Robots in & out of Buildings

ROBOTS IN & OUT OF BUILDINGS

INDEX //Research

Office Evolution i. Cubicle Land ii. Partition Land iii. Free Land

//Software

Density i. System (Cellular Automaton) ii. Rules (Agent & Actant) Frequency i. Vectors ii. Magnitudes i. Implement

//Hardware

Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

//Proposal

Living Machine i. Overall ii. Ground Plan iii. Long Section iv. Perspective

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HOW OFTEN DOES FURNITURE GO UNUSED?

WHAT IF IT COULD GO WHERE ITS NEED IT!

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OFFICE EVOLUTION How exactly did we get the modern open office? The history of this strange social experiment is a timeless tale of good intentions ruined by pragmatic compromises. It involves Frank Lloyd Wright, legendary office design, and, yes, some awkwardness with cubicles.

pre- 1960 1968 1970 1990 2000 2010

: : : : : :

The Typing Pool The Action Office The Open Plan Office The Cubicle Land The Partition Land The Free Land

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CUBICLE LAND Cubicles were seen as a practical compromise between the wastefulness and separation of private offices, and the distractions of open plan design. While affording some privacy, communication with neighbors was still relatively easy.

In fact, strangely enough, the cubicles became seen as not an escape from surveillance, but also as a symbol of equality, leveling the status of management and employees as many managers also occupied cubicles rather than private office.

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PARTITION LAND New idea made use of movable walls that could interlock at various angles to create spaces that were convenient. The original cubicle , was not designed to be square. It was designed to create a variety of shapes. The movable walls were flexible, mobile, and made of disposable materials. This gave workers the prower to customize their workstation to suit their own preferences.

These cubicles also sported all kind of visual displays including maps and tack boards.

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FREE LAND A lack of walls or other physical barriers in open-plan office spaces makes it easier for employees to interact with each other on a regular basis. The constant intermingling not only generates a sense of camaraderie among personnel, it also enhances the flow of information and teamwork.

Colleagues can turn to each other for advice or assistance without having to knock on doors or schedule a formal meeting. Interactions in an open-plan office space generally are more frequent and informal than in closed environments where everyone has a separate office space.

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HOW CAN THEY SELF ORGANIZE?

central table

team table

war table

central lounge

team lounge

meeting table

waste space

waste space

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SYSTEM:

CELLULAR AUTOMATON A cellular automaton consists of a regular grid of cells, each in one of a finite number of states, such as on and off. For each cell, a set of cells called its neighborhood is defined relative to the specified cell. An initial state is selected by assigning a state for each cell. A new generation is created, according to some fixed rule (generally, a mathematical function) that determines the new state of each cell.

Lattice

Cell

Neighborhood

cell < 2

2 < cell < 3

under.population

next.generation

cell > 3

3 = [new] cell

over.population

reproduction

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scenerio 01

charging machine 4 robots

1 over population

then

charging machine 0 robots

2 under population

charging machine 2 robots

3 stability

then

scenerio 02

-4 waste space

-2 shrink

+6

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new space

1

arrangement

2

locality

3

remain or add / subtract

4

new arrangement

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RULES: AGENT / CELL

Sensors

E N V I R O M E N T

actant?

Rules

action Effectors

actant

range

agent

REMAIN

environment

reinforce action

range

N E I G H B O R D S

actant

SHRINK / EXPAND

cell

oscillate action

environment

FORMULA: As users come into the building, a series of formulas can allow for the system to remain, expand or shrink it vacancy. Therefore, for the example of the bicycle, the building during normal hours will remain it allowable occupancy. Therefore, the range between 9 to 36 bicycles will be define as a system in stability. If the system, has less than 9 bicycles, the system will shrink and re-purpose the extra space for another function. If the system is beyond 36 bicycles, the system will expand to accommodate more bicycles. Through this oscillation, the system is never under-populate or overpopulate.

RELOCATE 4<X<8

4>X>8

CHARGING MACHINE

ROBOTS ADD

ROBOTS REMOVE

2>X<6

2<X<6

TABLE

PEOPLE REMAIN

PEOPLE SHRINK / EXPAND

9 > X < 36

9 < X < 36

CYCLE

BIKE PARKING

CYCLE

SHRINK / EXPAND

REMAIN

20 > X

20 < X < 30

BUS

TRAVELER

TRAVELER WAITS 10 MIN

DEPARTS

30 < X

NEW BUS

9 > X < 36

9 < X < 36

CAR

AV PARKING

CAR

SHRINK / EXPAND

REMAIN

2>X<6

2<X<6

SHARE RIDE

PEOPLE REMAIN

PEOPLE SHRINK / EXPAND

4<X

NEW RIDE

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WHEN DO THEY ARRIVE / DEPART?

autonomous car

ride share

car

truck

suv

u-haul

load truck

electric bus

semi truck

robot

drone

electric bicycle

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0

1

2

3

ROB OT S

B YCYCL ES

PEOPL E

TA X I

CA RS

T RU CK

BUS

DRON ES

SH U T T L E

PL A Z A

PEA K H OU RS

4 5

6

7

8

9 10 11

1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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frequency : 5

6

7

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

B YCYCL ES

multiple :

x2

or

x3

or x2

formula : 9 > X < 36

9 < X < 36

CYCLE

BIKE PARKING

CYCLE REMAIN

SHRINK / EXPAND

IMPLEMENT:

EXPAND SHRINK As users come into the building, a series of formulas can allow for the system to remain, expand or shrink it vacancy. Therefore, for the example of the bicycle, the building during normal hours will remain it allowable occupancy. While during 7- 8 am or 5 pm, the system will expand to accommodate for the expected amount of extra users using the complex. As well for the peak maximum during the middle of the day, during the time the people are coming in out for lunch. There different time zone, are multipliers of the formula.

overlapping areas: 5

6

7

4 5

6

7

5

6

7

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

B YCYCL ES

0

1

2

3

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

TA X I

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

BUS

Formula for oscillations actant

range

agent

REMAIN

environment

reinforce action

range

actant

SHRINK / EXPAND

cell

oscillate action

environment

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WHAT ARE THE BITS & PARTS?

outdoor space

Deployable Wall

ceiling

betsy

drone beehive

autonomous vehicles

bicycle roulette

roundabout

ramp

incubators

incubate

parking lot

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

.Bus Parking

ROUNDABOUT The Roundabout lets the flow of users keep moving without objects intercepting, this is because no two system will occupied the dame space at the same time.

.Roundabout

.Shuttle Parking

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

.typical rectangular parking lot

rectangular parking

PARKING The rectangular parking lot creates intersection between cars while entering and exiting, as well as used double land lines to allow for exit and entering, therefore uses more space as a total infrastructure.

.radial parking

.elevator shaft

cylindrical parking

The circular parking lot, while using a elevator shaft to move cars up and down the system, it as well distribute them accordantly to allow for maximum and efficient used of space.

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES The Autonomous Vehicles enter at the front gate of the building, and gets drop down by an elevator to the cylindrical parking lot while the user get elevated up to the second floor entrance.

.ramp

.elevated .walkway

.AV Lift

.parking

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

DEPLOYABLE WALL From the deployable wall, all the pieces of furniture and robots can be deploy or stored. The wall becomes as connection between all the floors of the building, open space and incubator, in a sense, it is the buildings closet.

.open office .space

.Deployable .Wall

.tubes

.incubator

.corridor

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

.corridor

RAMP The ramp becomes a continuous mode of circulation, which allows for users (robots and people) to move freely between the floors, without any interruption.

.open office .space

.Deployable .Wall

.Ramp

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

BETSY The front doors to goods, the back of house of the building, employs a system of robotic arms that organize and distribute the goods to the deployable wall.

.parking

.Betsy

.tubes

.Deployable .Wall

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

close

open

INCUBATOR While the open space is necessary for collaboration across employee, the incubator becomes a place to remove oneself from distraction and work with a selected amount of users, these incubator become flexible in dimension by hinge walls.

.incubator .A

.hinge wall

.incubator .B

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

CEILING The ceiling becomes a place for objects to be store as well as the electrical system of the buildings, MEP is allow to move freely to facility different sectors of the floor.

.open office .space

.ceiling .plugs

.track rail

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

BICYCLE ROULETTE A bicycle storage location, which allow the rotation of the cylindrical to keep allowing for more bicycle to be organize, while at the same time freeing space up.

.ramp

.Bicycle .Roulette

.Roundabout

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

OUTDOOR SPACE As similar to the bicycle roulette, outdoor space is scatter in the field, and these expand and contract to allocate different amount of users.

.walkaway

.ramp

.tables

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Bits & Parts i. Roundabout ii. Parking iii. Autonomous Vehicles iv. Deployable Wall v. Ramp vi. Betsy vii. Incubator viii. Ceiling ix. Roulette x. Outdoor xi. Beehive

DRONE BEEHIVE While formally an object that calls for a building beyond just the mere office core and shell, the oculus or dome, becomes the airport of drones and other aerial robotic agents.

.open office .space

.Drone .Beehive

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Proposal:

LIVING MACHINE Instead of a machine for living, or a machine for working, this proposal tries to become a living machine by its oscillation of resources.

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Site Plan 5 10

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60 ‘ 48 ‘ 36 ‘ 24 ‘ 12 ‘

- 12 ‘ - 24 ‘ - 36 ‘ - 48 ‘ - 60 ‘

clipping area

Longitudinal Section 5

10

20

40

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drone view...

No front door or back door, just many entrances to the complex, depending the user, depending the function, each distribute first in the field and then funnel into the complex.

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Exterior view from the main street, the dome punctures the building roof line, and signifies the airport for drones.

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Exterior view from one of the elevated walkways into the second floor entrance of the complex, ramp of the building are exposed to illustrate the continuity of flow.

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Interior view from the incubator corridor to the exterior field of terminal of electric buses, suv, and bicycle roulette. At the distance, a regional road and highway.

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View from the interior of the complex from the grand central open space, into the drone beehive, which connects visually the multiple floors.

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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Densification happens not only by increasing the number of units, Look from the interior of the complex into the ramp and elevated exterior walk way, indeed programs can be combined to create new zoning possibilities the flow of circulation through all the floors can be uninterrupted. ntroduction the ‘hybrids’.

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Interior view of one of the incubators, small group of employee are able to escape the large distraction from being in a space with hundreds of employees.

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STU 1601 / Gregor y Lynn / Jeffrey Schnapp Martin Fernandez / Har vard GSD / Fall 2017