Student Festival: Architectural Association - Riverside Walk

ecoMachines – collection LFA08.03
“the riverside walk experiment”

ecoMachines are new architectural prototypes promoting systemic interaction between Londoners and their urban environment. Developed by AAINTER10 students, ecoMachines expose and amplify urban ecologic, energetic and climatic rhythms, facilitating direct exchange and promoting long term integration. The exhibition/experiment will feature 3 ecoMachines operating live in front of the London GLA for 1 month. Visitors will be free to interact and be part of the event: the resulting evolutionary processes will be recorded and, at the end of the month, relayed on time lapse video.
The prototypes from the collection LFA08.03 belongs to the FAUNA // ENERGY // WATER series as they test specific interaction within this 3 ecologic domains.

collection LFA08.03 : catalogue
eM1.OPEN AVIARY:
An aviary without protection net. Nesting and feeding patterns of most endangered London birds are managed by the bundling structure made of renewable willow filaments. Densities are manipulated to provide birds’ habitat while encouraging people accessibility for a self contained bird-watching experience.

eM2.CYBERNETIC CUSHION:
Light reflection and solar shading when you need it! An inflatable surface, made of adjustable ETFE pillows, responds to visitors’ location and chatting tone with ever-changing translucency. Sheltering emerges as a direct dialogue between the surrounding environment, the user and the architectural machine.

eM3.TIDAL GARDEN:
The river edge turned into an artificial garden. The tidal dynamics of the river Thames power a soft and porous surface positioned along the hard edge of riverside walk. Water is raised via capillarity along the surface promoting evapo-transpiration and cooling for the visitors. Humid areas nearer to the water will host growing micro vegetation, such as moss and algae, contributing to the biodiversity of the garden.

tutors:
Claudia Pasquero
Marco Poletto

students:
Agurruza Fatosme Helena
Alcantara Gideon john
Barnes Josiah James
Bjarke Young Tae Kim
Choi Suram
Chua You Jim Calvin
Lam Shen Fei
Lim Kwan Yee Carrie
Matillana Sin Joc Fabrizio Santiago
Oh Seung Joon
Sibingo Danecia Nicacia Chaves

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