Water ConsciousLiving Architecture

2008. MArch. Columbia University

critics: David Benjamin, Soo-In Yang

Living Architecture

technology: arduino, flexinol wire

partner: Chris Gee

linear lever systemTransparency serves an important role in highlighting movement of water along the troth. The levers are connected to different inputs, so movement of the water could be crowdsourced by means of cellular inputs. Indeed, we were able to send text mes-sages that connected to a feed to the prototype, which triggered the levers.

crimped end of flexinol

anchor can be tuned by pushing rod plexiglass allows wire to go through levers independent at base

hinge and spring (plastic)

testing mechanism

amplifying effect of wire contraction

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water issuesThe final project tested people’s engagement with the issues surrounding water pollu-tion from rock fracking. Videos and flyers were dispersed in different locations, and the longer people spent on them, the more water was spilt on the maps that corre-sponded to them on the prototype itself. This was facilitate by motion sensors.

levers corresponding to different sections of the plastic sheet and sensing stations

wiring of levers to motion sensors

relay switches

tuning the system

maps documenting parts of water issue

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