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Exploded Axon/Performance Diagram of Silo

A little bit of Rhino, a little bit of Illustrator and Voila!

In the latest interation, the envelope gradates (gradates is not a real word, but you get my point) from top to bottom, the top being more solid and the bottom more porous. I am also playing with lighting based on the color palette we've chosen. The last image is from a previous rendering, however, it illustrates the configuration of the site with multiple silos.

Elevation of Silo with supporting elements

I threw together a scene that we can use to illustrate the silo in elevation. The bikes and trees were added to give it a sense of place and function. I imagine for our final image we can rev it up and incorporate the Copenhagen skyline into the background. Colors, graphics and supporting images are subject to revision.

Silo Update

In the latest rendering of the silo, the exterior facade comes to a point at the apex of the structure. It kind of resembles an inverted zipper.

RFID Diagram

y2 bike

I was just trying to figure out exactly where our commuter architect will be arriving from as he travels from Aarhus to good old Copenhagen and I stumbled on I guess what you could call Denmark's hopstop. After I did a search for his itinerary and the train schedule came up I was curious about the little CO2 symbol on the menu bar and low and behold after I hit it, a cute little propaganda-ish diagram came up with all the graphical numbers to make it clear that as a train traveler for today I was spending 14.2 Kg where as a car driver I would be wasting a big ol' 31.8 Kg's. This has me thinking about Copenhagen's campaign to become the ECO-METROPOLE OF THE WORLD by 1215...

SMIT's GROW

All this talk about ivy covered bike silos and solar and wind power harvesting has me thinking about the group SMIT and their research product GROW. The team was founded by a Pratt ID student and his sister the main product of the venture being his thesis project. I do believe most of us know their newest partner Ben Howes who graduated from Pratt architecture in '06. The system uses bio-mimicking leaf shaped pieces to harness solar and wind power.

"...GROW employs thin film photovoltaics with piezoelectric generators and screen printed conductive ink encapsulated in ETFE fluoropolymer lamination... Based around a modular brick system, GROW is composed of a small number of different parts. Each brick has 5 solar leaves which have a very flexible piezo generator at their stem. The manufacturing of these bricks could happen in a roll to roll printing process where PV, conductive ink, and piezo generators can be layered quickly and efficiently. The rolls can then be stamped and formed to create leaves and connection points. Each brick is designed so that at the end of their life cycle the valuable components, i.e. photovoltaic and piezo, can be stamped out and up cycled while the reusable material, i.e plastic, can be up recycled back into the production stream."


This is the blog from their early days in the venture and their current official site. Their solar ivy is due out this fall as a full working prototype/product line.

... and they have already had a piece of the Copenhagen action, they exhibited in the CPH Design Week 09.

Fun with Acronyms

9 letter word(s):

DECLASSED.




8 letter word(s):

DECLASSE.




7 letter word(s):

CAPLESS, CLAPPED, CLASPED, CLASSED, DAPPLED, DAPPLES, DECADES, DECLASS, DELEADS, ELAPSED, ELAPSES, ESCAPED, ESCAPES, PADDLES, PEDALED, PEDDLES, PESADES, PLEADED, PLEASED, PLEASES, SADDLES, SCALDED, SCALPED, SEPALED, SLAPPED, SLEAZES.




6 letter word(s):

ADDLES, APPELS, APPLES, ASLEEP, CAPPED, CEASED, CEASES, CESSED, CLADES, CLASPS, CLEPED, CLEPES, DAPPED, DAPPLE, DECADE, DECALS, DELEAD, EASELS, ELAPSE, ESCAPE, JESSED, LAPPED, LAPSED, LAPSES, LEADED, LEAPED, LEASED, LEASES, PADDLE, PADLES, PALPED, PASSED, PASSEE, PASSEL, PEACED, PEACES, PEALED, PEASES, PEDALS, PEDDLE, PESADE, PLACED, PLACES, PLEADS, PLEASE, SADDLE, SALEPS, SAPPED, SCALDS, SCALED, SCALES, SCALPS, SCAPED, SCAPES, SEALED, SEPALS, SLEAZE, SLEEPS, SPACED, SPACES, SPADED, SPADES, SPALES, SPEEDS, SPEELS, ZAPPED.




5 letter word(s):

ADDLE, ADZED, ADZES, AEDES, ALECS, APPEL, APPLE, APSES, CADES, CAPED, CAPES, CASED, CASES, CEASE, CEDED, CEDES, CEPES, CLADE, CLADS, CLAPS, CLASP, CLASS, CLEPE, DACES, DALES, DAZED, DAZES, DEADS, DEALS, DECAL, DEDAL, DEEDS, DEEPS, DELED, DELES, EASED, EASEL, EASES, JADED, JADES, JAPED, JAPES, JEEPS, JESSE, LACED, LACES, LADED, LADES, LAPSE, LASED, LASES, LAZED, LAZES, LEADS, LEAPS, LEASE, LESES, PACED, PACES, PADLE, PALED, PALES, PALPS, PASES, PASSE, PEACE, PEALS, PEASE, PEDAL, PEDES, PEELS, PEEPS, PELES, PEPLA, PLACE, PLEAD, PLEAS, SADES, SALEP, SALES, SALPS, SCADS, SCALD, SCALE, SCALP, SCAPE, SEALS, SEEDS, SEELS, SEEPS, SEPAL, SLAPS, SLEDS, SLEEP, SPACE, SPADE, SPAED, SPAES, SPALE, SPECS, SPEED, SPEEL, ZEALS.




4 letter word(s):

ACED, ACES, ADDS, ADZE, AJEE, ALEC, ALEE, ALES, ALPS, APED, APES, APPS, APSE, ASPS, CADE, CADS, CAPE, CAPS, CASE, CEDE, CEES, CELS, CEPE, CEPS, CESS, CLAD, CLAP, DACE, DADS, DALE, DALS, DAPS, DAZE, DEAD, DEAL, DEED, DEEP, DEES, DELE, DELS, EASE, EELS, ELDS, ELSE, ESES, JADE, JAPE, JEED, JEEP, JEES, JEEZ, JESS, LACE, LACS, LADE, LADS, LAPS, LASE, LASS, LAZE, LEAD, LEAP, LEAS, LEES, LESS, PACE, PACS, PADS, PALE, PALP, PALS, PAPS, PASE, PASS, PEAL, PEAS, PECS, PEDS, PEED, PEEL, PEEP, PEES, PELE, PEPS, PLEA, PLED, SACS, SADE, SALE, SALP, SALS, SAPS, SCAD, SEAL, SEAS, SECS, SEED, SEEL, SEEP, SEES, SELS, SLAP, SLED, SPAE, SPAS, SPAZ, SPEC, SPED, ZAPS, ZEAL, ZEDS, ZEES, ZEPS.




3 letter word(s):

ACE, ADD, ADS, ADZ, ALE, ALP, ALS, APE, APP, ASP, ASS, CAD, CAP, CEE, CEL, CEP, DAD, DAL, DAP, DEE, DEL, EDS, EEL, ELD, ELS, ESS, JEE, LAC, LAD, LAP, LAS, LEA, LED, LEE, LES, LEZ, PAC, PAD, PAL, PAP, PAS, PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEP, PES, SAC, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAP, SEA, SEC, SEE, SEL, SPA, ZAP, ZAS, ZED, ZEE, ZEP.




2 letter word(s):

AD, AE, AL, AS, DE, ED, EL, ES, LA, PA, PE, ZA.

(all the labels did not fit in one post's label world 200 characer min.)