splash Code PAC025 Diagrams define changes in daily routines in interaction with the change of elements; a dynamical matrix creates an "artificial field" resembling nature. Following the path of creative water and being an "amphibious element" itself, our project focuses on this phenomenon by evolving as a floating superstructure when conditions demand it. - SPLASH- The goal of this project is to reveal a unique landscape where living, working, nature and environment can reinforce each other in harmony. Due to the tides, the project is located in a constantly changing environment, water and land. The result of this interaction is marshiness. Following the path of creative water and being an "amphibious element" itself, the project focuses on this phenomenon by evolving as a floating superstructure when conditions demand it. Dynamical matrix: The need for "light" control of the water is the precondition of the project. Diagrams defined by the factors of water and time show the change in daily routines in interaction with the change of elements. Based on these diagrams, a dynamical matrix creates an "artificial field" resembling nature. The matrix is a 2D reproduction of "Strata Conditions": living, working, fun, circulation, accessibility. The simulation of various flows upon the Strata is the active factor of its dynamic evolution. The Strata themselves are constrained, so the result of the many interacting forces are areas of overlapping and intersection with others. This project works with the landscape that the power of the water creates, integrating the flexible, ever changing boundaries between water and land in its creative concept. About diagrams When we, today, inquire into the nature and activity of design process , we are asking : " When something appears, what agencies are responsible for giving this particular shape to this particular appearance ?" Complexity theory or dynamical system theory seeks to reconfigure the answer to this question by positing the perpetual interaction of moving, evolving systems: one invisible ( the diagram) and one visible ( the real). -Sanford Kwinter- Artificial fields: The field is the result of the deformed Strata. New waterways - channels - give a new quality to the land in-between - they are the basis for the concept of living with the water. Water is now seen as a positive force that can actually be put to use, for transport, energy needs or recreation. The channels can also serve as a filter system for the unrestricted water finding its way from the land to the sea. This landscape becomes the hybrid structure fusing infrastructure and function in a man-made "Artificial Nature". The circulation following the topography of the landscape provide the opportunity for various ways of traveling at different scales. About Fields The study of these field combinations would be a study of models that work in zone between figure and abstraction, or system of organization capable of producing vortexes, peaks and protuberances out of individual elements that are themselves regular or repetitive. -Stan Allen- Systems: The superstructure is flexible and open to the changing conditions of the tidal movement. With the help of pneumatic devices, it will float when conditions demand it. Using its joints, the structure adjusts to the changes of the dynamic of the water, creating unlimited variations of different uses and relationships. Using the unique structure, the units come in all different sizes and shapes, as studios or multi-bedrooms, as duplexes or triplexes, catering to all sort of different life-styles. Superstructure: Lattice Shells: Lattice shells can have very high efficiency. Using little material, they are stiff against buckling. Although their forms look very complicated, they are very similar to their natural counterparts. Minimal structures can often be produced in a very economical manner, using prefabricated elements that can be transported to the swampy site by cargo-lifters. The Superstructure: The superstructures themselves follow the system of a lattice cell structure in combination with trusses, featuring possibilities of wide spans without additional support. Functions: The superstructures have a variety of functions. They not only serve as a frame for the housing units, but are also a module for parking lots, entertainment centers, commercial centers, streets and bridges, schools, hospitals etc. and also a frame for the production of solar and wind energy. Life on -SPLASH- Quality of life: water views car-free zones private roof terraces double exposure units interaction with tidal movements - floating - pneumatic devices Transportation: waterways - parking for boats pedestrian connections through bridges central car-parking Energy: solar panels wind turbines closed water circles - integrated water purification Entertainment: outdoor / indoor sports glass façade panels as projection systems