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IMPULSE

A HUMAN THAT GROWS, IN A BUILDING THAT GROWS TOO

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Raphaela Nicolettis published Story under Architecture on Apr 4, 2023

This journal is associated with IMPULSE project

A TIMELESS PROJECT, FACING THE FUTURE WITH ECO-TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE

ELEMENTS. DESIGNED FOR HUSTLERS WITH AN IMPULSE TO CHANGE THEIR ENVIRONMENT IMMEDIATELY , ONE PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ROOM. THE ROOMS ARE 5X5X5 WHICH MEANS IT IS AFFORDABLE FOR TE HUSTLER, AND AS THE HUSTLER GROWS AS A PERSON IN THEIR CAREER, THEY BEGIN TO MAKE MORE MONEY , THEIR BUSINESS EXPANDS AND THEY NEED MORE SPACE. THIS IS WHERE IMPULSE WILL GROW WITH THE HUSTLER. IMPULSE IS CAPABLE OF ENLARGING THE ROOM UNITS BY CONNECTING THE 5X5X5 ROOM TO ANOTHER ONE, OR AS MANY AS YOU NEED TO FULFILL YOUR JOB REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROJECT ALSO GROWS IN A BIOMATERIAL SENSE. THE BIOMATERIALS CAN BE SEEN WITHIN THE STRUCTURE ISTELF - USING SALT BRICK INSULATION AS WELL AS USING THE SALT BROUGH IN FROM THE WIND FROM THE LAKE. THE SALT BEGINS TO MULTIPLY OVER TIME TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT BECOMES LOAD BEARING OVER TIME- YET EPHEMERAL IN THE MOMENT. USING BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE AS A STRONG BASE , CONTORTING IT INTO CURVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE REPETITION OF UNITS, THAT CAN MOVE ON A GRID AND MULTIPLY TO FORM OTHER ROOMS. A ROOM DESIGNED BESPOKE FOR EVERY HUSTLER WITH OVER

12 ROOM SETTINGS TO CHANGE THE LOOK AND FEEL. EPHEMERALITY MADE PERMANENT- THE CONCEPT OF PERMANENCY OF TRANSIENT ARCHITECTURE. CONNECT NEW EPHEMERAL SUSTAINABLE MATERIALITY TO THE MATERIALS OF THE PAST- A NEW SOLUTION TO GROW ONE INTO THE OTHER-OR CREATE A BUILDING THAT ESSENCIALLY SHEDS ITS OWN SKIN AND GROWS INTO A STRONGER ONE THAT REDEVELOPS AND FIXES ITSELF . HOW OFTEN NEW MATERIALS WILL BE DISCOVERED AND UTILIZED, AND ABOVE ALL I WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY TO CONNECT NEW EPHEMERAL SUSTAINABLE MATERIALITY TO THE MATERIALS OF THE PAST- A NEW SOLUTION TO GROW ONE INTO THE OTHER-OR CREATE A BUILDING THAT ESSENCIALLY SHEDS ITS OWN SKIN AND GROWS INTO A STRONGER ONE THAT REDEVELOPS AND FIXES ITSELF - BUT THIS WILL ALL BE DONE WITH THE PREDICTION OF TECHNOLOGY - ONCE I GET SCIENTIFIC WITH IT AND RESEARCH USING FACTS AND FIGURES I THEN WANT TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF HUSTLE HUB, SEEING HOW I CAN PEEL BACK THE LAYERS AND FIND A STORY WITHIN THE ARCHITECTURE - MY FOLLOWING EXPLORATIONS WILL SURROUND THE WORD " GROWTH"

A HUMAN THAT GROWS, IN A BUILDING THAT GROWS TOO - IT PRESERVES ITSELF AS IT GROWS KEEPING THE BEST PARTS OF ITSELF, BUT EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO KEEP IT STRONG AND REVOLUTIONARY

AS THE SAME APPLIES TO THE MINDSET OF A HUSTLER -AND THIER FUTURE HOME.

MATERIALITY THAT CHANGES INCLUDES : COPPER PLATES- ROMAN CONCRETE

- STEEL BEAMS COATED WITH SALT

ABSORBER AND GROWER

WEATHERING -2050

COPPER PLATES WEATHERED- ROMAN

CONCRETE IN TACT - EPHEMERAL ASPECTS BEGIN TO GROW MORE RAPIDLY

SALT HAS TAKEN OVER THE STEEL AND INTEGRATED WITH ROMAN CONCRETE

-NEW EPHEMERAL TECH USED

AS TIME GOES BY, THE HUSTLER GROWS INTO THE BUILDING AND THE BUILDING GROWS TO CATER THEIR NEEDS. THIS IS AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION THAT CAN ALSO ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO FEEL BEST AT HOME IN THEIR IDEAL TEMPERATURE. IT RESPONDS TO SUSTAINABILITY TOO WHICH SHOWS THE FUTURE GROWTH.