AUTOMATA acting of its own will
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A COLLISION OF DIFFERENCES Automatons were machines that performed a function according to a set of coded instructions, capable of a range of programmed responses to different circumstances. As a kiosk without a site, Automata is designed with the cardinal directions to frame and activate the opposing forces it mediates - one urban, the other natural. Automata will act on its own free will in direct response to the presence of wind, people, and wave action on Lake Michigan. Automata reconstructs a pavilion based on the underlying self-determinedness of the lake and city, referencing their systems, infrastructure and immediate phenomena. Our team conceptualized the kiosk as a responsive threshold between the city and the lake, focused on people, sound, and wind to promote curiosity, awareness and an undeniable sense of place. A simple singular plane is folded to create two very different spaces between Chicago and Lake Michigan.
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AUTOMATA, A KIOSK THAT IS A MUSIC BOX, CHIME, ANEMOMETER, LIGHT HOUSE, WINDOW, PORCH, AND MEGAPHONE. TRANSACTION COUNTER MAGNET-BASED SIGNAGE WALL
BENCH
HUMAN-ACTIVATED CHIME INSTALLATION
• WORKSPACE FOR 1-2 EMPLOYEES • ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
LEANING SUN WALL (INTERACTIVE SHELF AND SEAT)
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ASSEMBLY + MATERIALS
STEEL CABLE
All materials are recycled and sourced from environmentally and socially conscious companies.
BALL JOINT 2” DIA. STEEL TUBE INDUSTRIAL MAGNETS HIGH OUTPUT LED
RECLAIMED TEAK CLADDING
RECLAIMED TEAK STEEL HANGERS WELDED IN PLACE
.625 THICK RECYCLED STEEL PLATE FROM MARINE RECYCLING IN ONTARIO
RECYCLED STEEL WORKSPACE + TRANSACTION COUNTER
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ACTIVATORS, SOUND + LIGHT LAKE ROOM
CITY ROOM
WHISTLE BUOY WITH A SOLAR-POWERED MICROPHONE
INTERACTIVE FURNITURE IN LEANING SUN WALL
WIND-ACTIVATED
HUMAN-ACTIVATED
ANEMOMETER
RECYCLED STEEL TUBES WEIGHTED AT THE BOTTOM WITH LARGE MAGNETS FITTED WITH MOTION-ACTIVATED LED NEOPIXEL RINGS
WHISTLE BUOY TRANSMITS TO A HIDDEN SPEAKER
WOOD CLADDING BACKED WITH BLUE LED STRIP LIGHTS GLOWS BRIGHT WITH HIGH WIND SPEED team ten x ten
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DRAWINGS
10’-9”
4’-9”
TRANSACTION COUNTER
3’-8”
24’-5”
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22’-8”
3’-6”
VERTICAL STEEL WALL FOR MAGNETIC SIGNAGE
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LAKE ROOM • SPRING WINDS GATHER • WOOD WALLS • 15’ LONG WOOD-CLAD BENCH • SPEAKER TRANSMITTING WHISTLE BUOY • WIND-ACTIVATED BLUE LED GLOW BEHIND WOOD CLADDING
CITY ROOM • PREVAILING WINDS GATHER • STEEL WALLS • MAGNET-WEIGHTED STEEL TUBES • MOTION-ACTIVATED BLUE LED SPOTLIGHTS AT BOTTOM OF STEEL TUBE LEANING SUN WALL • INTERACTIVE SHELF + BENCH
PLAN
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A. CITY ELEVATION not to scale
B. LAKE ELEVATION not to scale
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TECHNICAL COMPONENTS
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LAKE ROOM VIEW team ten x ten
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CITY ROOM VIEW 9
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