Architecture as parasite

 

The parasite as a form of structure creates chaos amongst original structures but a structure as a form of a parasite creates an interesting balance of power.
The Artemis Cathedral is an adaptation of the aggregation as ruin or rubble, the basic and most ancient form of aggregation. In the City of Philadelphia, a new form of aggregation has emerged as a power struggle between host and parasite. Through the creation of this parasitic aggregation, an object-to-object relationship is created where the difference between host and parasite is questioned. Ultimately the goal of this parasite is to create a Controlled Organics or a randomization of growth with a controlled spacial output.

 

A bottom-up aggregation system to create an iterative form with a top-down set of rules to define the space created. The randomized growth was controlled by points of interest where entries would be placed. This would create an ever changing machine that would create multiple iterations. Creating rule sets that would define Density, Proximity, and Size created the control of the structure. Spaces on the periphery of the cathedral created interesting intimate spaces while the centralized spaces created the large cavernous cathedral space.