introduction

What does „zoolution” stand for? It is a combination of two words: “zoo” and “evolution”, they perfectly describe aims of this thesis. The general idea is: to design a zoo or certain part of a zoo using mechanisms of nature. During this thesis we would like to go through genetics and evolution theory with it’s features such as: mutations, adaptation and natural selection. Gained information are to be translated in a way to be used in 3D modeling program to generate architectural or urban form. During work we would like to use tools like scripting and mathematical equations to generate geometry.
Final outcome will be created using mechanisms taken from nature but not mimicing nature itself. That allows us to produce something new. Form of the outcome is not set up yet and will be developed during work. At this step we don’t know if it will be facade, whole building or urban arrangement. We assume that during analysis part, application and method will “meet” each other to give best result and emerge into sustainable solution for architecture.
Apart from “form-finding” field of research, we would like to dig into topology of zoo. There are few aspects that could be rethinked…how does it work, how it’s form could be changed in order to make it more attractive and suitable for varied urban conditions nowadays. Relation “exhibit”-spectator is worth been analyzed to check how interaction between man and animal can shape such structure...