stored art has become subject to economic markets and in turn is being stored behind closed walls more than ever. the film storage as a library where the public can enter and lend out film rolls for personal viewing has been changed into a closed bunker. digitalization could provide a solution to this issue, since film rolls are no longer displayed in their native form due to the risk of material damage.
the film storage intends to make use of this potential acting as a two sided projection screen, one for cars and one for humans. it sits on top of the migros logistics center, acting as a billboard to both sides, temporally activating the space around it rather than occupying it. the facade systems act as an element for climatic control as well as projection. through the perforated metal panels a triple projection is created: one on the frontside, one on the second layer behind the facade and one on the backside of the facade itself. the projected film is transformed from a two dimensional image into a three dimensional space defining object. the panels themselves open and close with a garage door mechanism, the building thus acts as a temporal element itself, transforming from an office building during the day into a closed projection screen in the evening.
the internal layout is ordered climatically around the storage which is climatized at 3 degrees, a humidity level of 2 grams per kilogram of dry air and an oxygen content of 16.2%. around this central storage a climatic layer exists with a temperature of 18 degrees, comprising of an acclimatization zone for the films and sleeping areas for athletes. the internal structure supports these two zones without penetrating the insulation layer. below the storage space the forces are redirected onto separate stilts in a double story height exhibition and film library space.
the climatic system is a hybrid between an air conditioning system and a natural water cooling system. the air exchange is minimized to simply provide an extraction for the trace gases exuded by the films. the dehumidification of air though the air conditioning system creates an excess of water on the roof of the building. this coupled with rain water collection leads to an excess of 239’436 liters per year. the water is used to wet the facade leading to a natural cooling effect of the facade during days with temperatures over 30 degrees. during winter the water collected on the roof throughout the year can be used to cool the interior of the film storage through radiation without influencing the chemical composition or the humidity levels. the water tanks on top of the building are further cooled through night-time and evaporative cooling leading to an extension of the period in which the provided temperatures can be used to cool the storage throughout the year. in summer the water is pumped into ice storages located in the ground. this leads to the energy consumption being reduced from 307’476’000 kWh to 76’869 kWh.
thus the climatic system is used to improve the energy efficiency as well as to enhance the architectural expression of the building through the facade. the archiving process is made visible, its space extends from its interior black box into its surrounding. thereby providing a public space for education and leisure, and through acting as cinema and film library, through fundamentally being both cinema and film library, the changing archive will inevitably shape the way art and media are consumed and protected from here on out.
diploma studio theriot HS 2022
