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2009. MArch. Columbia University 04 critic: Hernan Diaz-Alonso studio title: cannibal house site: Silverlake, Los Angeles program: house, zombie remediation clinic, mosque, quarantine zone/lab catalogue of mutations security compartment pinwheel room expandable enclosure crawl space hideout enclosable structure tiered ramp hosting area lookout spot safe lookout lookout loft loftTRANSCRIPT
Viral Security04
2009. MArch. Columbia University
critic: Hernan Diaz-Alonso
studio title: cannibal house
site: Silverlake, Los Angeles
program: house, zombie remediation
clinic, mosque, quarantine zone/lab
quick project description: Architectural standards must adapt to new situations in so-
ciety. Just like domestic bunkers during the Cold War in America, this project proposes
an adaptation to a zombie infection. Having watched 28 Days Later and read The Tip-
ping Point, I developed a system that infects the site with security systems.
host and parasite relationships canopy system
catalogue of mutations
lookout spot
tiered ramp
crawl space hideout
enclosable structure
loft
lookout
loft
hosting area
pinwheel room
security compartment
safe lookout
expandable enclosure
hierarchy of parts and material differentiationThe material appearance of the bone and folliage systems was tested both in simula-tion and in physical models. The idea in this assembly is to connect soft folliage to a rigid scaffolding system, and then study moments of elasticity.
viral security
private spaces inside bone masses quarantine zones inside grand atrium
pinwheel assembly; projections throughout the site
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layers of the security system unfolding during intrusion
the secondary system of defense, after the ground sensing system, is the tentacle trap
when the tentacles get an alert signal, they lift the net up and allow the intruder to enter
with the intruder deep under the canopy, the perimeter starts poking spokes down
the spokes eventually flatten to assure the intruder will not be able to escape
The monitoring system is placed in an
interstitial room, describing the meeting
point between three other rooms. The
site security system is visible through
windows in these rooms.
At the root of every set of tentacles and
trap, there is a security lab that both sur-
veys the sensor system and can be used to
observe changes in the zombies’ condition
over time after they are trapped.
Corresponding to the distribution of
volumes on the site, the monitor shows
where the alarm was set off and its level
of urgency.
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folliage system also helps house to camouflage itself as a landscaping object
the walkaround shows how the impermeability of this bone-rock stack
some of the rocks are slitted to allow indiscrete surveillance
any part of the terrain around the structure can be seen from one of these security stations
section through trap system
three private rooms that converge at and face monitoring space
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camouflage in this construction goes as far as visual encryption, hiding inhabited spaces in piles of solid, uninhabitable rocks.