Small(er) (Shipping Container) Projects/XS Book scans

Here's some excerpts from the XS book and some other smaller shipping container type projects.  I will put bigger shipping contain projects separately or with the 'plug-in examples':

Foreign Office Architects

The work of FOA was discussed with a few of you: some with regard to the seminal Yokahama Ferry Terminal (Emma and others) with regard to creating fluid space that transitions between levels.  

With others I talked about their geometric facades and use of patterning with a a view to creating properly parametric facades.  It is interesting how the pattern repeats and seems to reference things like Islamic tiling patterns and designs which are intricate and have a complex way of arraying themselves.

Spanish Pavilion:

Ravensbourne College (next to 02 arena)

A more kinetic version of this idea of parametricism is found  in their housing scheme where the facade is reconfigurable by the occupants, creating a dynamism with the street and and an honest expression of the building's use:

Housing, (Spain I think)

Plug-In Examples

Starting with the Archigram Plug-in City, some examples of plug-in architecture or an architecture that can recreate or reconfigure itself, over time, perhaps as requirements or conditions change.  Some include a permanent crane on site to facilitate this, another Archigram idea.

This is the Archigram Plug-in City:

This is a project based on the principles of Archigram.. Not sure who its by but seems to be called Hex Housing:

 Another plug-in project/example:

 A great example by Howeler and Yoon:

Found this as well which works with a disused italian motorway I believe - or a section of motorway/infrastructure that was built but never finished/used:

On a similar theme is Diller Scofidios Hi-Line project in New York (think John mentioned this already) where an urban park was created on a strip of disused elevated railway:

Links & References

The Archigram Archival Project as discussed in studio can be found at:
http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/index.php


The 'Spatial Agency' book John brought to the studio and showed to you has  a very good website with much of the information and many of the projects on there:
http://www.spatialagency.net/


I also talked in the studio about casting models using latex.  There is lots of information on the net about this and I'm sure plenty of youtube demonstrations if you search for casting latex moulds.  You don't have much time left for these time-consuming techniques though so get thinking bout how you will make your maquette!


Another project I mentioned where a new infrastructure (of farming) takes over a beautiful historic context is that of John Puttick whose project can be found on the RIBA President's Medal Site:
http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Project_Details.aspx?id=759&dop=True 


We may add some links here to films in the near future.
If anyone has any good links to add just comment....

Maquette Examples

In case anyone didn't see the examples in the studio on Friday I have added the examples here.  They are mostly sculptor's maquettes and are not meant to be definitive but rather for those of you who are struggling to imagine what a maquette might be!  The idea here is to illustrate that they take many forms and vary in their choice of materials and size but most are small and nearly all are beautiful...
The first few examples are by a sculptor called Chris Wallace and the images are from his website:

He also has done some 'kinetic' maquettes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=689dJee33uw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4xKWfOV9II

The next one is by Louise Bristow:

http://www.kaleideditions.com/eshop/kaleid-exhibitions/future-exhibitions/63-louise-bristow