Complex system // Emergent design // bottom up approach // Design and concept: Melicia Planchart // Computational Design // Agent Based Systems
Project for MID, Integrated design master for Computational Design. Team: Planchart, Santodomingo, Jardim. MID – CD & FD / P8 lead by Professor Andrea Kondziela. TH OWL, Technische Hochshule OStewestfallen Lippe, Detmold. Germany. 2020
In London’s Isle of Dogs, strong winds whip through high-rises, making life tough for pedestrians. But one new skyscraper takes a different approach—it doesn’t fight the wind, it works with it.
Using Agent-Based Modeling, the design simulates wind flow to shape a building that improves comfort at street level. Instead of harsh gusts, the wind is gently guided around and upwards by a rounded, sculpted form. The result is a softer, cylindrical tower with a façade carved to direct and calm the wind before it hits the ground.
This isn’t just about comfort—it’s also about sustainability. Wind turbines and vibrators built into the façade capture energy from the wind, turning a problem into a power source.
This is architecture that adapts to nature, not resists it. A living, breathing design that transforms how we shape cities—with nature as a guide.
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