This video serves as an introduction to computational design and the fundamentals of a discrete automobility workflow - which could offer the increased utilisation rates demanded by CASE mobility.
Discrete construction is an emerging field of experimental architecture. Borrowing from computer science, it proposes highly flexible construction methods. It starts with a singular, mass produced part, a voxel, which, utilising computational design and automated assembly, can be repeatedly reconfigured into infinite designs.
The Discrete seeks to address issues of automation in a progressive manner. It questions the role of the designer, reframing their practice away from the direct manipulation of material, and towards the creation of systems and platforms, a form of indirect creativity. It questions the power of the designer, and purposes automation to seek a more democratic future.
‘Education brick’ is not concept car. It is a concept manufacturing system. Imagine a vehicle interior, the design of which was not fixed, but infinitely adaptable, reassembled for each trip, for each individual, adjusted for optimal utility, comfort and experience.
‘Education brick’ is the first ever Discrete Auto-mobility concept, designed to teach these principles and methods to an automotive audience; to test them, to refine them, and to encourage a broader discussion, on issues of automation. The designer’s role is changed, they create the conditions within which design occurs. It raises questions; Who truly owns a design? What agency does the user have?