The infrastructure is a relaxing space which people can come to taking a nap, reading a book, having a conversation with friends and etc.
As the Otaku is related to the virtual world, the infrastructure is in the abstract shape, form, and color which help to attain the attention from nearby. Also by adding the huge scale anime character, it give the sense of Otaku to the space and it can also be a spot for taking photos.
Overall of the infrastructure are made from frame structure attaching with the inflatable pieces covered with soft material both inside and outside. The sculptures are also parts of structure which supports the main parts and can be climb on them.
people can go from place to place freely by climbing and crawling. The main things that allow for this circulation are structure and materials.
The colorful soft materials represent Fetishism in form of experiences. Pleasure feelings happen when people moving around the space by squeezing or swimming through the hair or laying and touching the space.
After the further research about Otaku, they want to be a part of normal social and want to attain like a pop star in a norm. In another hand, some of them just consuming fiction and also living on fiction. These kind of behavior create a mental state called Fetishism.
Therefore, as they want to attain in normal social, the site is located at Siam Soi 7 parking lot which Siam is where both Otaku and non Otaku gathers. Also, the parking is very visible to people nearby walking along the street or the car that passing by.
Urban Sketcher is largely about traveling and experiencing unban environment. The choice is then to build a system of infrastructure throughout the river and canal system of Bangkok. Hua Chang Station at Klong Saen Saeb is chosen as the site of the first location because it’s in the center of Bangkok, Near BACC which will bring in art related people, and has the most cencentration of pollution over the other canals.
The building deals with water pollution of Bangkok by sucking up the water from the canal. Filter and process through series of engines in the mechanical section of the building. The key material and substance that will be use for the construction of the building are Heavy Metals, Clay that will be used for 3D printing the building VOCs, and nonylphenols will be used for enhancing stickyness of the printed material to the structure. The clean water flows down from the top of the building for practical use and waters the plants grown throughout the facade of the building.
The programs are intentionally mixed to create the experience of “traveling” which you don’t always know where exactly you are going. This would allow people to wander through the seemingly random form of the building. The programs are sketch exhibitions, auditorium for lectures and workshops, reimagine food places around Bangkok, Park, and Movie set.
The printed material are adhesing to the inner steel structure and pipes that acts like vein of the building. The structure is one single connected system that branches off to be floors, walls, and outer facade.
The Street Ratchada users have a similar trait as VR chat users. It attracts kids to young adult with many variety of activities ranging from indoor sport to co-working space. The main part is that the place has a high flexibility which the street already uses to transform many of the spaces into another during specific events. e.g. inner parking lot to sport training, outer parking space to concert and many other events.
For this phase, My infrastructure is a skywalk which is expand from the existing one for the gambler and non-gambler.
I choose the site at BTS Ratchadamri which is the nearest BTS to the RBSC. Even it seem to be an easy way to go to the RBSC, The transportation for now is either from BTS Siam ,Silom, MRT Samyan then grab a motorcycle taxi to go there or having your own car . So this phase,i decide to create a skywalk from the existing skywalk which is Siam to Silom pass through the stadium. Also, the gate for people who walk in the street to come inside so no need to drive or walk to another side of the stadium to get in there.
The another interesting point of the problem is that people who is gambler and non-gambler are not spend their time together. On Sunday, the gambler would like to spend their time inside the RBSC as much as they can which is sometime taken almost half of the day (From the first race to the last one)
On the skywalk, it is separated into four part due to the activities and location which is proper for some space only. Firstly, the skywalk which is expand from the existing one. Second part of it, the public community space for people to relax and chill out there including exhibit some artworks or performance. Next space is a space below the BTS. In reality, people has to pay for ticket to go through the BTS to the other side which is a not necessary expenses for them so I create a skywalk that people can walk through without paying anything. And for the last space of the skywalk, Thailand’s law said that no man can gambling outside the area of the stadium so that I create the shape of the skywalk to expand inside the RBSC to not breaking the law.
The mother nurtures not only her child, but also prepares the world in which they will have to live in.
Working day and night along side allies, paving a bright future, in an act of selfless maternal love
“Oh I wonder how you’ll grow up”
“In the clean and beautiful world I’m making for you”
“With fresh air, clean waters, and friendly neighbors along side your journey in life, long after I’m gone”
“But before then, I hope to see you take care of me and my legacy, the same way I’ve loved and cherished you, so that when I reach the end of my road, I can have a smile on my face, waving goodbye, riding into the eternal sunset.”
Construct details and Designing layer to be efficient with the space, laying out elements to serve multiple purposes. Extended research made on estimated length of element and modular system to calculate proportion of the average athlete/ Traceur.
Infrastructure Proposal - Plan, Section and Axonometric
Infrastructure design proposal for Subculture “Parkour” including context map and details based on the setting of the structure.
Designing Philosophy
The best parkour spaces allow athletes to create challenges that integrate multiple categories of movement. Rather than create specific elements for jumping, position the other elements to encourage jumping between them. This idea can apply to all movements, not just jumping. A good parkour setting simply understands what athletes are already looking for in the built environment and then takes it one step further to create connections that wouldn’t exist otherwise similar to the design in a way that its expresses its connection to parkour but also the surrounding community as well.
Location setting
The selected site offers the community background as well as channel the community of Parkour together since it has been already serve as one of the gathering place. Easy to travel and accessible place for exposing Parkour sport also to the general public, and sustain clear relation to the majority living in those area, particular event can be held for promoting the sport and it’s performance.
Cyborg Skoi Laboratories - A Systematic Integration of Human, Nature, and Machine Injected Into Communal Symbiosis
Cyberskoi laboratories is a systematic integration of human, nature, and machine injected into communal symbiosis that would contribute to clean environmental acts, awareness, and research, meanwhile generating trickle up benefits to the surrounding communities. Becoming the grounds to further expand physically manifest the cyberskoi network to the next level.
The Cyborg Lab movement first begins with a rough sketch and design based on the latent infrastructure protocols and the available site and resources.
The first scale of the infrastructure are known as scouters and are semi permanent structure that survey the areas and the potential for further expansion of the infrasturcture into a permanent one.
The first scale of the infrastructure include interactive facilities such as the outdoor gym which powers the hydroelevtric generator. A living quarters for one skoi. An accessible man made cave which houses the affectionate device. An open space underneath to allow existing circulations prior to squatting. And periscope into the facilities which engage the community to the proccesses of the infrastructure and creates a welcoming and non threatening transparency towards the communtiy
After the scouter has found a suitable location to permanently settle into, It begins dissassmbly and planned sketched in order to evole into a permanent infrastructure that parasites into abandoned locations/buildings.
This evolved laboratory is meant for a larger working of skoi networks. There are facilities such as child daycare, a large restroom, and multiple forms of circulation to facilitate this. There are also laboratiess and a broadcasting network to further expand the achievements and influence of the skois. The rest of the facilities are similar to the scouter but merely expanded into the available and suitable location.
The infrastructure can be accessed from the port as well which introduces a whole other demographic, not only to the environmental awareness acts of the infrastructure or the empowerment of females, but also the to culture of this area.
Although this infrastructure looks specific, it is merely an example of how it would look in this specific location. As this project is a guide or protocol of how it could petentially be built, if this infrastructure were to arise in any other location, if would definitely have a different appearance and outcomes with different facilities and layouts.
Triangulation of motorcycle parts along with tensegrity support for a stable but easy to build structure
Ricolai structure exploring circular geometry and tensegrity support
The arrival of the boat activates the site, the changing of the water level as to how it affects the land, the floating market is busy, the emission of the smoke from the chimney may all be clearly seen in the animation.
The brochure sums up the infrastructure and creates more attraction to the site.
Details of the map and time are completely represented on one side of the brochure while the other shows snapshots of the infrastructure, never forgetting the original attraction, that is, of the tattoo. Details of pricing and contact have also been given.
Several sections as to how the water level affects the docking of the boat may be seen here. With two docks, one fixed and one on rails only extending to reach out when a boat dock is responsible for connecting the land with the infrastructure that activates the site. Furthermore, multiple docking of the boats may also be possible and to enhance the experience. As a visitor if forced to walk in through either side through the tiger's mouth.
Another section showing the connection of the vortex to the chimney and how water vapour is generated to be emitted out through a nozzle that would be a signal for cabs around the place. Its intensity has also been represented on the storytelling brochure.
Proposal of the infrastructure including the site and the boat travelling to it.
Since the temple has tiger embedded as a recognition. The boat travelling to it must also stand out and be easily identifiable. This has been done by creating a tiger skin facade on the sides of the boat. The boat travelling almost an hour at 24 knots would carry 72 passengers starting off at BTS Saphan Taksin further details will be discussed in the storytelling plate.
As for the infrastructure, the mapping of the different tide levels may clearly be seen as to how it affects the land. The other attractions such as the chimney, massage and floating dock may also be seen. The elevation may also be seen in contrast to the existing site.
An analysis of all the different means of transport connecting the city and the site on normal days as well as event days that ultimately leads to the design proposal.
Analysing the site on normal days as well as the event day, including all the different means of transportation on land and water, such as boat, car, bus, train, cab, grab, bike and on foot. Each being represented differently on the table. The parking and crowd may clearly be seen with respect to the change in time. This circuit connects the city with the site and most importantly leading to an infrastructure proposal, which could significantly reduce the traffic and manage the crowd better. This would also increase the tourist attraction to the site and ultimately increase the revenue earnings of the temple through tattooing, merchandise and food.
To begin the direction for my infrastructure, I explored how the affectionate device could evolve into a hedonistic infrastructure to benefit not only the subculture, but also the surround communities. The video above is the protocol of the processes that the skoi could take to start construction and operation of the cyber skoi laboratories
After the processes were established, I begin to explore the community where the infrastrcture could squat and then evnetually create a beneficial parastic relationship with the area.
I explored the different demographics in the area and how they relate and can interact with the protocols and infrastructures set up by the skois.
As the motorcycle is extremely integrated into the subculture’s identity, I also explored how the distinct pieces of a typical motorcycle can be manipulated into construction elements for a squatting infrastructure
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