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Prosthetic Hedgerow

Part 2 Project 2018
Imran Sammee
 University of Brighton | UK
The idea of the Prosthetic Hedgerow is to elaborate on the increasingly complex relationship
between humans, technology and nature. Post-Humanism embodies a consciousness of our relationship with technology. A Post-Natural
approach introduces ecology into the Posthuman, becoming a critical ideology to our global
sustainability.The project itself is a Hospital; arguably one of the most intimate examples of where the interdependence of humans, technology and nature comes together.

Tutor(s)
Simon Beames
2018
The ideology of the posthuman, the man, machine and circulation are created over a city-wide scale, exaggerating it and utilising the z plane to eventually create a vertical lattice of separating walkways and transportation routes.
The facade becomes the first amalgamation of a Post-natural existence as it expresses a posthuman attitude towards an ecological agent, the artificial hedgerow. Thicker and human scaled towards the bottom, the facade incorporates materials such as timber,
The system is placed untouched as a post natural notion of the artificial hedgerow. Boundaries, volumes and courtyards are created mimicking the complexities of the hedgerow layout of reality.
The proposal becomes an evolved expression of the façade, interjecting the human into an overgown network of natural and artificial.
Façade Study.
An exploded network of space and services. The prosthetic hedgerow utilises a glass tube network that carries air for air conditioning and thermal comfort. Oxygen which is utilised by the patients and algae as a power generator and shading device, all in
A section through part of the Prosthetic Hedgerow.
An overview of the post natural polemic driven by the Prosthetic hedgerow.
Lobby Vignette – A densification of the Artificial Hedgerow while maintaining a connection with the landscape.
Healing Space Vignette – The top floor is open, allowing for a greater blurring of the boundaries, allowing the natural in and the artificial out. The space utilises nature to heal, ensuring the wellness and totality of an ever-growing relationship betwee
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