Experimental Tower "Taipei Pulse": Harnessing Parametric Power in Dadaocheng
Located at the historic threshold of Dadaocheng—where urban fabric and river once formed a dynamic interface—this project is conceived as an architectural research framework rather than a finalized object. The focus lies on investigating how computational and parametric methodologies can be used as exploratory tools to navigate complex contextual, cultural, and spatial conditions. Through an iterative design process developed in Grasshopper, the project examines adaptability, relational systems, and the translation of intangible forces such as cultural memory, urban dynamics, and patterns of human interaction into architectural strategies.
The resulting tower operates as a spatial hypothesis: a platform for testing ideas, processes, and relationships rather than a singular formal statement. By engaging computation as a means of inquiry, the project explores how complexity can be transformed into spatial experience, bridging historical narratives with future-oriented possibilities through an open-ended, research-driven design methodology.
Name: Taipei Pulse
Studio Type: Solo
Time: Oct 25 - Dec 25
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Context: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Alfred Wang
Dorian Prattes ©
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