This proposal explores the use of air as a building material, inspired by Yves Klein’s “Air Architecture,” and its potential to create elevated floors, translucent walls, floating furniture, and suspended roofs. The idea of a roofless roof was initially intriguing—until it became clear that the energy required to create enough pressure to move falling water droplets would render the concept unsustainable.
Shifting focus, the design harnesses solar energy through natural convection. By combining heat-storing pebbles and quartz, airflow is generated to redirect rain away from a central point, creating a sheltered space—no roof required. This approach reimagines air not just as a passive force, but as a sustainable and energy-efficient element in architecture.
Conceptual digital drawing of the proposal inhabited
Diagrams illustrating the mechanism of the air roof
Conceptual digital drawing of the proposal in “context”