SUPERCHARGER MANIFOLD
ATLANTA'S OPERATIONAL ARMATURE
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSOR KEITH KASEMAN
FALL 2016
Operational Armatures is a working regimen set up as an architectural think-tank and experimental studio format. Ultimately, the point of this studio is not to “solve problems” in a traditional sense, but rather to identify, invent, incubate, refine, develop and deliver versions of architectural imaginaries and cultural engagements to the city, in the myriad ways that only such an exploratory format can.
- Keith Kaseman
The starting point for this design began with exercises in modeling – creating experimental sculptural pieces in digital form and building communal interests continuously through critiques and collaborations. Play during this process evolved into physical experimentation, enabling the development of more tangible models. These constructed models were traded
throughout the studio and edited to cultivate the growth of new ideas.
Designer interest included the idea of a balancing, giant cantilevered volume of floating space so vast and impressive that viewers can’t help but be drawn inside to try and discover the wondrous world contained within and explore its many passageways and volumes.
Eventually, these concepts developed into the Supercharger Manifold; a discovery hub, a new way to connect to the city, and Atlanta’s new plug into arts and culture. This project focuses on spatial experimentation and establishing new connections between different levels and areas of Atlanta. At its core, the structure is a web of travel possibilities, but it also
functions as a venue for all sorts of activities including skate park days, laser tag events, and movie nights. It is an open air pavilion structure that draws the public in through its inspiration of wonder and vast presence.