Sunday 13 September 2015

Re-terrain Surface Unit

From the previous research prototype model, multiple rings surrounded the square platform was used to recreate the new terrain surface enclosing the area. However, due to the large contact ground on the individual ring, there is the limitation when it comes to resting in the unstable and uneven ground. Therefore, the structure is divided into units connected into one structure.


The hexagonal unit is tethered together loosely by using the vertical rails which makes the whole system intact. Each unit acts as an individual buoy possessing different buoyancy making it float with a different draft. This system will eventually be able to recreate the terrain. It could perform the mirror of the ground as it shows above, or it could even perform other countless variation of a terrain. It could also be attached into the larger land depending on the number of unit connected. This system will be able to sit on the uneven terrain, wrapping the ground creating the habitation surface.

As the water level is rising, the system will gradually float up creating the new program of the space. What is used to be the high ground will now become a void allowing water to flood in the middle to create the enclosed water surface surrounded by the multiple units. When the water level reaches the maximum, the invert terrain will be created. With some weight added to each unit, each one will have the different variation of draft producing the contour. The system is anchored to the ground preventing it from drifting. Some of the unit is, however, can be fixed to the ground acting as an anchor itself