The synergism hypothesis

The aim of this study is the composition and organisation of spatial structures and relations that focus on human activity and behaviour. Starting from the understanding of basic natural structures and organisms, we were leaded to the notion of “hyper organisms”, such as swarms, flocks of birds and insects like ants, as well.  Through the design process we will get in touch with the study of the structures themselves, with their functional characteristics and we will try to express them diagrammatically, defining the rules under of which these structures spread in space.

We have already talked about the notions of synergy, symbiogenesis, self-organisation and anastomosis, which form the content of the relations developed in the hyper-organisms. So, we reduce these relations to relations between the living members of an urban society by researching their movements, concentrations and diffusions.

The research is done in a space that contains the urban landscape and its natural geographical relief. We consider the space with its elements and data like an experimental environment, feeding it with the relations between the members of a city and observing their behaviour. Plans and sections that are produced during the design process narrate the human activity in the urban environment, aiming to indicate both free public and housing spaces.