edward mcintosh imposes city skyscrapers with bamboo frames
a fusion of ecological design and high-tech development
In 2006, Edward McIntosh accomplished his design for a cluster of bamboo constructions for a seaside eco resort in Ecuador. Right now, taking his explorations of the sustainable materials a step additional and into the city material, the architect imagines bamboo as a high-tech development useful resource. With the assistance of Midjourney, the AI-generated ‘Bamboo Skyscrapers’ sequence explores a fusion of ecological design rules with up to date development and trendy city contexts.
The sequence visualizes towers corresponding to The Leadenhall constructing, Lloyds Constructing, HSBC HK Constructing, Mahanakhon, and extra as trendy and ecological hybrids. Superimposed with imagery of the architect’s unique constructed bamboo construction, the skyscrapers emerge from their skylines as amalgamations of contemporary industrial supplies hybridized with strong bamboo frames.
bamboo diagrid construction | all photos by Edward McIntosh
edward McIntosh’s bamboo skyscrapers take over city skylines
Edward McIntosh’s preliminary explorations of bamboo within the constructed surroundings started in 2004, when he started designing the Meson del Quijote Eco Resort on the seashores of Ayampe, Ecuador. The undertaking gave form to a number of bamboo buildings, together with a 5 story tall construction constructed out of bamboo poles bundled collectively into strong columns and beams with peripheral diagonal bracing. Right now, together with his work with Atkins Center East, the architect explores the usage of text-to-image AI instruments corresponding to Midjourney to boost workflow within the discipline of structure. Their apply has included implementing the packages for customized reference mills, turbocharged photoshop, and as brainstorming instruments for staff members to shortly change concepts in graphic codecs.
With this in thoughts, McIntosh revisited his early explorations of multi-story bamboo buildings by utilizing Midjourney to create hybrids between bamboo structural techniques and iconic city high-rises. The actual constructed skyscrapers and mega constructions have been then merged with the 3D cartesian bamboo construction which used as base pattern enter for this system.
a bamboo structural framework with plug in program
Contemplating the affect of AI instruments within the design industries, Edward McIntosh notes: ‘I consider text-to-image AI instruments are presently centered on picture creation, not a lot on architectural design. However, they’re fairly highly effective instruments which permit for speedy and compelling testing of concepts and the potential for discovering nuanced variations which could not have been apparent in a extra conventional design course of. Greater than threatening the position of the human designer, we’re utilizing text-to-image AI instruments to speed up our design course of and give you new paths of pondering.
a bamboo construction impressed by the Lloyds Constructing
a bamboo structural framework with plug in program
bamboo mega construction supporting plug in areas
HSBC constructing reimagined as a bamboo skyscraper
undertaking data:
title: Bamboo Skyscrapers
designer: Edward McIntosh
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edited by: ravail khan | designboom
