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Located on the former site of Coleg Harlech in North Wales, this proposal is an AI research lab and data centre, contrasting and complimenting the existing structures. It explores how artificial intelligence can be used collaboratively to design a building that builds itself, learning from its surroundings and itself to continuously adapt and improve. The building is composed of modular cubes, placed and organised through machine learning algorithms to optimise environmental impacts and conditions. Powered by a nuclear battery, its dynamic growth evolves to meets the progressing demands of the data centre in and intelligent and adaptable framework.
An algorithm was developed to optimise module placement based on sunlight. It iterates through potential locations around existing buildings, retaining modules that meet environmental criteria.
Polycarbonate panels with dual translucency levels form module walls. A genetic algorithm tests random glazing options based on thermal, daylight and glare criteria, evolving to an optimal solution.
The modular spaces grow onto the existing buildings, creating inhabitable interior and exterior areas for the occupants.
The data centre and its cooling requirements are powered by a nuclear battery. Waste heat from the data centre is reused to condition the office and lab spaces through the use of heat pumps.