The object is a part of the solved interior in a family house on the residential part in Uherske Hradiste. The entire interior is painted in monochrome shades of white and grey. Space for the location of the structure is only 95 cm wide and 5 m high. The structure takes advantage of this strange narrow-high corridor and two "strands" run out against the stairs.
The object itself belongs somewhere between architecture construction, design subject and art work. Due to the technical and financial demands of the design, the organic form is designed from individual linear elements from very soft material comatex. The resulting curves are assembled from these components and creates a free-flowing surface.
When changing the perspective of an observer, a transformation in the density – translucence of the structure appears. The object gradually opens and closes above the viewer, depending on the angle of observation. Such organically shaped structure is capable to be designed and produced only by the use of parametric design methods.
The basic consideration at the design was to create a tool that would serve not only to search a convenient form proved by its screening in visualization, but which would also support the implementation itself. This tool should be parametric object on which it would be possible to change the pre-selected parameters - such as density or cross section of linear elements, the number of control curves, radii, angles, etc. Modifying these parameters will show up in visual and design changes of the structure; however the single building element retains its predetermined character. By applying the functional and aesthetic requirements, you can tune the morphology of those flexuous surfaces to the desired effects.
The design has been made using newly developed software which we called 'Parametric Waves', which was first applied in the implementation of Cafebar in Stare Mesto near Uh. Hradiste. That tool was developed as an element of the GDL - Geometric Description Language, which is a part of ArchiCAD. That tool is capable to work with the active database of all elements that are used in the construction.
Each construction element has its own unique mark which in itself contains all necessary information. If there is any individual parameter change, then there is an immediate update of the database, which instantly reflects the structure visualisation. The output drawings and parts lists exactly determine where what part of the design belongs, and what is its context. Without these attributes would be the structural assembly quite impossible.
Lighting effect and colour tone of the entire structure was given a large degree of attention. Therefore, the project visited the Philips lighting designer who worked on shining simulations and cooperated within to search for the most optimal variant of the modelled structures. The resulting shapes were then subjected to simulation of luminous flux distribution and reflexion. Such modelling contributed to the selection of the correct type of lamps, their location, and election of radiation beams. Essential was to find a suitable opening angle and the angle of rotation of the main lights in order to enlighten the structure to the most in its centre. The object considers daylight as well. The during the day mutable daylight is mixing with the artificial sources of light creating a fluid atmosphere, which gradually spreads inside the room. The blue light is getting more intensive by evening and night. Because of the longer service life and low power consumption there have been selected Philips lamps LEDline2 and white LED strips.
