Building Typology and Technologies

The technologies to be researched are dependent upon the type of building chosen. There is no point in researching body implants if you are designing a prison. Therefore, the building typology must be decided before the types of technology can be analysed.


Then again, in saying that, a prison wouldn't be very suited to the site context anyway, so the building must also be well fitted to its location.


Building Typologies

A number of different possibilties presented themselves as an extension of my Folie, these included:

An observatory.

A weather station.

A photography lab/studio.

After considering each one, I have decided to design a Photography Precinct as it would be suited to the site and provide the chance to research a wide range of technologies.

After searching through Wikipedias list of emerging technologies, I have found a few which would be suited to this project. These included:

Machine Vision.
3D Displays.
Holography.
Organic LEDs.
Screenless Displays.

However, it should be noted that the list is not limited to these options and that there are potentially hundreds more technologies that exist which will discovered as I progress through the design phase.