An Orbis Tertius - Hull 2456
This project is born out of an interest in the architectural drawing and its relationship with fiction, especially within the context of academia where fiction is masqueraded as reality. Through a visual methodology as a mode of architectural research, the project investigates Hull within the next 400 years and unravels the findings through a narrative of the never-concluding investigation itself. It presents a hint of a possible reality, whilst being unapologetic of the Orbis Tetrius that is submerged in.
Floods, floating machines and algae infrastructure take the centre stage in the investigation, which in a similar manner to Jorge Borge’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” are augmented from fiction to reality leaving the actor questioning their own truth.
The architectural drawing as an aid to imaginations, and how it can power new fictions and invite allegories.
- 5th Year Architecture Project
- Sheffield University
- Intergenerational Architecture
- Satwinder Samraa
- Hull 2456
Home and Memory
An interpretation of the time-space compression within the context of rootedness and stable-identity of a placeless globalisation. Vignettes of various spaces that felt like home throughout my life, representing the notion of ‘home’ as an identity that now only exists in the memory
Home and Imagination
An interpretation of what will form a home in 2117, base on current political, ecological and social trends
Material Assembly Investigation
Investigation into floatable, fibre reinforced concrete structures, and dynamic algae-growing facades
Extracting spatiality from conceptual models
An intergenerational construction platform that blends future 3D printing technologies with the analogue laying of material
Narrative Timeline
The new tidal barrier
Reality juxtaposed with the orbis tetrius. Hull’s iconic tidal barrier is transformed into an algae storage and food bank, opened to the public in distress after the catastrophe of 2242
The new British Extracting Co
Reality juxtaposed with an orbis tetrius where the Grade 2 listed mill is transformed into an algae producing and processing plant
Construction-Printer #4b
Andrew tapped and swiped his commands on the company’s portable tablet. Printer #4b needed a replenishment of its UHPC tank in order to continue printing and he knew this procedure would take up the rest of his day, pushing back the orders by approximately 12 hours. If it wasn’t for the new guy, the printing would continue as usual, but he knew he couldn’t blame him as he could still remember his dreadful experiences when he first started on the job.
Under the food bank
Andrew took another bite of his algae snack whilst one more drone buzzed over his head on its way to the Gaul for yet another delivery. The algae storage tubes next to him bubbled and transmogrified in a calming almost magical manner. His routined afternoon walk by the food bank has been the highlight of his day for the past few weeks but that has not always been the case. Prior to getting that job as a construction-printer mechanic, he dreaded his need for the food bank.
