1. Patterns in Nature
X-Square 2010
Justin Arleo (ARCHITECTURE),
Hannah Heard (TEXTILES),
Cristoval Portugal (ART)
Ryan Spicer (AME)

2. Space Observation

3. Space Observation

4. Space Observation: Heat Map
• September 20,
2010; 9:15am –
6:00pm.
• Calculated using
Optical Flow
– OpenCV 2.0 Library
• Blue = Low traffic
• Red = High traffic

5. Traffic Per Hour
• Traffic counted per
15-minute interval.
• Off Square
– Traffic passing
between Square and
Art/CDN.
• On Square
– Traffic passing
through bricked-over
portion of square.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
PeopleObserved
Time (Period Ending)
Off Square
On Square

6. Existing Flora
Palo Verde
(Cercidium Microphyllum)
Feather Tree
(Lysiloma watsonii)
Slipper Plant &
Lantana
Agave
(Agave Americana)
Baugainvillea
(Baugainvillea Barbara Karst)

7. Proposal #1

8. Box Detail (Typical)
Material:
1/8” Stainless Steel
Dimensions:
4’x4’ base, height
varies.
Holds Approx 24ft3
soil.
Assembly:
MIG-weld base and
edges
Connect Units
Together using 3/8”
bolts.