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Breaking Work
Facilitating Work in 2040
The development of work methodology and treatment has been increasingly focused on promoting the individual's productivity. Flexible workplaces, working out of office and the breaking of the defined cubicle have all contributed to a fluid and dynamic work mode in which the topic of this project is centered. Set in 2040 within Singapore, the Breaking Work Facility presents a changing ecological workplace defined by the individual, refined by artificial intelligence and culminated into a thriving habitat for work.
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Work cube units are placed as templates in which the size is determined by the work method within. The cube's interior is fitted to suit the means of work. As the humans input information through work, the artificial intelligence sphere on site collects, analyzes, and redistributes feedback to the inhabitants. The information loop of human to AI to human presents the opportunity for alternative mindsets, collective data and work culture trends to be applied efficiently and directly.
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Research Studio
Spring 2018
Instructor Udo Greinacher
Modes of Work
How will the work forces of the future be defined and adapted to the future?
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From different outlooks on the world, four modes of work, defined as HuMaNist, INnOvation, SuSTainability and CORporation, are all integral contributors to society. In the current day work force, most individuals or businesses could be categorized amongst these modes of work. The tendency for individuals to conglomerate into groups of like-minded ideologies is common. If the value of the combined mindsets of these ideologies is greater than the singular, artificial intelligence may provide a medium for agreement between groups.
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The HuMaNist considers the natural existence of the human as key to maintaining society, providing a checks and balance system to the organization of the facility.
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The INnOvator is the most individually driven of the modes of work, consistently thriving for the next shift in future products and design.
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The SuSTainability patron's focus is on ensuring the advancements in innovation and production do not compromise the social and planetary domains.
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The CORporation's power is in numbers and information. The ability for the corporation to spread its output to the masses is much greater than any of the other modes of work.
Sectional Habitat
What sectional qualities are created within the facility?
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The work cube is home to development and creativity but also provides initiative for opportunity. The semi-transparent facade gives the appearance of a working hive, encouraging workers within the facility as well as the public to engage a connected relationship to the design and development into the future. The artificial intelligence sphere is enveloped with a spiral walkway of circulation, acting as a monumental node in the landscape to showcase the potential of technological connection and integration.
Reaching Site
How is the facility laid out on-site to reach its goals?
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The sphere of artificial intelligence reaches out to the work cubes and transmits data back and forth continually. The branches of circulation act as corridors into the creative environment, ending in small towers of circulation and larger towers of communal amenity space to encourage interaction and discussion between workers. The public nature of the facility is ingrained into the vibrant work culture of Singapore and constrains itself to ensure much of the site is occupiable on the ground level.
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