Tokyo Olympics

M Arch Semester Studio Project
University of Pennsylvania

Tags: Design Research, Digital Fabrication, Physical Fabricatin

The project is designed to propose a new thinking of the use of Tokyo Olympic Site both in terms of its being the site to hold the sport games, as well as the use of the site after the games. The project started with looking at the natural land formation precedents – drumlins, which are elongated hills in the shape of an inverted spoon formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till. By creating a whole new surface with the application of drumlin land formation, the site is differentiated instantly into two parts – earth work and roof work. The application of drumlin topography on the new surface follows its original physical logic, which makes the drumlins later become a visualization of the gesture of the surface. The lower the drumlins are, the bigger they get. Also, in order to strengthen the flow of the drumlins, the water flows are also kept as a visual indication on the new surface.