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pProposed by a href=”http://www.mos-office.net/project/2009-_MOA_ElementHouse”MOS/a, emElement House/em is “architecture for a new ecology,” a novel prototype of domestic space and an unconventional pre-fab strategy./p

pThe design utilizes the archetypal shape of a housemdash;a rectangle topped by a triangle and a chimney. The form is extruded, modulated and compartmentalized through an outgrowth driven by the Fibonacci sequence, “a describer of developmental patterns in living organisms.” By applying this mathematical algorithm, MOS explores the potential of re-combinatory forms in buildings. In this case, they’ve created a new type of domestic space: an open plan, permeated with variation by the nature of its growth. /p

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pemThe Fibonacci outgrowth, represented in an early model./em/p

pThis project also examines the architectural role of the hearth. Gottfried Semper located it centrally in 1851; this was extended by Frank LLoyd Wright in 1951; and Robert Venturi used it iconographically in 1962. In 2010, MOS removes the hearth entirely, replacing it with a series of voids. /p

pThe hearth’s absence doubles as a light well, bringing daylight and natural ventilation into the interior of the extruded form. The “objectified domestic technology” of the fireplace is replaced with an atmospheric inlet, bringing the light and weather from outside the house in. The decentralization of this system peppers the building with many opportunities for natural lighting, heating and cooling, bolstering its green credentials./p

pHere’s a brief excerpt from the project description, elaborating on the above: /p

blockquoteThese empty chimney voids negate the objectified domestic technology in favor of focusing on latent atmospheric qualities and disembodied technology. As architectural practice and discourse comes to grips with the tethering contingent relationships between technology and the environment, the Element House demonstrates another relationship, wherein some things have more presence in their absence./blockquote

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