Architecture has become an inhabitable interface that communicates information and responds to its surroundings thanks to physical computing technologies.
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A strand of design research, generally known as 'interactive architecture' (Bullivant, 2005) or 'media architecture' (Schoch, 2007), has been carried out in practice by several noted architects and artists for years…
Illustration of Responsive Architecture: A Project by Tristan d'Estree Sterk, The Office for Robotic Architectural Media & Bureau for Responsive Architecture ORAMBRA (2005)
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INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, Paris, France (1981 – 1987). Architecture: Jean Nouvel, Gilbert Lézénès, Pierre Soria, Architecture Studio. Image © Georges
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Daan Roosegaarde’s Flow 5.0
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Wall modular lighting system LivingShapes interactive wall - Philips Lumiblade
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With the flourishing developments in interactive media architecture, corresponding new architectural compositions and designs also need to be explored further.
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With the flourishing developments in interactive media architecture, corresponding new architectural compositions and designs also need to be explored further.
How can we develop a flexible interactive media architectural system that has the ability to assemble a variety of architectural forms to fit different site conditions?
How can physical computing technology better facilitate designers with building blocks as they search to implement media architectural installations in various forms?
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Six-Fourty by Four-Eighty (Marcelo et al, 2011)
Media Block Chairby TeamLab (2012)
Tangible Pixels(Wen et al, 2012)
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Input: Infra-red sensor
40 x 40 x 40 cm
Output: LED strip
Inflatable polyurethane with a matte surface
An acrylic tube
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Design process:
1. Conception2. Simulation3. Prototyping4. Implementation5. Installation
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The video:
The Light Dam│iLightMarina Bay 2012 Singapore
https://vimeo.com/39383277
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After: https://www.facebook.com/pages/PieceDuino/1446536828948164
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Possible applications:
1. As a communicative media2. As an ambient awareness partition3. As an information shelf4. As a playful landscape
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Future directions:
1. A more completed design system2. A new type of furniture for interior design
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innoCirque New Media
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Thank you for your attention!
Ting-Han ChenChang-Chih Tseng Ching-Chih Chan
innoCirque New Media Co. Taipei, Taiwan
2014 Interiority and Interior Architecture