AERIAL VIEW FROM THE PHILADELPHIA RAIL PARK //
Project Partner: Danny Ortega Instructor: Robert Stuart-Smith Teaching Assistant: David Forero
A research-oriented makerspace and gallery space addition between the Philadelphia Charter Arts School and future Phase II Expansion of the Rail Park, Machinic Insites is designed as a custom-tailored solution to the existing artistic community nearby. The project is designed in chunks and layers, to be manufactured on-site with metal, fabric, a fiber-optic composite, and a dual-extruder system of 3D printers. The design was derived from Generative Artificial Network (GAN) studies focused on recyclable goods, artwork, textiles, and simple geometric forms fitted to the site. What results are haeccities of both formal and material characteristics, and a strange palette of colors to reflect a recycled architecture. Recursive Infills is a critical evaluation of how recycling and waste management in Philadelphia could be closely integrated to re-purpose building materials in a potentially infinite ecosystem.
SAMPLE OF GAN OUTCOMES //
DETAILS OF RECYCLED FABRIC SKIN //
CORNER VIEW //
PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS //
INTERIOR STAIRS //
CORNER CHUNK //
ENTRY CHUNK //
DETAIL CHUNK TURNTABLE //