Second Skin : an antithesis to hermetic architecture

Abstract

This exploration is framed around 3 near-future scenarios where the world has been transformed by environmental disasters. Basically our immunological bubble has been broken. For years, we have tried to control our environment by creating a separate homeostatic interior. And In the process of trying to achieve physical comfort, not only have we standardized our sensorial conditions into a homogenous experience, we have also destroyed the larger environment. While most of us knew that this bubble was going to burst at some point, none of us were prepared... Now in the post bubble world, we have slowly come to the realization that the answer is not to create bigger or better bubbles. Instead, we need to develop a second skin. Operating at the body scale, this series of prosthetics teaches us how to reintegrate our senses with the environment. They restore our natural ability to interact with air, water, and heat in a world post hermetic seals. Rather than simply protecting us in another mini bubble, they function as a layer of mediation between us and our environment.