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Transformable Architectural System (TAS) is a project inspired by the form of a jitterbug and provides a transformable and reconfigurable inhabitable system utilising autonomous embodied robots. The embodied robot consists of: joints to drive the unit to transform, skin systems that allow the openness of the unit and locking systems which realise the connection between units to aggregate into a cluster. The target audience for the project is digital nomads.
The system works in the form of aggregation and possesses the ability to rotate, walk, bridge and expand based on the movement of the unit. This is also reinforced with the aid of machine learning. TAS is a self-aware and self-adapting intelligent inhabitable system responding to user requirements and environmental conditions. Our project aims to provide a new type of architecture in contrast with traditional, static and unchangeable architecture. Unlike traditional buildings, which stay the same after completion, this new type of autonomous architectural system could adapt to the surrounding environment and possibly the requirements of the users.
The internal space is refined through different research processes.
The interior space can be changed to meet the needs of people in different states.
All the components and functional structures in the unit are combined into a space that can be used by people on a daily basis.
A computational framework was developed to simulate the individual units behaviours, as well as their cluster behaviours.
A series of visualisations showcase the integrated systems of the transforming structure and exterior skin.
The jitterbug-inspired design is imported into unity for digital simulation to test the behaviours.
Showcase of a cluster transformation driven by a unit expansion.
The mechatronics of a single unit expanded.
The driver and joints of a single unit.
The first scenario showcases the system deployed in London's Canary Wharf.
The diagram explains the deployment capability of our system.
This scenario explores deployment in an urban park.