mid term

Our project focuses on the interrelationship of three different types of mass and their inherent morphogenetic potential.
We based this exploration on a specific scenario, a story of impact.
A heavy mass, made up of a strong brittle shell enclosing a tough liquid, is shot onto the site, leaving a trace behind. The impact disrupts the ground, causes the shell to brake and the liquid to splash out. Alike the rebound of a water drop prior to its entry, the object bounces off the ground, while the liquid continues to escape through the cracks and spread into the newly shaped landscape, forming paths and outdoor spaces. In this moment the scene is frozen in mid-action and thus, the liquid hardens and turns into architecture. It acts as a dynamic system, organizing itself as necessary. We think of it as a matter in continuous variation: while following basic principles of organization, it morphs heterogeneously into elements of circulation, structure, and interior as needed, creating a fluid connection between figure and ground.
What is more, the matters influence each other, taking on each others behavior. Hence, the liquid looses part of its freeflow and takes on some of the tension and rigidity of the hard solid. The solid becomes in turn more elastic, leading to softer edges at the cracks.
The ground becomes soft and malleable, when in contact with the two matters. The impact leaves a long trace behind and pushes the earth aside into hills. The liquid paths mold their way through the landscape more smoothly, pressing it up in certain places and cause plateaus and outdoor rooms to form. Similarly, smaller splashes merge with the landscape and create follies.
The folly is a moment of rest, inviting the people to halt and observe or leading them off the path into a more isolated environment. These moments are strategically used to create vistas. Through positioning and changes in elevation, the view to the large hall is at parts blocked and gradually revealed as one approaches the building. The paths take on an element of discovery and surprise.