MArch Architecture Unit 14
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14.7 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2013
14.8 Fig. 14.5 – 14.8 Chace Leow, Y5, Meta-Sensory Architecture. This project explores the possibilities of layering and merging intangible aspects of human experience over separate sites in Mexico and London, defining cultural boundaries and historical aspects specific to each society. This has been developed through the use architectural devices that propagate specific olfactory zones to engender a psychological response in the occupant. Following on from ideas generated in Mexico, Chace then looked at merging sites separated not by geography, but by time, to create site specific immersive experiences defined by historical events particular the that site. The installation shown here, an ‘Extension to the Monument’, recreates the sound and smell of moments of the great Fire of London, juxtaposed over the contemporaneous experience of the
City of London in 2013. Fig. 14.5 Chace Leow, Y5, Detail of interaction of final 4m high installation showing architectural devices that propagate specific olfactory outputs through the use of low-frequency sound. Fig. 14.6 Chace Leow, Y5, Constructing an intangible personal architecture through the propagation of smell. Fig. 14.7 Chace Leow, Y5, The spatial extents described by the rotation of initial test armatures that generate new personal space through olfactory cues that change subtly over time. Fig. 14.8 Chace Leow, Y5, A sequence of video stills taken from a HD Video documenting a performance of the armature in Zocalo Square in Mexico City with the local ‘Grupo Ollin Cuauhtemotzin’ performing a smoke cleansing ritual: ‘The Celebration of Limpiador’. 191