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A. V$&FACE
Thnrare varina
4Atentes in this uiverse ttioh are
Uving having otMe relative oonnections with one another,
Huma bingc, thot s
o. of these eastenoes, is 4oving with
time flowius on.
Architecture started as a *zolter tor man from eohsmnble
nathr and invaders, and it has been .dvancing and progressing
keeping pace with man's stop* Man has to fi4 and invent
what he nnads to Co turthar.
go is continuoaty ohan~nz not
only his way ot leadings life, but ale* his social organization.
Afttr the iAnustrial Rtvolutiont
the industrial power tih
works fer him $natead of hae own physical forpo, has been
developed rapidgly.
StU now man i
improved way to grt the -owar
Productively.
trying to find out more
opeedily, econooly, and oase-
In order to earry it outt
it becomes aeensary
for him to know factors, propertteo, and characters of things
Around him*
He has Xeawned to analyze variou kind of things
which ooqpoe sox* faetemn of them,
ki.
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y OF ALGlLGWURE
It we consider tho latest society at architocture, we
recodjniz that thore are tQ %"in ways to create 0r'hitectural
space.
Ono of thm
is derived from natural
ondtioLna whimh we lived
in one, in a Shlter by aouvntasn and on the sashore
to stfll like what it was
000sr02 In nature
long time avo.
Tnature
We now sae variot a
Ich O'4 aC40tWer SZ44ht
0000 althouh the
acpect of society is chtwtn&by modern tohniaaX ±Mustriaflzcr
tion. fatur." frot which we feel nostalgih
Patterz
has various creative
Consciouzly or Uneoneoaously, pPOplQ
in hwerslt
s00 nature to mevoriz, i
their brain,
It we oreato deagn
without any rnstricuon, this must be one of ways to Mske
acitootural dosgns.
Ao I understand, thre nro several out**
atendtng architfcta recently
The
hom we cal cntaa.
tior way to zake 4aign fs that we utiuie We moduns
indutrtalizd
things to maee apace
People are gradually
gettinc ncustoned to live monc I±dtstrialized thinas which
have modern texture thnsealves like train, car, cdrplane,
ovva city Ineelt,
It may come the tie
feel some phflo&ophy afa thws.
i
the future
nd
ten we
tti CV
4'A2GZ4O APMCai
C. 5Z3 5 IEGUe
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he ray to erat* arehitoc
ZN Pa&2TEZXRE
tpaco in thIch industica
mob±iZ±tion is accerp4$hkd, has morr potim
the taturo.
S* can this as
uuts
btaSia yratn" to
tty in
it poasible tor ue to andre
thEm to Mothor kin
4t reorganIz
vtuih 0uitably aot the rqoirement of many aituc-
et systo"
tiens Under
ators,
nulba of centruetioA process nd dsign
besides this way 3*as
it it hlpft4 to improv
On the other had,
ot man,
the dead
it nay to satty
the quntty at Wefl4d±nt,
apoa reest Oeditioaua that t0
moilization is net suffistltly
den*
lstrSit
anhitect must Ue
bodle ad 4erity to put his notion on a resporaubls lv4,
mad
zzeafly, on the buUIs
out am* p
eranet q
It is ±deal to fid
te a a base by fth
to make btfldtnea costemioly
t&to# sAnd to PoW t
natits,
with modrn tnhiel
to aMy direCtOn
The appli*abUIty of bWfltiag depn4 . on th
fro* the reseoe*
the Unit
noring
it is posaloe
nd lMany
maltw
a.p**
quaelity of rsult
This reseetag is atwsr4ly restricted by
of eaaity of modnrn seiece and induatstal eana*
Thereofor
it
is uenssnry to ake tht possibilty
and potorttflity howAtt
t6 stop with progees of coe400
and inustrial egineettntt.
u order to Inreaoe the xtatility
spae, we sebu
nake Smt
of 14Anatrial powarlo
msrtiOt
to creato archteOtiUr4
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progre4sag
ne ad industrial ongineoeing ae
teadfly and rapidly# tish nd$ot me
of th* sletion to create the architatal
freedom
spao.
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will Ie mA*4 from this soeUp* U*tho near #tre,
Slas theets iervoe to illustrato how a strueturl
is derived frQm coaet toehbiqa
syeten
of 0oktraction to Xo
a selfwazt ioent &udiugunit with its own intagated
mechanioal nervces
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diaconal dirottioze
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its naes
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flonver, reCet Wil4zng avws
axtrmely quiAkly and te
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(a)
The hexavonal ahcpers colAn
protaated b7 resforoed
Concrete is it am bodz Wtth onl urit of boom.
butr
C06xn:a are east by aonrote morte* wth oeparated slabs
in a herizntal pstlmt, ?ifle the ct~ela in the columna
go trWtL the b4Uts
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re eAst by we24LxtU an4
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partUafl&, ±s psvld4ed v4th
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antiflle and porrtjctne,
thrOU0 Wh rca the pOstattemating caOtes,
Ie
3oit
a zn=4 moa upper boom, is cast by
pcrt of tm botte
concrato morta,
(0)
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boro as mrtined t u (W$
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prwVde4
with scwro **a.*
Mile one corner 0tf thze tbOA
ia rowvcd ±n order to coznet
t colum
by conm'eto
mortar# Thoe reoved part is rtamtereed 4th stoUla tor
trwaspcttton.
(4)
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'be= r I 4
orear o '
prodded 4th ane
i
bswere as rmwtmee4 in (b).
(e)
Upper boam is 35 d4",
It is in a body
4n4 preates4 dlaspy with ohae
&p*ctafly, large
hcfl
itA alab, 5z5'49,
and pert ratlones
are run t4eie
the alb ot upper
16
bwams to connt with next unit Ia tsh
is stopped that is piewod
(W
the reintrmment
tram neat unit.
Separatd sab tieh ha hole* to pierce ratorcement
u the nnettion
in colin arwn is pwovidtd t
4th
ant
umctn
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stop I
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Stop 2
etea~oa et 4a4t
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of towv** bn
units
stop 4
Plament
step 5
Plac mt ot uppr beta nits
St*p 6
PtniAc twaut to 4oiat pa'rt,4
step 7
Poat twnztoaag
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rarsent and Pe
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to
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tater, 8s44mor
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does £ot
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trtu6 aOrdwey Zno
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cfrCat$*
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has a tre stairvac*
apaae ttIk
ThW atovAUO
distb Iw way .tnetur,
b
m, fAght 4lvator, te4±-
*6Arase, mat
bla and at0#age* Tt..otor 204*
tar owzesway
A0 a mr4or
tthn tae boflmtg.
Washroa have a movahue partAn~
acommate te
m
di*4ding
e spa"a to
to nase ratto,
The upord of tu1*h
The 0pe Ol passew
aavatar is 400 o pa Ulat.
eleVator to 0 ft pwr r4Mte.
is
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Ie mnha4e4n
oe ot anpply sta rotara 4*
IP
duet. and ptps for het end salt water, at vent,nnd waste,
priate floors in the alua 4ustees.
ate ra to the ap
te
Boom 4",t of 3' r isneted ter Op"stas to beseSeian
A nhentL
stricture fOw the pasae Of
rain p±p*S to haxVe atttat
ini thaer dtstatce to be
4op
AO a rult,
thae bau±4a
ir'w as ad" sad tak. wdth it the
"nestay mem
StritUrwl 4pth.
e
houced tAtth
to frne to
it allow
ase'N.
unit is theefore
uaf
he
its stweetre.
rt~al ourVices it
pstiaatl*±4St.
The air hadtag systen is hig v0loflW
ed at *66
#aem 0nt4
4..t.
.
sq.tt. ot floor area Servd
of a yry dtct t0
rea,
tote,
ot tinv to sit floors.
dAiferat tittner.
sr= diagemlly#
the *414iag
1000 sqtt.
ne
*mttaed to the hoitet
%upply and return air utitre the
The apply and return dts
we alaya
Mpply uot. and return duts are tat put upon
e Mothr DaOt are
zwtch are Istatbe
tis.a
duct or ewy
olUMn 4ntwe do gt n o
so that the
oavrly &arge sth
1000
and in low velocity 1Z00 $.P.#t
calculated as 145 oqgfl4 ft retur
ot floor
et
4000 TP.M. tis
±ntsa Line, are ru
oA the o
et# spectal pnaes
on the bundary lit
iatmie 4 the etIAg
1Ut
Pipes,
in tvn direo
e0 used tor aostteo in the beaa
ot rooms.
One unit
*C
flnnAMn
Poe"d of 4*400W imp* with diffusr ot suAy or retura
ise00
tit.
Thesis
Arch.
1966
M.Arch.
hITK-
M.I.T. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis.
1966. M.Arch. Course IV-A
ANDO, Michio
Buildings as systems. M.I.T.,ms., 1966.
181.
14 platesdiagrs. 30cm.
Supervised by Eduardo F. Catalano
M.I.T. Dept.of Architecture. Thesis.
1966. M.Arch. Course IV-A.
1.Unit construction. 2.Modular coordination
Series.
(Architecture). I.Title.
Michio
Ando
June
1966
DUILUtMSA
of
Master
Massachusetts
Michio
Ando
A5
Architecture
Institute of
bY5TEMS
Thesis
Technology
June
1966
Section
3
tot13
2
-3
BUILDINGS
AS
SYSTEMS
Master
of
Architecture
Thesis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michio
Ando
June 1966
Rooms
Lighting
Mechanical
Structure
5
aR
so
AS
BUILDINGS
Architecture
of
Master
Massachusetts institute of
Michio
Ando
systems
SYSTEMS
Thesis
Technology
June 196
Multi fire
Core
Stair
CORE
DETAIL
s
1
a
20
;D
SYSTEMS
AS
BUILDINGS
Thesis
Architecture
Master of
of
Technology
Massachusetts Institute
June 1966
Michio Ando
Ceiling
&
SEAM
OF
DETAIL
SECTION
Lighting
DETAIL
1
SECTION
CROSS
OF
2
3
5
7
BUILDINGS
AS
SYSTKMS
Thesis
Architecture
of
Master
of
Technology
Massachusetts Institute
Ando
June 1966
Mlchio
r
1
2
SECTION
CRC55
OF
DETAIL
2
5
7
Nil.
BUILDINGS
AS
SYSTEMS
Master
of
Architecture
Thesis
Massachusetts Institufe of Technology
Michio Ando
June
1966