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Kinetic structures - what are kinetic structures, embedded and dynamic kinetic structures with examples

1. KINETIC STRUCTURES Anoushka Shome Pawandeep Singh Shubham Baldota

2. KINETIC STRUCUTRES Kinetic structures are defined as buildings and/or building components with variable mobility, location and/or geometry. The performance ways of a kinetic structural solution can be FOLDING, SLIDING, EXPANDING, AND TRANSFORMING in both size and shape.

3. 3 TYPES Embedded kinetic structures Deployable kinetic structures Dynamic kinetic structures

4. EMBEDDED KINETIC STRUCTURES SHUBHAM BALDOTA 1DT16AT035

5. EMBEDDED KINETIC STRUCTURES Embedded Kinetic Structures are systems that exist within a larger architectural whole in a fixed location. The primary function is to control the larger architectural system or building, in response to changing factors. Example: Quihong Stadium ,China

6. 3 TYPES Embedded kinetic structures Deployable kinetic structures Dynamic kinetic structures

7. DEPLOYABLE KINETIC STRUCTURES ANOUSHKA SHOME 1DT16AT005

8. DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES A deployable structure is a structure that can change shape to significantly change its size. Deployable structures can expand and/or contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties. They offer great potential for creating truly transforming, dynamic experiences and environments. Their lightness and transportability allow them to adapt to a society that is constantly evolving and changing. These are reusable structures that make efficient use of energy, resources, materials and space. They embrace the concept of sustainability. Today, not only engineers and architects, but origami scientists, biomimetic researchers, astrophysicists, mathematicians, biologists, artists and others are studying, designing and developing applications for an extraordinarily vast range of deployable structures.

9. As this is still an emerging field, there is no single agreed definition of a deployable structure. These structures are sometimes referred to as foldable, reconfigurable, unfurl able, auxetic, extendible or expandable structures; however, they are perhaps best understood from these descriptions: Deployable structures are structures capable of large configuration changes in an autonomous way. TIBERT, 2002, P1 Such structures may pass from a ‘folded’ to an ‘erect’ state; and in many cases the component parts are connected throughout topologically but alter their geometry through the process of deployment. In the process of deployment the initial mobility is transformed into a final rigidity. But that is by no means the only possible scheme for structural deployment. CALLADINE, 2001, P64 By the application of a force at one or more points, it [a deployable structure] transforms in a fluid and controlled manner. Despite such ease of transformation, these structures are stable, strong and durable. HOBERMAN, 2004, P72

10. Interdisciplinary Nature Of Deployable Structures

11. TYPES OF DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES Based on their folding and deployment SCISSOR TYPE HOBERMAN STRUCTURE OUTWARD/INWARD FOLDING

12. SCISSOR TYPE MULTIPLE SCISSOR TYPE

13. SIMPLE HOBERMAN STRUCTURE COMPUND HOBERMAN STRUCTURE

14. OUTWARD FOLDING RING STRUCTURE INWARD FOLDING RING STRUCTURE

15. MARAH Tyre Nature Reserve Hub Lightweight wooden deployable structure aims for large social impact without leaving a mark. Architecture AUB students from the DI-LAB (Design Impact Laboratory) teamed up with environmental consultants and with the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve and proposed to seize the attention of the users of the coast (both locals and visitors) by introducing a structure that acts as a hub for the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve. This center, located is directly on the beach, highly visible and public. It will be used as a meeting point, an info point, a presentation pavilion, an exhibition space, a training center, among other things. 

16. The structure aims to examine how the possible application of lightweight and temporary systems can have a large social and programmatic impact while having the minimum physical impact on site, be it land or sea. The deployable scissors structure introduces a modularity and mobility to the design, which can be repeated in different endangered sites along the Lebanese coast, becoming an icon of environmental awareness. Project Designed By : DI-Lab, Department of Architecture and Design, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture American University of Beirut Instructors: Karim Najjar (Professor), Omaya Malaeb , Ahmad Nouraldeen , Mohamad Nazar Photography : Lorenzo Tugnoli

17. Client Paddington Basin Development Corporation London, UK Completion 2002-2004 Size 12m

18. Open - when in use Closed – when not in use Allowing free passage through the waterways

19. USES OF DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES Due to their lightweight nature and degree of flexibility, deployable structures are widely used as temporary structures. They can be installed easily as well as dismantles and transported to different locations. This makes them the most favorable for emergency shelters when there is a need of mass-produced modular structures that can be transported to the site of destruction and setup for fast service. One of the most basic deployable kinetic structure is a camping tent (even an umbrella). Apart from architecture, this mechanism is widely used in robotics and the aeronautics industry. For Space-based constructions it is used for making spacecraft equipment and mechanisms.

20. DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES BOOK By Esther Rivas Adrover

21. 3 TYPES Embedded kinetic structures Deployable kinetic structures Dynamic kinetic structures

22. DYNAMIC KINETIC STRUCTURES PAWANDEEP SINGH 1DT16AT027

23. DYNAMIC KINETIC STRUCTURES “Dynamic kinetic structures exist within a larger architectural whole but act independently with respect of the larger context” Dynamic systems are the most used among the three. They include small architectural elements as well as large ones, such as doors, windows, movable partitions, furniture and ceilings. As they act independently, it is quite common to have dynamic kinetic system as well. They are becoming increasingly automated and intelligent as a result of the technological innovation nowadays. Dynamic kinetic systems are sub- categorised into :- MOBILE SYSTEMS - are those that could be physically moved within an architectural space to different locations. TRANSFORMABLE SYSTEMS - are those capable of changing shape to take on a different spatial configuration and can be used for space-saving or utilitarian needs. INCREMENTAL KINETIC SYSTEMS -are those that can be added to or subtracted from a building like LEGO pieces.

24. THE FLARE INTERACTIVE FACADE

25. Flare - is a modular system to create a dynamic hull for facades or any building or wall surface. Acting like a living skin, it allows a building to express, communicate and interact with its environment. The system consists of a number of tilt-able metal flake bodies supplemented by individually controllable pneumatic cylinders. Due to the developed pattern, an infinite array of flakes can be mounted on any building or wall surface in a modular system of multiplied FLARE units. One Flare module - consisting of 16 aluminum cast units, which can be inclined silently with a Festo Pneumatic system - is about 1x1m. By reflecting ambient or direct sunlight the individual flakes of the system act like pixels formed by natural light.