Week 03 : Reading Reflection

Brand, S (1997). Shearing Layers, in How buildings learn : what happens after they’re built. 12-23  Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/03/magazine/innovations-issue.html



Shearing Layers refers to Duffy's six 'S's'. The sequence below is followed  directly through design and building construction.  

 Site, Structure, Skin, Services, Space Plan, and Stuff. 

His time-layered perspective is fundamental to understanding how buildings behave. It also contributes to our understanding of the design process, and to what extent the longevity of each layer is considered. Layers such as the site and structure are expected to have a long lifespan, and are not interchangeable. The space plan, and stuff layers relate to interior design, joinery and furnishing which, are very much manipulated by the current occupants.

To draw points to compliment our future scenario project, designing a time-layered perspective will ensure all aspects of the vision have been considered. We also, then begin to understand how the future scenario will behave and to what extend it will be adaptive to society.