AEE, THE AMAZON: TRANSITORY HABITATION скачать в хорошем качестве

AEE, THE AMAZON: TRANSITORY HABITATION

In response to the presence of the Manaus Free Trade Zone, where the import and export of foreign products supports Manaus’s economy, “Transitory Inhabitation,” sought to investigate the use of the local and naturally grown material, latex, as a building material. Materialising as a tent-like structure adorned with latex skins, the project explored latex’s material properties elasticity, translucency and water tightness. Three skins were designed, with three individual kinetic systems, which activate during rain and facilitate natural ventilation. To slow the affects of UV rays on the latex, a reflective pigment was applied to the original liquid latex mixture. As a naturally occurring and degradable material, the project starts a discussion regarding the notion of inhabiting the rainforest and its environmental ecology. Stine Bundgaard Larsen, 2015