composite environment: digital housing

cluster typology – courtyard community

australia-based huan miao khoo has designed ‘composite environment: digital housing’, an idea investigating the use of parametric design for form-finding and fabrication techniques that are specific for location and environment. using various parametric methods, such as stacking or aggregation, a bundling technique is chosen. this implies a series of uniform elements, usually strings or sticks, that are deformed to create intersecting nodes.

as a result, the geometry and typology changes in different intensities of convergence and divergence. the entire process is governed by a predetermined set of parameters and with the application of algorithms and functions, interesting forms and spaces are generated.

linear typology – urban streetscape

scatter typology – farmland

constructional skeleton

materiality includes elements of low embodied energy

reduced construction time as materials are prefabricated off-site

logic which governs the typology of the petals

parameters determining the orientation and typology include solar, physical topography and privacy

variations of 4 bedroom unit – depicting skeleton and infill skin

typical 3 bedroom unit

typical 4 bedroom unit

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