A design framework to generate a continuous connection between elements and events

Zafira Rahmatul Ummah; Yandi Andri Yatmo; Paramita Atmodiwirjo

doi:10.30822/arteks.v7i3.1586

Authors

Zafira Rahmatul Ummah University of Indonesia
Yandi Andri Yatmo Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia , Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5393-231X (unauthenticated)
Paramita Atmodiwirjo University of Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-5531 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v7i3.1586

Keywords:

Architecture, Design exploration, Folding, Framework, Generative design

Abstract

This paper proposes a design framework of Generative Folding as a way to generate continuous connection between architectural elements and events. It argues that Generative Folding has the potential to reveal the complexity of architectural context while also continuously connecting them through proliferative digital tools. The discussion is based on Deleuze’s idea of Fold (1991) and Eisenman’s logic of Object-Event (1993). The folding and alteration of architectural elements produces various connections and continuity between various kinds of time. The article presents a framework development of Generative Folds based on the identification of the relationship of object-event through folding from literature review and the analysis of continuous connection in the precedent of an architectural project by Peter Eisenman. It also discusses the general technical view of Generative Design and how it can expand the exploration of various folds. The findings of this study highlight the potential of further application of Deleuze’s Fold through generative design framework which allows new continuous connections to emerge. The framework becomes the basis for further design development to produce architectural form based on continuous connection.

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Author Biography

Paramita Atmodiwirjo, University of Indonesia

Paramita Atmodiwirjo is a professor of architecture at Universitas Indonesia. She obtained her PhD in Architecture and Master of Architectural Studies from the University of Sheffield, and MA in Education (Teaching and Learning) from the University of Bath. Her research interests are in the relationship between architecture, interior and the users’ behaviour, and the development of creative learning methods for architectural education. She has been awarded the FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2019, Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2011, Teaching Excellence Award 2014, and IAI Jakarta Award 2012. She is the chief editor of Interiority journal, editorial board member of International Journal of Technology, co-curator of Tanahku Indonesia exhibition 2017, and the secretary for the International Association For Lifewide Learning (IAFLL).

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