This conceptual proposal to the Georgia Department of Transportation for a new state headquarters is a study of how buildings directly relate to their program, environment, and context. The site would be located at the intersection of the 3 largest interstates in Georgia: 20, 85, and 75. The challenge was to create a building capable of dynamically changing in real time to alleviate the heavy traffic flow during peak hours. Using real-time traffic data collected from several sources, including the Georgia Navigator, the GDOT would use a system of rest areas, traffic information systems, H.E.R.O. vehicles, and re-routing to adapt itself to current traffic systems, weather conditions, and local events.
The concept of kinetic buildings, or living buildings, is not a new one, but with the recent capability of technology to transfer information and data instantly gives buildings the opportunity to not only move but to react, and react quickly. This reaction to certain stimuli can be repeated and eventually create feedback loops, which are capable of solving extraordinarily complex problems, such as traffic.
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