Hybrid Space-Making
LOCATION
The Social Hub Vienna
Exhibited at the Vienna Design Week 2024
September 20 - 29.
TYPE
Installation
YEAR
2024
FUNDING
University of Innsbruck:
- Early Stage Program
- Dean’s Office Faculty of Architecture
- Institute of Experimental Architecture - Building Design and Construction
TEAM
Architect: Gonzalo Vaíllo
Project team: Mehmet Ali Cakir, Luca Lazzari, Ludwig Hock
PARTNERS & CONSULTANTS
- Department of Botany,
University of Innsbruck
- Swietelsky AG
- Gebrüder Nagele
GmbH
What constructs space also inhabits it.
"Hybrid Space-Making" is a spatial installation that explores the interaction between organic and inorganic materials in architectural design. It operates on the principle that "what constructs space also inhabits it," recognizing the agency of materials in actively shaping the built environment. The project integrates discarded construction elements and living trees, treating them as active agents that determine the formation of space.
"Hybrid Space-Making" is a spatial installation that explores the interaction between organic and inorganic materials in architectural design. It operates on the principle that "what constructs space also inhabits it," recognizing the agency of materials in actively shaping the built environment. The project integrates discarded construction elements and living trees, treating them as active agents that determine the formation of space.
Instead of following a predefined layout, the design is driven by the availability and type of materials at the time of production. Inorganic materials are sourced from local construction sites, while the living trees play structural roles within the installation.
The project employs the CDCA (Collect – Digitize – Compute – Assemble)
protocol to guide its design process. Discarded building materials and trees are cataloged digitally and
analyzed using computational tools to determine how they can be combined into
Large Hybrid Building Components (LHBCs). Five components are built, which can be assembled in
various configurations, resulting in multiple possible spatial outcomes.