Hulda Gudjónsdóttir, portfolio - master studies

Hulda Gujnsdttirm.arch - university of applied arts vienna 2015

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portfolio:

master studies, university of applied arts vienna, studio hani rashid

The geographic gap of the Bosporus channel eff ects a socio-economic gap between the eastern and western parts of Istanbul. and the public transport system, fragmented and heavily congested does not successfully bridge this gap,

A polyloop amphibian shuttle system is a new comprehensive transport system that smoothly crosses the strait to reach both parts of the city. Stations layed out along the loops will be supplemented with various secondary programs, such as markets, cultural institutions or green public spaces, for a stimulating eff ect on the surrounding neighborhood.

One of the intersecting points is situated in an old transportation hotspot, between the old Haydarpasa Trainstation and the Port of Haydarpasa, the biggest container harbor in the marmara region set to move away from the city center within the next decade. With the opening of the Marmaray tunnel, under a kilometer away, the future of Haydarpasa trainstation is also uncertain.

The new station ties together two transport modes that through history have had their terminus at the waterfront, to form a continuous system that shift s between sea and land, as well as between Europe and Asia.

As an inner city transport hub, it is also a vital element in the shift of the Haydarpasa neighborhood towards a more vibrant future. For the developement of the surrounding area, the old warehouses on the harbor get a new role as market halls and o ce spaces, while the disused traintracks will serve as a historical substratum for a greenfi eld park, converting the old industrial grounds into an extensive green space between the Marmaray tunnel station and the new Haydarpasa Shift.

On the inside, the Shift will feature small shops and restaurants on the lower fl oors, reminiscent of the traditional turkish bazaar, while high end o ce spaces and conference facilities will occupy the upper fl oors. Last but not least the building will aff ord a semi enclosed, public plaza inside the loop, fi t both for public gatherings or lunctime hangouts at the quay.

5. semester:

urban hyperport / haydarpasa shift


ISTANBUL, PROPOSALLOCATION

on-going/ proposed projects

site

future connections

existing bridge/train station/harbor/airport

central triangle - concerning population density

connectivity/ most frequent daily journeys

2 0 1 3 D E E P F U T U R E S

ISTANBULURBAN HYPERPORT

HULDA GUDJONSDOTTIRMAGDALENA KRASKA

LENKA PETRKOVCHANTANAKAJORNFUNG

COLBY SUTER

CONNECTING TWO CONTINENTS CONNECTING TWO CONTINENTS

Istanbul on either side of the Bosphorus channel a new type of shuttles that can travel both on land and on water

a new transportation system smoothly connects both halves of the city

one of the new stations at Haydarpasa, the old harbor of Istanbul

Europe/Asia - diff erent densities of infrastructure and service

The rail tracks will be built parallel to existing tra c infrastructure with a further addition of elevated, bike lanes suspended under-neath the tracks. This arrangement will introduce a safe biking network to the city whereup until now cycling has not been conci-dered to be a viable mode of transport.


the travel through the station is in three phases; emerging from the water, travel on foot through the station and nally on the monorail track over land.

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tsthe experienced velocity of the traveller is closer to a smooth curve

the area under the curve equals the distance travelled within the timeframe. the graph below is marked every second.

when the velocity is plotted along the length of a curve, marking the distance travelled every second, the graph looks like this:

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the velocity and acceleration rates are roughly estimated in the graph below

FREQUENCIES/RHYTHM/PATTERN

old haydarpasa train station

shoppingcenter

Ayrlkememetro station

end of marmaray tunnel

haydarpasa port

ferry terminal




haydarpasa port

ferry terminal


shoppingcenter



haydarpasa port

ferry terminal


shoppingcenter



haydarpasa port

ferry terminal

intersecting paths

INTERSECTION STRATEGY

tangential to a node

deviating: a loop off the loop

translating the velocity to a pattern

the intersection becomes a vibrant connection hub

...encompassing a multitude of infrastructural and commer-cial programs

the velocity pattern determines the structure of the building envelope


shoppingcenter



greenfield park on the disused train

tracks

haydarpasa port

ferry terminal

travel through the station is in three phases; emerging from the water, on foot through the station and fi nally on the monorail track on land

the velocity is plotted along the length of a line, marking the distance travelled per second

the same pattern adapted to the looped curves, overlayed with vectors designating the instantaneous velocity and direction


INTERLACED TRAJECTORIES

From there, a methodical examination

of frequency, velocity and acceleration

along a curved trajectory lead

to the fi nal arrangement

of the building surfaces, oriented

along the instantaneous

acceleration vectors, serially and rhytmically interfering and

distorting the view of the

traveller.

The building is conceived not as a closed volume, but a pervious screen, enveloping the activities of the interchange, an almost immaterial expression of the forces that occur from the acceleration of vehicles and crossing of paths.

The form and confi guration of the structure plays on the act of entering or leaving a station, approacing a destination - the anticipation, the deceleration, the special viewpoint you get of the city and the sounds and vibrations that follow it all.


absorbed /transmitted solar radiation:total cumulative values over one year 11,73 mWh pa

the facade louvres not only indicate the speed at which one travels through the building but are furthermore a vital part of its energy concept

1100+ Wh/m2

555 Wh/m2

10 Wh/m2

algae photobioreactior panels 14091 m2 - 1,37 mWh/year

photovoltaic solar panels 10244 m2 - 9,8 mWh/year

fog cathing mesh panels 13879 m2 - 25 330 000 l/ year

division of labor based on solar access analysis

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type 1: algae bioreactor panels

ducts for infl ow and outfl ow medium and pressureized

air for algae panels panel control boxrain water gutter

rotation axis

type 2: fog catching mesh panels

the rain water and ripe algea medium are lead along the structural framework to the cores for processing

AN ACTIVE FACADE


1# water/fog collection with polyethylene/polypropylene meshes

2# harvested water is lead with tubes (structural) to the cores where it is purifi ed with an ultra fi ltration membrane to achieve drinking water quality

3# water is used by building inhabitants and then the greywater is lead back to the facade into fl at panel photo bio reactors as feed for microalgea toproduce biomass (the single cell structure of microalgae means it puts all its eff ort into photosynthesising which thus grows around ten times faster as with other multicellular plants.

4# The part of the solar spectrum that isnt absorbed by the algae heats the water, and this solar thermal heat is removed so it can be used in the building or stored for when its needed.

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3#double facade in o ce spaces

solar radiation

solar radiation

rain water

fog

public spaces/commercial units

public spaces/commercial units

o ces

o ces

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Pressure-retarded osmosis is a process where seawater is pumped into a pressure chamber that is at a pressure lower than the diff erence between the pressures of saline water and fresh water. Freshwater is also pumped into the pressure chamber through a membrane, which increase both the volume and pressure of the chamber. As the pressure diff erences are compensated, a turbine is spun, providing kinetic energy.

From each cubic meter of the seawater draw solution and waste water feed solution 0.75 kWh can be extracted, and with altogether 9250 cubic meters of tank space, the system capacity will amount to 6950 kWh.

5# The algae is harvested and transformed into methane.

6# The heat generated in the process is taken out of the system by heat exchangers. Its then either stored geothermally or fed straight back into the building using a heat pump for heating and hot water supply.

7# The PBR panels also work as shading devices, as they enable control of light admittance into the building.

8# Because the process uses no chemicals, the water separated from the algea biomass can be used again in the process and eventually, when its completely depleted of nitrates, it will be lead to tanks in the bottom of the cores where it will meet seawater to generate power through osmotic pressure

ENERGY CONCEPT


plan 1:1500

section 1:1500

PLAN / SECTION

public plaza

leisureopen air market

pier pro

menade

platform 2

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platform 3

commercial spaces

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STRUCTURAL FRAME FACADE DETAIL

the composition of the fl oor spaceframe

interior structure exploded view: components of facade and fl oor spaceframe

exploded view: joint between fl oor structure and facade

spine-beam jointfacade frame attached to the fl oor spaceframe 1. bent to shape aluminum

frame 8 mm2. aluminum tube, 150

mm3. cast steel node4. bent to shape steel node5. extruded aluminum

window profi le 50x50 mm

6. I beam 150x200 mm

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7. I beam steel, 150x150 mm

8. Industrial screed 50 mm9. Reinforced concrete slab

200 mm10. Trapeze profi le 140 mm

high11. Fog collecting

polypropyl ene mesh 12. 12. Feed and

harvest tubes for photobioreactor panels, polyethylene.


4. semester:

deep future expo ii / field of physical extremes

This project is the second one focusing on the expo city, this time centered on data as the ultimate driver. All cities in one form or another have been places working around information as seamless exchange. Today that exchange is virtually all electronic and digital. Data driven, technologially robust environments are now the places of exchange, goods, services, entertainment, education, research, healthcare and so on. The limits of the power that lies in technology and data are expanding at a tremendous speed as they become capable of dealing with deeper and more intricate aspects of our existence. How far will we reach Where do the limits lie?

With high speed trains, airplanes and space shuttles it seems we can go wherever we want in an incredibly short timeframe. We have succeded not only to travel in the clouds and the stars, but also to live amidst them, with super skyscrapers as high as 1 km and plans for establishing a colony on Mars. We have furthermore conquered countless deadly diseases, more than doubled our life expectancy, and managed to successfully transfer organs between humans.

When we look at sports, however, it becomes evident that we are still only human. When all the technology is taken out of the equation , and the only means towards the goal are old school training and technique, the limit seems more fi nite.

In fact, this approach has reached such a refi ned level that we seem to be asymptotically reaching the bounds of human abilities, with every record breaking being measured in fractions of seconds or centimeters. In the fi eld of sports there are no giant leaps for human kind anymore. We cannot fl y or walk on water. We cannot life forever. Not just yet.

The Field of Physical Extremes is a research center that will experiment and test these corporal innovations. It will handle public education and discussion on ethical matters that will inevitably arise and last but not least a scientifi cal laboratory with a showcase pavillion and sports tracks, where scientists and inventors experiment with new ways to enhance the physical abilities of the human race, for which ever challenges we may face in the deep future.

A group project with Abraham Fung and Kyle Branchesi


contrasting shapes: the faceted truncated octahedron and the smooth moebius

a line is traced trough all the faces of the polyhedron determines the outer skeleton

primary components: a 14-sided truncated octahedron and a moebius

FORM GENERATION

the line is then pulled towards the center to create a warped moe-bius strip

PROPAGATION

the path on pod0 is stamped onto the adjacent pods in the cluster to generate new paths, that make up diff erent primitives each time

if it is not possible to connect the adjacent paths with a single loop, the path is split up into two or three loops,allowing for further iterations

when stacked, the primitives start to fragment as they get further away from the origin


as a whole, the complex functions as a research center and showcase pavillion for the advancement of physical augmentation technology

PROGRAM

the base: laboratories and residents

the core: puplic information center

the tower:competition and test-tracks

a public circulation path is threaded through the whole conglomeration, due to the splitting of the primitives towards the edges parts of the complex break off and become more private spaces

CIRCULATION


ON THE FIELD

a terrace plazaapproaching the research center

from the spectator gallery the public can observe the record breaking events that take place on the test track through the media screen that separates the controlled environment of the track from the gallery.

the iconic tower reaches towards the sky like an athlete reaches towards a new limit


INTERIOR SPACES

sports tracks

residents

information center

each level of the residential area is bent to meet the next one in a smooth movement to create a continuous but layered space

the information center is made up by a series of educational spaces linked together by circulation surfaces that wind freely through the structure

information center residentstest tracks

the competition and testing tracks is where athletes test the lates physical enhancement technologies under extreme conditions,. the track winds trough the space, in a streamlined manner to take the powers gravity and speed to its extremes

section 1:1500

master studies, university of applied arts vienna - studio hani rashid

3. semester:

deep future expo /skin deep

Deep Futures Expo, is a an elaborate fully functional and SPECTACULAR WORLDS FAIR; a showcase and prototype for the eventual building of The DEEP FUTURE CITY.

The project; an EXPO PAVILLION, is derived from a a geometrical primitive - the fourteen sided truncated octahedron, that has been manipulated to achieve interesting, novel spatial conditions.

Our approach was to release a selected set of vertices from the frame, to be pulled inwards by the central gravity of the primitive. The edges naturally follow and are transformed into complex fl uid curves and the massing metamorphosed accordingly. Depending on which vertex selection, this process would give a varied array of introverted curved shapes with manifold interior space.

To give meaning and function to the new form we assigned to it a program of signifi cance for the Deep Future City.

The current outlook, perhaps dismal one, is that in the controlled environment of our future cities, unspoilt places, where the nature grows wild, will be few and far between. Thus we decided to make the pavillion a place where one could run free, enjoy the wild atmosphere and the o ine company of your fellow citizens

Picturing adventurous encounters within the manifold, omnidirectional spaces of the pavilion, extreme sports quickly came to mind. Not only do the non-planar movements fi t the space, but extreme situations also tend to increase the chances of encounters and interaction between people.

The green backdrop is a carefully engineered hydroponic jungle, where organically grown fruit and vegetable will be available for the visitors of the pavilion to pick and nimble on after a good bungee jump session.

A group project with Ivo de Nooijer.

GEOMETRICAL EXCERCISES

the vertices of the truncated octahedron is imploded towards its core

implosion points are selected based on the sun esposure to obtain increased surface on the sunny side and arrive at the fi naal form

AN ENGINEERED JUNGLE

the engineered jungle is organized according to the natural jungle layering and optimal sunlight exposure

rain water is collected from the facade and after having cir-culated through the hydroponic branches, it is collected in an underground reservoir

PHYSICAL INTERACTION

On the inside the plants are lined on the seemingly random interlacement of hydroponic tubes, whose distribution is arranged to let sunlight in to the core of the building and ensure easy fl ow of collected rainwater through the system.

circulation: the easy and extreme ways to navigate between the tomato plants and the blueberry bushes

A ramp, winding from ground to the top, circumvolving the core, provides public acces to the greenery

in certain spots a more physical eff ort is required to reach the luscious fruit

LEISURELY MOTION

section 1:200

plan 1:200

2. semester:

deep future ii /sublimate fields

An architectural project developed on the basis of the Propagate city masterplan, located at its very heart; on the lifeline of Bangladesh, the holy river Ganges, just before it spreads out over the vastness of its estuary.

Despite being surrounded by and sometimes even submersed in water, the biggest problem for the citizens of Bangladesh is lack of potable water. Not only does brackish water flow into the rivers during high tide, causing salt water contamination, but the Ganges river is also one of the most polluted waterways in the world. An estimated 2.9 billion litres or more of human sewage is discharged into it daily and even the groundwater is poisoned by high levels of naturally accuring arsenic concentrations in the soil. These are dire circumstances that call for an immediate and lasting remediation.

My proposal for a solution is a tecnically advanced, self sustainable water treatment center. Floating on the river, the plant would ingest the filthy water and, with the help of plants and other biological mediums, treat it to obtain water of potable quality.

The primary function of the plant, the water purification takes place below the watersurface. The wastewater is stored and processed in a sequence of capsules, floatint in the water. After the water has been filtered, the wastewater sludge is incinerated in a waste to energy process, creating electricity and steam, that provide power for the commercial activities and the public baths in the secondary layer of the cente, above the surface of the water.

The wastewater moves between the capsules and the different stages of the treatment via flexible conduits, lined with water filtering vegetation that later on can be harvested for consumption and sold at the market.

The commercial spaces, will be shaded by series of twisting louvres, covered with solar panels on the outer surface, that that will power the plant itself.

In this way he center can be conceived as a parasite, feeding on the pollutants in the river, extracting from them sublimed water and energy



series of revolutionary surfaces

geometrical studies

fl oating island clusters facilitate settlement on the unstable river delta

the clusters connect to each other or onto fi x land to form a stable transportation network

in between the residential neighbor-hoods large clearings accommodate municipal facilities and institutions

frequent and heavy fl ooding erosion unstable ground conditions

the wastewater treatment plant iin midst of the floating settlement

SITE CONDITIONS

site plan: the slow movement of the complex with the wind and the variations in the riverflow

pontoon bridges provide fl exible circulation pathssoft movements adapted to the fl ow

FLEXIBLE CIRCULATION

fl oatation

fl oatationfl oatation

processing/cultivation of

fi ltered impuritiesfi ltered impuritiesfi ltered impurities

commercial/commercial/public spacespublic spaces

water fi lteringwater fi ltering

programmatic distribution

open green area

market spaces

bath domes

vegetable market

green houses

The roots of the hydroponic plants slow down the fl ow of the water and adsorb solids from wastewater whereas pathogens and nutrients will be degraded and removed by microbes, that consume the organic solids as food, and convert it to carbon dioxide, water and energy for their own growth and reproduction.

the wastewater sludge is incinerated in a waste-to-energy process for direct production of ELECTRICITY that is used to power the plant, the byproduct; STEAM is then used in the communal bathing facilities

hydroponic wetland fi ltrationsedimentation / sludge removalsection 1:2000

partial plan 1:2000

For drinking water, mem-brane filters can remove virtually all particles larger than 0.2 um

Pressure is applied on a semipermeable membrane to remove molecules, ions and bacteria larger than 0.1 nm

Ultraviolet light is used to kill any pathogens or inactivate harmful micro-organisms

microfiltration reverse osmosis uv-disinfection

vegetable market

floating public gardens

spatial conception

water purification process

The roots of the hydroponic plants slow down the flow of the water and adsorb solids from wastewater whereas pathogens and nutrients will be degraded and removed by microbes, that consume the organic solids as food, and convert it to carbon dioxide, water and energy for their own growth and reproduction.

hydroponic wetland filtration

1.semester - part 1

deep future / propagate city

Propagate City is a master plan for a 10 000 km2 deep-future mega-city, situated on the Ganges Delta.

Extreme turbulence both climatic and in the political-sphere, make Bangladesh a developing country with a poor economy and poor use of its abundant natural recourses.

The country is surrounded by/submersed in water, but drinking water is either polluted with contaminants, E. Coli bacteria or sea water or poisoned with arsenic. Even with the highly fertile ground, overpopulation and slow technical development in the agricultural industry lead to food shortages and around 40 % of the Ban-gla People are malnourished. Furthermore, due to the extreme poverty, housing is generally of substandard quality, unable to withstand the annual flooding or the frequent cyclones, and the state of transportation infrastructure is

In Propagate city the first step will be to provide safe drinking water for the people under all circumstances by introducing sustainable technology for water filter-ing, whether its bacteria contaminated, poisoned with arsenic or sea water.Secondly, food production will be brought into robust, high tech green houses, powered with wind energy. This will maximize crop yields and prevent harvest from being destroyed in floods or droughts.To safely accommodate the vast population of Bangla-desh, the new city will be built on pneumatic platforms that move with the fluctuating water level.

Our objective is to build a floating network system, sustainably expandable and adaptable to the extreme climatic conditions of the region. To provide a sound basis for a thriving society in the young Republic of Bangladesh, with full ability to employ its resources within a politically and economic stable society.

For a society to thrive it needs educated citizens, thus

The main focus of the design was an Innovation Center, with facilities and assistance for start-up companies, but in close relations to the center, within the educa-tional core, is also a university campus, alibraryand amicro-financing institute. Together these establish-ments constitute Instigate Park, a stepping stone in the development of a strong productive society in the young republic of Bangladesh.

The Innovation center is composed of five different components or cells; CLike ribbons of seaweed, the open circulation passages diverge and converge around the building components and make the center easily permeable and inclusive towards the general public.

The borders between the inside and the outside make the center a place of openness in both the physical and the abstract sense of the word; it should beopenand airy in the spatial sense, and at the same time it should welcome all people, regardless of social status, gender or religion.

A group project with Melanie Kotz and Magdalena Kraska

easterly tradewinds

the monsoon seasonbengal bay

site conditions

dhaka

topography in fl ux

hatia chittagong

sandwip

poor infrastructurefl ooded areas

areas subject to deep floodingareas subject to shallow floodingland above flood leveltidal limit

areas subject to deep floodingareas subject to shallow floodingland above flood leveltidal limit

deep floodingshallow floodingabove flood leveltidal limit10 m above sea level

propagate city: masterplan

primary circulation

primary circulation folds upapproaching the cell in its immediate vicinity

primary circulation folds upapproaching the cell in its immediate vicinity

primary circulation folds up

the circulation veins fold in order to connect to the neighboring cell and optimize the network fl ow

along the circulation paths the cycle propagates and new settlements develope

primary circulation /boats and pedestrians

public space cell

circulation and organisation

programmatic distribution

culture - 300 000m2administration - 50 000m2

sience - 100 000m2environment - 1 km2

industry/transport - 1 km2

sports - 600 000m2water - 1.4 km2

health - 300 000m2

small cycle / 1 loop bigger cycle / 3 loops

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culture - 300 000m2administration - 50 000m2

sience - 100 000m2environment - 1 km2

industry/transport - 1 km2

sports - 600 000m2water - 1.4 km2

health - 300 000m2

small cycle / 1 loop bigger cycle / 3 loops

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big cycle / 3 sequences

small cycle / 1 sequence

secondary circulation/public transport/aligned radially with public space

open areas/puplic space

Public functions are concentrated around voids in the pattern, each void forming the core of a specifi c programmatic zone; healthcare, culture, fi nance etc.

The units are arranged in dense seaweed-like bundles, inter-twined with narrow circulation veins where pedestrians and/or boat tra c is shaded from the strong sunshine.

Nine diff erent types of programmatic zones, form a sequence encompassing everything needed to keep a fully functional city going. One or more sequences form a semi-autonomous precinct that extends spirally until the optimal size has been reached and a new precinct is formed by a propagating branch.

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housing districts

primary circulation

public transport

puplic areas

healthhealthhealthtourismtourismtourism

research & high tech industry& high tech industry& high tech industry& high tech industry& high tech industry& high tech industry& high tech industry

passengerharbourharbour

eco tourism

containerharbour

propagate city masterplan 100 x 100 km

masterplan

propagate city focus area: instigate park

site plan

bengal bay

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micro nance micro nance micro nance micro nance micro nance micro nance micro nance micro nance institueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitueinstitue

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location

culture/education

culture/education

culture/education

sports/recreation

sports/recreation

sports/recreation

watertreatment

watertreatment

watertreatment

watertreatment

healthcare

healthcare

healthcare

environment/resources



industry/transport

industry/transport

industry/transport

administration/nance



science/research

science/research

science/research

science/research

science/research

educationeducation

circulation concept

each platform connects to the main structure with fl exible fl oating bridges

the system is in a constant fl ux

Similar to seaweed, a natural inhabitant of the beach, the fl oating walkways move freely, back and forth in their profusion, with the fl ow of the water. In aconstant fl ux of expansion and contraction, the spatial quality changes from dense and intimate to open, depending on the time of day

tissue/cell/cytoplasm

by dividing institution into smaller units the growth of the city is kept gradual and sustainable as in an biological organism

the streamlined fi gure of the outer shell protects agains strong winds and rain

fi ltered light in the intracellular space between the outer membrane and the defi ned cell components

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The aerodynamic shape is designed to better withstand the devastating and frequent tropical cyclones

climate adaptationorganisational structure

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programmatic division

groundfl oor

1st fl oor

consultation cell innovation councelling

and staff o ces

incubation cell o ces and ateliers for start-up

companies

realization cell workshop and fabrication

facilities

education cell off ers a library and educating

lectures in the auditorium

inspiration cell the main representative front

with exhibition spaces and a cafcytosol

an open intracellular space for fl uid interactions

3rd fl oor

2nd fl oor

the realization/incubation/consultation cells seen from the covered cytosol plaza

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