“Tabula Rasa in Egocity” by The Why Factory and Berlage Institute, completes the Anarcity vision presented on Abitare L'originale http://www.abitare.it/en/files/2012/06/523-Plus-Egocity_ENG.pdf

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The Why Factory / Berlage Institute
“Tabula Rasa in Egocity”
by The Why Factory
and Berlage Institute,
completes the Anarcity vision
A trial in seven acts
presented on Abitare.
A
narCity, a research studio run city in a state of anarchy. The project
by Winy Maas and The Why develops thematically and through time steps.
Factory at the Berlage Institute, The second is Ego City in tabula rasa,
explores relationships between urban an urban structure parallel to the one
planning and anarchic thinking by creating of anarchic Paris. People who fail to adapt
and testing a series of models and case to the new urban situation move 100 km
studies, produced in the space of a year out and build separate living units, each
by a student team and teachers Winy Maas, with an “engine” able to satisfy an
Felix Madrazo, Daliana Suryawinata, Jeroen individual’s food and energy requirements.
Zuidgeest and Adrien Ravon.
The research has two interrelated stages. The Ego City case study is the outcome
The first, “Paris 20__”, which Abitare 523” of the “Anarchy” project developed
examines in detail, is a simulation of a by The Why Factory at TU Delft
fictitious urban landscape grounded in and led by Winy Maas with Felix Madrazo
accurate data that uses the TV series format and Ania Molenda. The Ego City project
to build the Paris 20__ scenario of a future is by Dalia Zakaite.
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2. STEP 1
Living alone, my Anarchist needs no
effort in producing vital resources.
All his attention may be concentrated
on safety issues and his favourite
ways of spending time.
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3. 4m2 = 4 chicken
STEP 2
poultry 1.5 kg/week
eggs 7/week Some of inhabitants of the city may
OR desire to lead a common household.
By joining several engines to one
4m = 8 accumulators
2
energy storage 160 kWh housing unit, separate elements
of does not need to be duplicated.
Therefore some extra space
is gained. This space can be used
for growing animals, more diverse
plants, storing or producing energy,
etc. The more engines are put
together, the more diverse
these possibilities are.
4m2 = 4 chicken
poultry 1.5 kg/week
eggs 7/week
+
4m2 = 1 goat
milk 12 l/week
OR
8m2 = 1 pig
pork 90 kg/12 weeks
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4. STEP 3
Dom-Ino housing unit is analysed
in ways of personalizing and
joining them. Although the
combinations are numerous, they
are still restricted. Here I notice,
that really anarchic building should
not have any restrictions on it’s
size, architecture and spatial
character. Further improvements
of the engine are made to
overcome this and to provide the
engine with structural capabilities.
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5. Therefore the engine is upgraded
and magnetic impulse generator
is implemented. It generate
magnetic fields of prefered
strength and size. These fields
interact by pushing and attracting
each other and so sustains
prefered distance between the
houses as well as prefered density
of the area. This feature alows
Dom-Ino to be replaced
and the engine to be attached
to any kind of architecture.
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6. STEP 4
Once every inhabitant is able
to decide the density of his
neighbourhood, the view
of the city changes.
If the population of this city would
have same preferences as
American society (according
to Community Preference Survey
of 2011, USA), the city would be
dispersed and single housing
would prevail.
Working area of the magnetic field, Personal area, representing densities Results of
generated by the engine of different living environments Comunity Preference Survey, 2011
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7. STEP 5
Magnetic field is strong enough to 1 000 population
keep higher engines floating above. 536 925 built area (ground level)
This feature is exploated once there 21 477 000 built volume
is not enough space on the ground. 1 860 density
3 000 population
542 325 built area(ground level)
40 567 666 built volume
5 531 density
7 000 population
865 321 built area (ground level)
78 748 998 built volume
8 089 density
10 000 population
1 075 268 built area (ground level)
107 385 000 built volume
9 300 density
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8. STEP 6
There is nothing to keep the
inhabitants living in one place.
They are free to move where
the view is better, the air is more
fresh, the company is more
friendly, or anywhere else.
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9. STEP 7
One million city is unpredictably
dispersed in all territory, creating
areas of hyper connectivity,
promoted by unlimited
movement between the housing
units. Moreover none of the units
is attached to it’s location – it is
always free to move, to start to
live collectively or to divorce,
to communicate or to retreat
to loneliness.
The city is connected, voluntary,
anonymous and individual
as internet itself.
The Ego City case study is the outcome of the “Anarchy”
project developed by The Why Factory at TU Delft and led by
Winy Maas with Felix Madrazo and Ania Molenda.
The Ego City project is by Dalia Zakaite.
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