THE NEST
Master's in architecture - Conceptual Project (2024)
Client: Burha Ranalawala
Toronto Metropolitan University
Canada
THE NEST is a conceptual architectural project that embraces the main ideas and concepts of biomimicry, biophilia and biometrics. The focus in the design of this conceptual building is to demonstrate that organisms and nature provide all the information that architects need for various enigmas in the genesis of each project. These can be seen from the patterns on animal scales to the branching of the leaves. In this case, the architectural concept is based on the floating nests of birds, the process demonstrates how the weaving of the branches that the birds make is complemented by the branches and the tree to which it is attached.
This idea of biomimicry is implemented in the conceptual architectural design to express the integration and connectivity of nature with the users in each environment within the project. If this is implemented on a larger scale, in the urban aspect this purpose is also shared by the "Solarpunk society", which is a movement that has an emphasis on providing comfort to users while maintaining a direct relationship with nature. The Solarpunk society is presented as an answer to the correct practices of ideas that encompass sustainability such as the use of solar energy and different natural resources in a sustainable way.
The organic forms expressed in architecture conceptually resemble different forms appreciated in nature. This design approach unifies architectural projects with their natural surroundings. This is exemplified in both the printed 3D model and the architectural conceptual diagram. A valuable resource that strengthens this idea is the vertical and branched circulation within the different volumes, expressing the primary freedom of each of the users. The mesh located on the façade expresses transparency and integration of each of the branched volumes with the spaces located in the central volume, forming a single main volume. The axonometric image was chosen to better represent THE NEST, to capture the interaction of users in the different environments and the direct relationship with the existing nature.
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