The Data-Driven Morphological System /Berra ÖZKÜÇÜK
The Data-Driven Morphological System is an adaptive museum project that explores environmental and climatic data as an active architectural interface, transforming quantitative information into spatial and formal responses. Rather than conceiving architecture as a static object, the project defines the building as a dynamic system that continuously reads, processes, and reacts to its surrounding conditions. In this sense, data becomes a generative driver that shapes both the morphology of the building and the experience of space over time.
The exterior and interior envelopes are composed of kinetic elements that respond to real-time environmental data such as energy consumption, air pollution, temperature, radiation, precipitation, and water levels. These data streams generate linear movements across the façade, producing a constantly evolving surface morphology that visualizes the building’s interaction with its environment. As a result, the façade operates not only as a climatic skin but also as a performative interface through which data becomes legible and experiential. The kinetic system is developed using Rhino and Grasshopper, where a parametric framework translates minimum and maximum data thresholds into controlled motion ranges, frequencies, and directional behaviors. This computational setup allows the façade to adapt to multiple scenarios and ensures flexibility within the system.
The interior spatial organization translates this data-driven kinetic logic into a continuous experiential sequence. Gallery spaces are deliberately designed with undefined edge boundaries, allowing visitors to perceive the interior from multiple perspectives and fostering a sense of spatial openness. Enclosed and semi-open exhibition areas coexist, offering varied atmospheric conditions and degrees of environmental interaction. At the core of the museum, transparent LED fissures extend vertically through the interior, functioning as a central spine where environmental data is visualized and spatialized. Circulation routes and exhibition spaces are arranged around these fissures, reinforcing their role as an organizational and experiential anchor. An upper-level bridge connects galleries without interrupting the main void, enabling layered movement and visual continuity while preserving the openness of the central space.
