The whole concept is governed by three goals (sustainability, good life, social impact). Design started with a survey to find the most suitable location to serve them. The research was conducted by following reasonable steps, where parameters were decided, quantified and evaluated in order to drive us to the ideal location.
Appropriate location selection set the foundation for architectural design to satisfy the three goals. Ancient windmills, which appeared in Greek territory in the 12th century and served inhabitants’ needs by exploiting wind energy until the early 20th century, being very popular for artists and a landmark of Greek culture, became the inspiration of design since they perfectly combine aesthetic, sustainability and tradition.
The initial idea started with a rotated house that could track the sun for solar energy production. However, the necessity for an external vital living space transformed the rotated house into a rotated platform, where an external architectural zoning for a practical, active and comfortable life of the residents was designed. The platform can be rotated by the users accordingly, either regarding their needs or their desires.
Sustainability was analyzed holistically, in terms of energy, water and food as well. All three parameters are governed by a fraction where the numerator is “production and save” and the denominator is “consumption and waste”. The higher the result, the more sustainable the structure. Whatever the result, the platform’s 360o rotation and AI technology, function as multipliers that maximize it to the optimum.
(↑ PRODUCTION AND SAVE)/(↓ CONSUMPTION AND WASTE) ×〖AI〗_TECH×Ꞧ◌= OPTIMUM RESULT
Last but not least, another objective is social impact. Especially these days, where the individualism issues of the western world due to modern capitalism model have been increased, the need for strengthening social ties is even more essential. The ultimate goal of the project is its own growth to a community level, where surplus is created by each structure to be shared to communal and neighbours’ needs.
OPTIMUM RESULT - RESIDENTS NEEDS = SURPLUS
SURPLUS → SHARED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS
To conclude, AI technology is the mastermind that objectively calculates data from the web, rates the parameters and sets the priorities according to any condition, while rotation is the executive part of the mixture. However, in case the residents choose differently, the angle of rotation can always be adjusted concerning the user’s subjective priorities. As a result, the key characteristic that led to the design of this project was tried to be “adaptability”, since it appears to be the highest form of intelligence especially in an unstable and rapidly changing future environment.