#generative architecture

[dciric1]

GA2022 Generative design principles and algorithmic thinking in architectural plan variations: human to machine approach Author: Dragana Ciric https://lnkd.in/ednggtQv

[keepingitneutral]

Generated by Matitectura

[marzipanandminutiae]

I was talking to a very nice older lady near Davis Square in Somerville the other day (I adore Somerville. if I could have a house there without winning the lottery, I immediately would). I'd noticed her vintage sewing machine being carried inside and she'd noticed my outfit and we chatted for a bit

I mentioned that I'd seen her house- a lovely old Victorian, natch -many times in passing, and how most of the ones around here had been gutted at some point. she sighed and said, "well, that's going to happen to this one, too"

"oh is someone renovating it?" I asked, alarmed

"no," she said, "when I die. whoever buys it will probably gut it"

"well, people my age who would save it can't afford it," I replied.

she nodded sadly. "it's so true, and what can you do?"

and we just stood there. someone with a house to save but whose heirs would probably care more about the money than the preservation, and someone who wanted to save it but had been thoroughly priced out of doing so

admiring a house whose death sentence had already been written

[tea-knight]

[gabelew]

I wanted to draw teen Sidon and Bazz hanging out in Sidon's room, so it was a good moment to finally plan out said room study (that is just a part of his quarters).

It's actually Dorephan’s old quarters, repurposed after he outgrew them. He's responsible for like, half of the clutter, the rest is all Sidon.

[moodboardmix]

Mac Bocanai Art !

[upstairsdownstairsandinbetween]

“Resilience; Never Falls”

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[serpentface]

Sketch of a typical Wardi house (small), located adjacent to farmland on the Briya river floodplain.

Most houses are made with mudbrick and with a smooth outer coating, sometimes plastered or otherwise decorated (this one has fairly minimal decorative painting). The climate is dry overall and mudbrick is the most economical and resistant building material available (though it does require more maintenance than in outright arid climates due to regular and sometimes very heavy winter rains), with the use of wood generally being reserved for maintaining the structural integrity of the roof and portals. These houses are fairly effective at insulation, and a well-constructed home will not have dramatic temperature gradients between hot days and cool nights.

Some homes lack doors altogether and use fabric or straw drapes; actual doors are hung by pintles and made with wood and/or woven reeds. Domestic chimneys have not been invented anywhere in general, and smoke in a small house like this will be removed (not the most efficiently) through small tubes in the walls and via the door/windows. Cooking hearths in these smaller houses are usually placed in the center of the building, which goes a little ways to allowing smoke to disperse.

Flat mudbrick roofs are in use in some places, though pointed thatched roofs like these are more common in all but the driest areas due to better shedding rainfall/occasional snow accumulation. Thatching is made with straw or papyrus, location depending, and can become very thick as a byproduct of routine maintenance on old houses.

Misc bits:

-bell windchimes on each side of the house (wards off ghosts and makes a pretty sound).

-little clay guardian lion over the doorway (most houses will have one on each side, though those not overseeing entrances may be hidden in the thatching or buried to fully embed their protective qualities).

-dung fuel being dried on one of the walls.

-koli plant right outside (easy low maintenance fruit and vegetables)

[miyrumiyru]

Magpies are so classic. we have to see at least one magpie each day everyday for our mental health

[lumobox]

what was the memory?

i. it was captured as if it was not to be remembered. a moment and a place. somewhere. could it be so forgotten it finds itself erased?

ii. it was a building, head held high as so. lines that could cut; a mirror that could sear the light unto itself. it moved in unnatural ways, in a natural passage throughout the years.

iii. texture_1_wwtm. they bloomed from the older growth. nothing more would be said about that from any who were there.

iv. texture_2_wwtm. it was an unforgiving vein which she could not pierce. the blood eventually drew.

v. texture_3_wwtm. at times, it even felt a comfort. she could imagine how this must have felt before; a nestling and a burrowing, as if it had always belonged.

vi. texture_4_wwtm. the sun; it dappled. she was thirsty, and she was tired. thirst was easy. the feeling of thirst? how it lingered long after it was gone? that was not.

kodak dc120 - april 16, 2025

[ultimatepad]

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[endlessmazin]

Abyssal Embrace

[tea-knight]

[ventique18]

🐉: "People used to make gargoyles with human features as well. Also referred to as Chimeras, these human-like gargoyles are famously known for being a hybrid creature with human faces or parts. Many common gargoyles are also called as such because they combine several different features from different animals such as its face, tail, wings, and body type."

🐉: "... But this is not your area of interest, so I likely must be boring you, no? Apologies. Let me instead think of something related to things you enjoy."

🌸: "No,