2022, Master Project
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles
Project Team
William Boom
Philipp Zenner
Lecturer
Nicolas Dorval-Bory
Matthieu Molet
The studio aimed for an understanding of the physical dimension of architecture. The extreme environment of the Atacama desert with it's peculiar constructions for energy production and scientific observations has served as case study.
This particular work was concerned about exploring electromagnetic waves in general and creating a structure which is using EM waves to operate. The task gave fundamental restrictions for the architecture, it had to be frugal, non-human and global.
The final structure is a research object (global) for sustainable antenna design. Consisting of 3 antennas which differ in size and function, it is build of reused Materials (frugal) from dismantled antennas and diverse reused metal profiles. The three antennas work, remote-controlled (non-human), in three different wavelength ranges: Shortwaves, Ultra Short Waves and Microwaves.
Located in a valley in the Atacama Desert, the antennas point on three receiving antennas, which are set in the mountains around.
The plans and sections show, inspired by the movie "Powers of ten" by Charles and Ray Eames, the structure in 6 scales from 1:1.000.000 to 1:10. The rectangle on each drawing indicates the next frame. Sections were vertically stretched to make the topography in large scales visible.
plans
sections
natural and artificial radiation in the four northern parts of Chile and general information on EM