Axial Interactions: Spatially Controlled Socialization
Team
Name: Ryan Carlton
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Name: Regina Gonano
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Name: Logan Ali
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Name: Brennan Flory
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
-FINALIST of SOCIAL DISTANCING HOUSING BLOCK Competition
Amidst the uncertainty of a pandemic-stricken society, even seemingly normal social interactions can be dangerous. Concerns for human welfare arise when the routines of daily life are put into question. Virus protocol has emerged as an architectural priority overnight! The design solution Axial Interactions has the potential to generate spatial conditions that allow for protected social interactions amongst a closed community of residents. Nested within the housing block lies five residential columns. Each column is composed of vertically stacked units with three unique apartments that interlock around a corresponding axis of rotation. Kinetic architecture grants residents the ability to rotate their apartment and establish a connection to a surrounding component of public space including: green spaces, medical facilities, dining areas, and exercise rooms. This interlocking system restricts neighboring apartments from accessing occupied public space thus reducing the number of residents in contact in shared spaces.These ever-changing spatial conditions that promote safe social environments with co-existing apartments create a sense of community despite physical isolation.
#Protected Social Interactions #Combating Loneliness #Alternative Technologies
