Abstract
Understanding architecture through relationality and interactions allows open-ended cosmic potentials and flexible perception of the material world. This understanding not only alters the relationship between architecture and materials but also, by shifting the emphasis from architecture itself to invisible forces enabling its existence, prompts architects to contemplate interventions in the physiological, biological, chemical layers within the space. This shift signifies the emergence of an architecture capable of accommodating the microscopic, biological and atmospheric. It relies on novel material configurations based on the metabolic models of bacteria, microorganisms, evolving into a ‘cosmic narrative’ through interactions across different scales, rendering the relationship between bacteria and planets visible. In this context, the paper explores the transscalability of architecture through verticality, prompting non-cartographic scale considerations and originating not from the desires of an architect but from micro-subatomic dimensions. Verticality goes beyond establishing relationships between adjacent scales; it signifies a jump, discontinuity into an entirely different scale, deemed necessary to ‘establish during the moments of resolution.’ To illustrate this concept, the paper delves into two practical cases where the configuration of the subatomic level is associated with the establishment of architecture, revealing verticality: Louvre Lens Museum (Catherine Mosbach); Living architecture (Rachel Armstrong). The critical aspect is identifying filters of a novel reading method defining scale conditions, aiming to stimulate new design processes. This study seeks to understand the infiltration of synaptic capacities establishing verticality in unconventional scales, unveiling a new toolset for architecture and reshaping contemporary practices by forming relays between scales, agents, and fields.
Presenters
Eda YeymanStudent, PhD Candidate, ITU, Turkey Ayse Sentürer
Professor of Architectural Design, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Architecture
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Cultures of Transformative Design
KEYWORDS
Micro, Macro, Transscalability, Transitions, Verticality
