The use of digital media has not only significantly influenced the working methods of architects and interior designers in recent years but has also fundamentally changed the formal design, resulting appearance, and perception of architecture. The computer is arguably the most comprehensive and dynamic tool that architects have ever had at their disposal for developing and realizing spatial concepts. To harness this potential, it is essential to possess the ability to use the computer as an interactive instrument and to understand its artificial intelligence as a creative extension of possibilities.

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The interconnected lecture and seminar series “Transformation” focuses on dynamics, adaptability, and changeability in architecture and architectural design. The emphasis is placed on projection—both in terms of perspective visual representation and the implementation of installations of various scales within space.

Through three short assignments—“Follow the White Rabbit”,“Mind Expander”, and “Urban Nomad”—students are guided through the core themes of computer-based design, applying various digital techniques and tools.

TASK 02: “Mind Expander”

The Flyhead helmet comes from Mind Expander series, a variety of installations, events and visualizations by the Austrian architects Artist group ‘Haus Rucker Co’. The group was founded in 1967 by the architects Laurids Ortner, Günter Zamp Kelp and the painter Klaus Pinter founded in Vienna. Under the The title Mind Expander was created in this way until 1969 various artistic studies, with which The aim is to strengthen and expand people’s consciousness and their senses. Included it was also about “second nature”. Fusion of natural and artificial. Using the Rhinoceros 5.0 software, the students developed and implemented, the Grasshopper 3D plugin and using the CNC laser cutter and the DIWire of a CNC wire bending machine on which Head-wearable mind expander for sensory expansion, transformation or deception.

Stanislaw Sabefeld – wenn das Auge die Nase täuscht.

The box is placed and the eye is captured the image, analyzes it and sends the recorded information to the brain. The brain compares the object with the database and assigns it. Since we are in one
The eye tries to live in the spatial world the information into a three-dimensional. To transform the image, the person is immersed in it a world of its own – a world of scents. We bet the “trunk” in front of the nose and the brain determines that the previously saved data, with the odor information outside the box does not match, so the misleading the viewer’s mind.

 

Maria Wilkens – Blickwinkel 

This Mind Expander is from Geometry, Set up in such a way that two people stand back to back and the helmet spans both heads. There are 2 screens in front of your eyes (in this case 2 cell phones). The helmet has 2 openings for the respective cell phone cameras. The Image from one cell phone is streamed transfer the screen of the other cell phone. Each person gets their own Seen from the back, so that’s what the actually see another person behind him would if she didn’t have the helmet on. The difficulty here is that the people have to communicate a lot with each other when moving forward. To ventilate the helmet and it is visually and physically lighter. To achieve this, a biomorphic geometry was chosen.

Sebastian Wolf – Two View

The concept is to influence the sense of vision with the help of two mirrors. The idea behind it is that each eye is a separate one Image absorbs and only becomes one in the brain common image is put together. The mirrors placed at a 45 degree angle to the eyes create two creates different images in the brain cannot be combined into one image can. This causes disorientation at first and with a little time to get used to it, the senses transform up to the expansion of the senses.

Henrik Steffen – Fragrency Reminder

The human sense of smell is every day exposed to a variety of smells. Some are pleasant and are associated with specific events or objects. A A good example is the smell of freshly washed clothes or the scent of Sunscreen, both create a feeling of freshness or the memory of past beautiful sunny days. These feelings should be evoked with the help of the designed mask and enable the user to indulge in memories or pleasant feelings.

Thomas Winberg – Fokus

The human eye is exposed to it every day confronted with numerous environmental stimuli. No more feeling, his environment left and perceived on the right. The Mind Expander “FOKUS” offers the user an experience cover to put on. A room from the outside Equipped with polygonal tips, protects it protects the user from external influences. No targeted gaze forward, but guided gaze to the left or right, drive the user to focus on one to put an eye on. This means that the user only concentrates on the essentials and thus his environment with a different one However, the user perceives this with the eye not, this is what happens when you try to focus on something with both eyes at the same time physical complaints.

Johanna Dorf – Der Sinnesfänger

What happens to our perception if you use the visual and auditory senses changed? How influences manipulation the direction of sight and hearing our orientation? The sensory catcher lets you have yours Experience your surroundings in a completely different way by improving your visual and auditory abilities captures and crosses sensations. This creates a whole new experience Direction and distance which you your experience the remaining senses more consciously lets. The sensory catcher was made from a waffle structure as a substructure, over which a polygonal surface network stretches. This area is in the area of ​​the eye lined with a reflective film to capture the sense of sight even more, as well in the area of ​​the ear with fur to make noises better shielded.

Jens Renneke – Die Erweiterung des Sehens

The principle of this Mindexpander is based on the basics of cinematography. By the rotation of a drum or a The inside of the wreath creates the illusion of a movement through a mechanical mechanism movement generated. Instead of creating the illusion inside the drum and looking at it from outside, the viewer is inside the drum and looking at it the environment is changed.

Theresa Kellner – Whiskers

Most mammals, with the exception of Humans have tactile hairs for orientation. In most cases, the sinus hairs are located on the head, the upper lips, around the around the eyes and in a few also on the front legs. Particularly nocturnal and in Animals that live in the dark have well-developed tactile hairs to detect their surroundings feel.

Verena Solle – New View

The Mind Expander “New View” offers this Users have completely new perspectives and expanded thus visual perception. He owns different shaped canals with different functions/views. By turning the mind expander you can choose between Switch these channels and an object or perceive space visually differently. For example, you look through a golden reflective tube, which corresponds to the Provides users with an exciting atmosphere when the light hits. Another channel has a turntable. Another a target cross, which allows a detail to be focused. Des There are also two windows on one side with red and blue filter. This can you can use it a little playfully. At the A look with both eyes results surprising play of colors that… Seeing through with just one eye is completely different. 

Sophia Rodermund – Räumliches Hören

To be able to locate sound sources The human outer ear acts as a selective filter. To determine the direction of the Only the one that arrives first becomes the source of sound Direct sound evaluated by hearing. The change in position of a sound source can already be localized when it moves around 3° from the origin point. On the headboard The “MindExpander” has a body attached at ear level through which 5 levels run. These extend in a circle around the Head. The goal is to get a ball through all levels to promote this through precise localization and a quick head tilt through an opening to the next level arrived. There is one opening per level. The Starting at the top level is through the Marked No.1.

Mona Makebrandt – Acoustic Buffle 

The Mind Expander changes the auditory Perception. Depending on the orientation, external noises are directed. This guidance causes directed perception the environment. The individually adjustable ones Ear elements are made with a linen fabric covered and connected by a wire rail. This allows a change of Sensations or a complete shielding from the outside world. In addition, the direction of the noise can be changed by 180°.

Mathias Karuzys – Twisting 

The Twisting Mind Expander distorts the wearer’s surrounding space. All mirrors can be opened by turning a single one Turn the rod all at once. The gears make the boxes rotate in opposite directions, bringing different shapes Images in front of the viewer’s eye. Depending on Mirror position are different fragments of the room visible.

Anna Katharina Knust – Future Look

The Mind Expander – Future Look – influences the user’s gaze. The helmet sits diagonally on the back of the head. There is a screen at the front. In addition, one belongs Backpack for equipment. Completely individual the user determines which change he experiences. Different filters can be inserted into the umbrella using different inserts insert. The screen therefore does not function only as a barrier to the outside world, but rather also as a holder for the inserts. These have the various functions to Change the user’s perspective. Help The helmet is also on the go in the backpack Can be used with all functions. The stakes can be optimally stored here.

Ronja Bibiana Fischer – Blickwinkel

Perceiving yourself and your surroundings, in the best case scenario no longer being able to distinguish whether it is reality or not but fiction is the fundamental goal of the helmet. There was one all around Flat created with a total of 160 mirrors at different angles to each other, in which the user can perceive themselves. There are five on the front of the helmet Place mirrored funnels through which you can… can look outside. These viewing directions are predetermined and rigid. You turn Put the helmet on so the mirror function still works the same, but the funnels have been replaced by BlickWinkel. That means, man can set the angle here and thus the Determine the direction of view.

Annika Pünt – Abschirmung

The theme of the Mind Expander is shielding. A construction made of wire and Cardboard holds the folded paper curtain, which can be opened and folded. The special thing is the folding technique of the paper – the glide reflection. A motif is simultaneously shifted and mirrored during this folding. This gives the paper a special flexibility and can be used in… different shapes can be brought. The curtain of the mind expander can be opened fold and unfold horizontally and at the same time has a vertical one semicircular shape.

Eva Gutsmann – Maske der Verwirrung 

The focus of my mind expander is on the sensory perception of seeing. It was the goal to create a helmet that leads to absolute confusion. The illusion in vision should be caused by different elements arise.: -different structures/colors restrict/change the view -different view sizes -Theme Overlay: Overlay of the Discs only in one eye, views different.

Lena Ostermann – Transformation

Acoustic and visual perception expand: with the Mind Expander it is possible! With the help of the movable mirror elements and the ear cups you can individually control vision and hearing. This gives you a field of view of approx. 255° cover without moving your head. Normal is an angle of 150-180°. Besides that The ear cups can be aligned and enabled according to the acoustic source such a more targeted listening. Because the movable ones Elements for the ears had to be solid, The model was created as a layer model and supplemented by curved bars.

Tobias Brehm – Urbicander

Expansion of urban space by one another dimension. The perforated roll of parchment directs the wearer’s eye and lets the fictional world of the graphic novel with the individual surroundings merge.

Aline Lefhart – Veränderung Sinnesmodalität Hören

The Mind Expander changes the sensory modality of hearing. It has adjustable ear tips with which you can go in certain directions can hear. For example, if the funnels are directed backwards, noises coming from behind will be heard arise, are perceived more consciously, while noises from the front are hardly noticeable are to be understood. Also, the funnel Can be locked so that the surrounding noises can no longer be heard become.

Johanna Flachsenberg – Schallverstärker

The ‘Sound Amplifier’ is a mobile MindExpander that the user can use to loud and in busy places in order to be able to understand the person you are talking to better. Crucial for the design and the It was used by Athanasius Kircher 1673 developed ‘Elipsis Otica’. The huge one Ear trumpet, which is between two people was set up, enabled sound-amplified hearing when speaking at one end of the device. The shape of the sound amplifier is the The user’s head is precisely adapted to to achieve full function and comfortable carrying capacity. By closing the sound amplifier at both ends the sound waves collected, like this Amplification of sound energy and thus a achieve better hearing.

Daria Ananev – The Confusing View

The concept is based on the moiré effect. This occurs when two grids (dots, lines) overlap. This is created by Overlay a new pattern. This is comparable to the interference patterns like e.g. with light or water waves. The concept of the MindExpander is essentially based to influence vision. The implementation therefore looks like a kind of glasses, which is attached in front of a helmet. Additionally The glasses contain movable inserts made of a grid, which emphasize the effect more clearly through movement.

Amelie Peters – Asterixmuscheln

A Mindexpander à la Asterix. Instead of wings, two metallic ear cups expand the senses. The backwards curved, funnel-shaped tubes reflect and direct the sound to your ears. So you can you hear what is being said behind your back.