This project demonstrates the near future of Architecture and the built environment. The initial stage was to discover the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence using MID-JOURNEY through chosen case studies based in Barcelona. The case studies were carefully analysed with different architectural languages and ran through mid-journey to create unseen possibilities. Later the same principles were applied in a live site in Barcelona, bringing out the processed outcome.
Mercat El-Encants, Barcelona, Spain
Interior View of the Market
Encants Barcelona is traditionally organized informally in the outdoor street market centenary. A continuous commercial space with slightly inclined planes that are woven into a loop that creates seamless travel between trading posts and small shops similar to walking on a pedestrian street project experience. A large deck suspended as a canopy, nearly 25 meters high, gives the market recognizability as prime urban equipment and protects it from solar radiation dealers and users. The deck is divided into bands of varying width. Its underside generates multiple broken roof planes, becoming a mechanism of reflection of the city into the market. The building has two levels below ground.
Midjourney Prompts & Strands
> “A triangular structure with thin steel columns, zigzag roof with sharp edges, different floor levels”
> “Minimalist multi-storey parametric pavilion with triangulated roof, roof in a zigzag shape, roof touches the ground, thin steel columns, wide angle picture, geometrical roof”
> “Interior space of a pavilion with highly reflective triangulated metal facets merging with a smooth curved surface, surface with a smooth texture, group of people in the frame hyperrealistic 8k”
> “Pavilion, facade with random polyhedral glass openings, dynamic waved roof, interlocking roof trusses, triangles merging with curvey surface”
Strand 1 Massing
The mid-journey outcome represents modulating triangular surfaces morphing from roof to ground, making it a unifying chunk. The instigating for this is taken from combining case studies roof (zigzag pattern) with the spatial organization of the floor which is connecting 2 levels into one unified ramp.
Keywords:
> Folded
> Origami
> Minimalist
> Multi-Faceted
> Triangulation
> Origami
> Minimalist
> Multi-Faceted
> Triangulation
Strand 2 Structure
The mid-journey outcome represents diamond-shaped skylights created by polygonal patterns of the roof.
It also shows how a column can be designed in different forms, relating it to the roof above.
It also shows how a column can be designed in different forms, relating it to the roof above.
Keywords:
> Canopy
> Skylights
> Cantilever
> Polygonal
> Inclined
> Skylights
> Cantilever
> Polygonal
> Inclined
Relationship between Mid-Journey to Chunk Model
Chunk Model Iterations
Chunk Model Process
Wrapping in a Physical Model
1. A long piece of styrofoam was taken to create different compositions.
2. Adding one piece at a time and visualizing spaces.
3. With that, a horizontal layer was also added to act as a floor space.
4. Different orientations and sizes of compositions were explored during the process.
5. Eventually, taking a stocking cloth and wrapping it around the composition gave a clear idea of how this system works in real-life scenarios.
Final Chunk Model
Front View
Right View
