Representing Interaction: From Static to Dynamic Spatial Environment
Ö.F. Ağırsoy (TU Delft - Building Knowledge)
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Abstract
Buildings are dynamic environments that change over time to accommodate diverse needs, flows, programs, and activities. The rapid adoption of digital technologies into buildings through ubiquitous computing creates a complex infrastructure of interaction between humans, the environment, and technologies that transform the design and operation of architecture. However, conventional architectural drawings fail to visualize the spatiotemporal dynamics of sensorial environments. This paper explores representations for designing human-building interactions. By investigating exemplary architectural drawings from the early 20th century to contemporary installations, it deconstructs the material and immaterial components of interaction through affordances, flows, footprints, behaviors, sensors, and feedback. Drawings highlight the potentials and constraints of building infrastructures to inform architectural design by representing layers of interactions. This approach addresses challenges related to automation, privacy, centralization, and surveillance in digitalized buildings and helps interdisciplinary collaboration for the critical adoption of technologies to balance human needs and environmental performance.