florence ITALY

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AmniosyA (marino MORETTI, marco CARRATELLI, natalia GIACOMINO, lucia LUNGHI, elvira PERFETTO, lorenzo PIANIGIANI, & leonardo PILATI): ArχipelagA it’s an unconventional bridge, we started thinking about the aggregation and the interaction of different element. In greek ἀρχή it’s the starting point of everithing, the primary idea. So starting from a single plane we started to study the different reaction and interaction between itself and the agents. An exotic bridge that formally looks like something natural, but in the material it’s totally artificial.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project

Synthesis Design + Architecture: Inspired by the geometric patterns of Taiwanese Hen Cages and the structural shells of luxury racing yachts, the building takes shape in a dynamic gradient form that transitions from exo-skin to exo-skeleton in response to programmatic content as well as performative requirements. Thus, what appears to be formal expression, is actually “informed form” which responds to the integration of weather, urban context, program, circulation, and sustainability through integrated design responses that inform the building orientation, spatial layout, façade design, and choice of material and structural system.

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