AUTOMATING ARCHITECTURE

A BUILDING AS A BYPRODUCT OF RIGOROUS ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATION: A 2000 SQUARE METER MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN DTLA SERVED AS A TESTBED FOR RETHINKING DESIGN AT THREE DIFFERENT SCALES:

  • AI FOR SENSING OUR CONTEXT
  • AI FOR THE AUTOMATION OF DESIGN
  • AI AS AN INTERFACE FOR LIVING

THE RESULT OF EXPERIMENTATION: A MAXIMALLY ARTICULATED MEGASTRUCTURE FOR MUSICIANS, INTERNALLY ADORNED WITH ANECHOIC SPIKES. THE AMBIGUOUS SPACES ARE EQUAL PARTS APARTMENT, RECORDING STUDIO, AND DIY MUSIC VENUE; ALL ENCOURAGING HIGH-DECIBEL OCCUPATION.