Porosity

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 12 June 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual.

Porosity is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is measured as a fraction, between 0–1, or as a percentage between 0–100%. The term porosity is used in multiple fields including manufacturing, earth sciences and construction.
Porosity has also been used in architecture, especially in the work of the architect Steven Holl. In his book titled Parallax he writes that 'Porosity can be a new type of being. Its potentiality of conciousness indicates and opening where the horizon is included within it' therefore his interest to 'develop the possibility of a collection of things held together in a new way where the "horizon" is open and merges with both exterior and interior.'
Examples of porosity in his architecture can be found in projects such as, the Sarphatistraat Offices, the Simons Hall (MIT Undergraduate Residence), the Art and Art History Building (University of Iowa), the Knokke-Heist Sail Hybrid, the April 2005 Exhibition Entrez Lentement in Milan and other projects.

Source:
-Wikipedia
-Holl, Steven. Parallax. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000
-Luminosity / Porosity. Japan: Nobuyuki Endo, 2006.

Photo from a visit to Steven Holl's Luminosity/Porosity Exhibition at Gallery Ma in Tokyo, Japan, between June and July, 2006.

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