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Cambridge, flaasaenta

June, 1966

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TAAR Or 00MENT4

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Et. The Phb Wa laz l4 Motw AOhit#teral S*icety 6

C The flne,.lty atd te AppliUclity ?

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Abstract 10

the Dnlotnt ot the $?sta 11

The Satial flriMbity 13

te pt$*a of the *watnapa Wstes 14

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A. V$&FACE

Thnrare varina 4Atentes in this uiverse ttioh are Uving having otMe relative oonnections with one another, Huma bingc, thot s o. of these eastenoes, is 4oving with time flowius on.

Architecture started as a *zolter tor man from eohsmnble

nathr and invaders, and it has been .dvancing and progressing keeping pace with man's stop* Man has to fi4 and invent

what he nnads to Co turthar. go is continuoaty ohan~nz not only his way ot leadings life, but ale* his social organization. Afttr the iAnustrial Rtvolutiont the industrial power tih

works fer him $natead of hae own physical forpo, has been developed rapidgly. StU now man i trying to find out more improved way to grt the -owar opeedily, econooly, and oase-Productively. In order to earry it outt it becomes aeensary

for him to know factors, propertteo, and characters of things Around him* He has Xeawned to analyze variou kind of things which ooqpoe sox* faetemn of them,

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ki. )4i i1A ZE T1 E R t0 4SC y OF ALGlLGWURE

It we consider tho latest society at architocture, we

recodjniz that thore are tQ %"in ways to create 0r'hitectural space.

Ono of thm is derived from natural ondtioLna whimh we lived in one, in a Shlter by aouvntasn and on the sashore Tnature

to

stfll like what it was long time avo. We now sae variot a 000sr02 In nature Ich O'4 aC40tWer SZ44ht 0000 althouh the

acpect of society is chtwtn& by modern tohniaaX ±Mustriaflzcr tion. fatur." frot which we feel nostalgih has various creative

Patterz in hwerslt Consciouzly or Uneoneoaously, pPOplQ s00 nature to mevoriz, i their brain, It we oreato deagn

without any rnstricuon, this must be one of ways to Mske

acitootural dosgns. Ao I understand, thre nro several out** atendtng architfcta recently hom we

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The tior way to zake 4aign fs that we utiuie We moduns indutrtalizd things to maee apace People are gradually gettinc ncustoned to live monc I±dtstrialized thinas which have modern texture thnsealves like train,

car, cdrplane,

nd ovva city Ineelt, It may come the tie i the future ten we feel some phflo&ophy afa thws.

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he ray to erat* arehitoc d tpaco in thIch industica

mob±iZ±tion is accerp4$hkd, has morr potim tty in

the taturo. S* can this as it poasible tor ue to andre

btaSia yratn" to uuts 4t reorganIz thEm to Mothor kin

et systo" vtuih 0uitably aot the rqoirement of many

aituc-tiens Under nulba of centruetioA process nd dsign ators,

besides this way 3*as it nay to satty the dead ot man,

it it hlpft4 to improv the quntty at Wefl4d±nt,

On the other had, apoa reest Oeditioaua that t0 lstrSit

moilization is net suffistltly den* anhitect must Ue

bodle ad 4erity to put his notion on a resporaubls lv4,

zzeafly, on the buUIs mad natits, It is ±deal to fid

out am* p eranet q te a a base by fth it is posaloe to make btfldtnea costemioly with modrn tnhiel maltw

t&to# sAnd to PoW t to aMy direCtOn nd lMany a.p**

The appli*abUIty of bWfltiag depn4 . on th quaelity of rsult

fro* the reseoe* This reseetag is atwsr4ly restricted by

the Unit of eaaity of modnrn seiece and induatstal eana*

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and potorttflity howAtt t6 stop with progees of coe400

and inustrial egineettntt.

u order to Inreaoe the xtatility to creato archteOtiUr4

spae, we sebu nake Smt msrtiOt Uer4r # deat

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The rooett moder ne ad industrial ongineoeing ae

progre4sag teadfly and rapidly# tish nd$ot me freedom

of th* sletion to create the architatal spao.

Z beleve that the butld$Ag tich ha may poatbilitle

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Slas theets iervoe to illustrato how a strueturl syeten is derived frQm coaet toehbiqa of 0oktraction to Xo

a selfwazt ioent &udiug unit with its own intagated

mechanioal nervces

The zyat te dnicntd to powo In tw directiona as well as

diaconal dirottioze Otk* ±ntO&'ty of the buildzg to

tich it is aplied is promvd at any sta*ge of grovth,

e At t is plid to any type of WitnUg tAith doe not ned lotg span. flonver, reCet Wil4zng avws ea its naes axtrmely quiAkly and te aystem of ousatrutlon

must provide flnXibity and potentiality tor row to prevent th eb soene that ora * an or altcration

is virtually tlaposbl* ovem thouf thn struttural dsfl of the Miln±tag is ctfll intactt

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(a) The hexavonal ahcpers colAn protaated b7 resforoed Concrete is it am bodz Wtth onl urit of boom. butr

C06xn:a are east by aonrote morte* wth oeparated slabs in a herizntal pstlmt, ?ifle the ct~ela in the columna go trWtL the b4Uts an stab and re eAst by we24LxtU an4 eonzerte Lvozttar With rzt oovni in i& hozimental ro etkn.

(b) A ;wyooatfd botton b *m# $*#4* ad 4* thi- m4 2" tbik

partUafl&, ±s psvld4ed v4th antiflle and porrtjctne,

thrOU0 Wh rca the pOstattemating caOtes, Ie 3oit pcrt of tm botte a zn=4 moa upper boom, is cast by

concrato morta,

(0) Tho bottom b-om in 40ttnfl ael i prwVde4 with scwro **a.* boro as mrtined t u (W $ Mile one corner 0tf thze tbOA ia rowvcd ±n order to coznet t colum by conm'eto mortar# Thoe reoved part is rtamtereed 4th stoUla tor trwaspcttton.

(4) The battom 'be= r I 4 orear o ' i prodded 4th ane bswere as rmwtmee4 in (b).

(e) Upper boam is 35 d4", It is in a body itA alab, 5z5'49,

4n4 preates4 dlaspy with ohae and pert ratlones &p*ctafly, large hcfl are run t4eie the alb ot upper

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bwams to connt with next unit Ia tsh the reintrmment

is stopped that is piewod tram neat unit.

(W Separatd sab tieh ha hole* to pierce ratorcement

in colin arwn is pwovidtd t u the nnettion 4th ant

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Stop 2 Setting up tored o nlums

Stop $ etea~oa et 4a4t 4±Aga

stop 4 Plament of towv** bn units step 5 Plac mt ot uppr beta nits

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The. art two *ors ozse of thtem

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A0 a mr4or eore tich as used Zop z"z vse n mah4 was as b g

tater, 8s44mor *6Arase, mat m, fAght 4lvator,

te4±-bla and at0#age* Tt..otor 204* has a tre stairvac*

tar owzesway ThW atovAUO a paae ttIk does £ot

distb Iw way .tnetur, m oatm ei an w is anoagol soia 4nsator# p trtu6 a Ordwey Zno

cfrCat$* tthn tae boflmtg.

Washroa have a movahue partAn~ di*4ding e spa"a to acommate te m to nase ratto,

The upord of tu1*h aavatar is 400 o pa Ulat.

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Z$Z D0&0M4flX0 02 t*QIEZICA4 MXMt4

Ie mnha4e4n IP oe ot anpply sta rotara 4*

duet. and ptps for het end salt water, at vent,nnd waste,

ate ra to the ap priate floors in the alua 4ustees.

Boom 4",t of 3' r isneted ter Op"stas to beseSeian te

stricture fOw the pasae Of A nhentL ase'N. it allow

rain p±p*S to haxVe atttat 4op ini thaer dtstatce to be

houced tAtth e StritUrwl 4pth. AO a rult, thae bau±4a

to frne to ir'w as ad" sad tak. wdth it the "nestay mem

rt~al ourVices it its stweetre. he uaf unit is theefore

pstiaatl*±4St.

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of a yry dtct t0 1000

sq.tt. ot floor area Servd and in low velocity 1Z00 $.P.#t

calculated as 145 oqgfl4 ft retur duct or ewy 1000 sqtt.

ot floor rea, so that the olUMn 4ntwe do gt n o ne

oavrly &arge sth tote, the *414iag *mttaed to the hoitet ot tinv to sit floors. %upply and return air utitre the

dAiferat tittner. The apply and return dts we alaya

sr= diagemlly# Mpply uot. and return duts are tat put upon e Mothr DaOt are iatmie 4 the etIAg 1Ut Pipes,

zwtch are Istatbe oA the o ±ntsa Line, are ru in tvn direo

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spectal pnaes e0 used tor aostteo in the beaa on the bundary lit ot rooms. One unit * C flnnAMn ise00

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Thesis Arch. 1966 M.Arch.

hITK-M.I.T. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis.

1966. M.Arch. Course IV-A

ANDO, Michio

Buildings as systems. M.I.T.,ms., 1966.

181. 14 platesdiagrs. 30cm.

Supervised by Eduardo F. Catalano M.I.T. Dept.of Architecture. Thesis.

1966. M.Arch. Course IV-A.

1.Unit construction. 2.Modular coordination (Architecture). I.Title. Series.

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DUILUtMSA A5 bY5TEMS

Master of Architecture Thesis

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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BUILDINGS AS SYSTEMS

Master of Architecture Thesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michio Ando June 1966

Section

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Rooms

Mechanical systems

5 aR so BUILDINGS AS SYSTEMS

Master of Architecture Thesis

Massachusetts institute of Technology

Michio Ando June 196

Lighting

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Multi - Core

CORE DETAIL

s 1 a 20 ;D BUILDINGS AS SYSTEMS

Master of Architecture Thesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michio Ando June 1966

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DETAIL OF SEAM SECTION

Ceiling & Lighting

DETAIL OF CROSS SECTION

1 2 3 5 7

BUILDINGS AS SYSTKMS