Hidden Systems
A Study on Control, Permeability, and Leaks within Architecture
“Keep water away from the building.” This construction ethos and method is geared towards producing buildings that control moisture, water.
Intricate systems and containments have been developed to ensure best practices are maintained; however, water will always find a way to reveal itself. The visible form, a leak, manifests itself as failure, causing friction through wetness.
Instead of resisting the nature of water, how can the tools of design be utilized to reframe the perspective on our liquid necessity? How can we begin to think about architecture that celebrates the information a leak or a puddle reveals?
Through a series of interventions carried out at different scales, Hidden Systems becomes an examination of the leak as an opportunity for spatial, social, and representational experimentation.
“Keep water away from the building.” This construction ethos and method is geared towards producing buildings that control moisture, water.
Intricate systems and containments have been developed to ensure best practices are maintained; however, water will always find a way to reveal itself. The visible form, a leak, manifests itself as failure, causing friction through wetness.
Instead of resisting the nature of water, how can the tools of design be utilized to reframe the perspective on our liquid necessity? How can we begin to think about architecture that celebrates the information a leak or a puddle reveals?
Through a series of interventions carried out at different scales, Hidden Systems becomes an examination of the leak as an opportunity for spatial, social, and representational experimentation.
Ongoing Research
