Multicore Assembly

Supervisor: Lynn, Greg o.Univ.-Prof. Mag.arch.

Teaching Assistants: Bence Pap, Kaiho Yu and Maja Ozvaldič
Students: Tomaž Roblek, Jasmy Chien-Hsuan Chen, Leon Mackowski

Multicore Assembly re-urbanizes the industrial production by forming multiple, smaller independent fabrication spaces. In each independent assembly line for La Marzocco espresso machines, extracted artisanal motions are magnified to form curated stages of visitor experience, emphasizing the artisanal use of the product by contrasting between the organic and the inorganic.

Visitor Tour Path

Based on the multicore concept, we combined work steps with view analysis from Motion Capture to form the visitor tour path.
And as a baseline, the espresso machines are decided to be pushed on trolleys to keep the artisanal nature of the production. Process of assembly includes:

framework assembly - round view on central stage to observe 360 complex motions and multiple parts
duo boiler and hot production - quattro front view to establish visual link between the hot fabrication and assembly
piping and wiring - top view to observe 360, small motions
testing - interactive between worker and visitor on eye level
casing - show moment of dramatic effects of shiny parts
finished product - catwalk

Motion Capture Forming The Envelope

Based on the multicore concept, work steps extracted from individual assembly lines are combined with view analysis from Motion Capture to form the visitor tour path. The stage envelope is defined according to visitors and workers motion in time and in space to create spaces that relate directly to the movement of the human body. Motion capture generates the organic shapes of the stages, and refined with architectural decisions of lighting, openings and materiality.

Site

Stages along the visitor path wrap around an open public space with a café, a workshop and a store, resulting in the corporate campus of the factory, both to be used by workers and customers. Finished products arrive over a catwalk into the tower in the back, where they are displayed. The tower is a storage unit equipped with rotating storage shelves, much like a paternoster elevator, while also representing the product and the brand to the public. The back of the house is responsible for material supply for the assembly lines.

Groundfloor

On the ground floor, the visitors are able to have a shorter, self guided tours across all the different assembly lines that are opening up to the courtyard.
The museum about the history of the brand, the workshop and shop can also be visited detached from the full tour.
For the full tour, you have to enter through the foyer up onto the ramp in the museum building.

First Floor

Once the visitor enters up to the first floor, the full visitor tour begins. The full tour includes every stage along the visitors tour path, casual glimpses into the standard assembly lines along the way with views back into the courtyard. After the third stage of wiring/piping visitors can also take a closer look into the storage tower displaying the different models of the factory. In the testing area, the visitor can get up close with the workers and get into detail about the inner workings of the product. The casing as the last stage displays the assembly of the machines shell. After all the stages, the visitors will reach the workshop / shop area where everyone can learn how to use the machine themselves. The exit goes through the shop back to the main entrance into the courtyard.

Section

During work time, the connections between the stages are used by the workers as a space for spontaneous breaks and fresh air.
In a tour, connections are used for tour briefing, as well as offering multiple views into the workspace, storage tower, and the courtyard. These connections also enable direct contact between workers and visitors along the tour path.

Tomaž Roblek, MArch

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