PROJECT TITLE
Woven Wall
LOCATION
Azrieli School of Architecture, TLV University
YEAR
2014
PARTNERS
Nof Nathanson & Tom Porat
TUTORS
Dr.Arch. Eran Neuman & Arch. Tamir Lavie
THE WOVEN WALL
In the crowded alleys of the Shanghai neighbourhood Tilanqiao, it's hard to find a clear sidewalk. Due to the high density of the region that is suffering from poverty and neglect, residents take every piece of space they find: electricity poles are used for hanging laundry; Dining tables block the narrow passages between the entrances of the buildings; The cooking is done mostly outdoors, open for all to see - and even the toilets are open to the bare sky.
DESIGN
For that situation, the project "Weaver Wall" was created. The project tries to deal with one of the neighbourhood's alleys' most important questions: How can we enable semi-public functions, like cooking and eating, regulated and cosy places - without having to steal the public area from the alley? The project seeks to blur the dichotomous separation that takes place today in the alley between the same functions by a wall that separates them, an outcome of the dense design. In the past, houses in the neighbourhood were built as British middle-class housing, which served one family. Today, this space is shared by dozens of people who find creative solutions to overcome congestion.
TECHNIQUE
Weaver wall is a parametric design of a new kind of wall, inspired by traditional silk weaving in China. It's a wall that can change to a variety of weaving forms, to produce different states of openings and closings; It uses the techniques of dense and rigid fabric weaving, to create separation and produce more private places in the alley, like bedrooms. and uses a different weaving technique to set up more public spaces that serve large numbers of people - and allows the passing of air and light. the new wall created by a three-dimensional weaving technique, the was designed by a computer-based parametric system, that also allows storage solutions and ventilation. It is produced mainly by bamboo and wood materials, which are available cheaply in these regions of China.
