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A Building as a Climate Compass
Lower Ground Floor Plan
Jet Stream Condition, S Wind, 2025
First Floor Plan
High Pressure, NE Wind, 2040
Long Section
Low Pressure, W Wind, 2050
Climate Beacon View
High Pressure, E Wind, 2055
Pressure is used to forecast weather conditions, between 0.5 - 3 days in advance; and provides an indication of the jet stream latitude relative to a location. Low pressure corresponds to the jet stream trough, while high pressure signifies being in the peak, or an anticyclone. A responsive facade system acts like an aneroid barometer, as a small metal bellows of air expands and contracts with changing air pressure to induce helical motion; to architecturally express the jet stream’s current latitude.
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Pressure - A Jet Stream Latitude Indicator
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Triggering a Kinetic Response in the Facade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SMadjCjujvnRTTJD6tQqmFncWdWURnR-?usp=sharing
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Reviving Stone Craftmanship
The Archives Fabrication Area
Over time the stones in the archives are constructed according to pressure recordings. This would be a community-based craft enterprise whereby young people would stay in the accomodation temporarily for the short fabrication course, contributing to the rich stone heritage that is to come.
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Left: Etched Jet Stream Pattern for Casting
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Below: Plaster casting against mould
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