Project 2.001……2 Case Study- Open Column
Open Columns Homeostat from mimetics on Vimeo.
Date: 2005-2007
Material: Composite urethane elastomers, silicone elastomers, microprocessors
Designer: Omar Khan is an architect and educator whose work spans the disciplines of architecture, installation / performance art and digital media. His research and interests deal with responsiveness and performativity in architecture. He is principal of Liminal Projects, a practice that has developed performance spaces, interactive and responsive installations, domestic interiors and award winning competitions.
Concept: Small scale model of a responsive architectural system. Columns slowly move down into inhabited space reacting to C02 produced by groups of people causing them to disperse. As CO2 reduces, columns slowly lift enabling people to once again gather – resulting in a dynamic and responsive space.
