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OROSI Interactive Pavilion: Reimagining Iranian Orosi as a Responsive Light System

Final pavilion render showing hanging RGB fabric layers creating a colored interior atmosphere

Summary

OROSI Interactive Pavilion is a Digital Futures 2021 workshop group project that translates the logic of Orosi—Iranian latticed windows with colorful glass—into an interactive pavilion. The system uses a modular ceiling grid, three kinetic colored layers (blue, green, red), and a field of hanging fabric modules to produce dynamic daylight effects and an engaging interior experience.

The pavilion responds to environmental stimuli (wind direction/speed) and human stimuli (presence, proximity, movement). Panels rotate for ventilation alignment, while fabrics move up/down and color layers slide to shift the perceived atmosphere—creating a memorable, responsive space rather than a static façade.

Digital Futures 2021 Interactive pavilion Kinetic layers (RGB) Sensors + actuators Concept + software + visualization

Project at a glance

Design intent

Invoke traditional Orosi principles (pattern + colored light) for visual comfort and a richer interior experience
Extend Orosi beyond the façade into a spatial pavilion with modular kinetic panels
Create a system that feels alive: shifting colors, moving fabrics, and breathable envelope behaviors

Inputs → actions

Wind: rotate panels toward wind direction for ventilation
Human proximity/motion: change panel color logic + raise/lower hanging fabrics
Color system: three sliding layers (blue/green/red) blend into different atmospheres

Project video

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Background: Orosi as a precedent for adaptive daylight

Orosi is a traditional Iranian architectural element: a latticed window filled with colorful pieces of glass and Iranian–Islamic patterns. Beyond aesthetic value, it shapes daylight by filtering sun rays into colored projections—functioning as a passive strategy to adjust light quality and atmosphere. This project builds on that principle and asks: what if Orosi becomes an interactive spatial system rather than a fixed window?

Precedent image of colored daylight patterns in an ornate interior — Precedent: immersive colored light as a spatial medium.

Colored light and patterned surface reference image — Reference: color projection and patterning inform the pavilion’s atmosphere goals.

Design concept: a kinetic pavilion of panels + hanging fabrics

The pavilion is composed of a modular ceiling grid and layered panel units that translate Orosi’s colored-light logic into a physical system. Instead of glass, the concept uses colored sliding sheets and hanging fabrics to filter and modulate light. The hanging elements also make the interaction legible: users can see and feel the pavilion respond in real time.

Axonometric pavilion diagram showing grid structure and hanging colored fabric modules — Axonometric concept: modular grid + hanging colored elements (three-layer kinetic color system).

Panel grid pattern study — Panel grid: a patterned carrier for kinetic layers and modular units.

Close-up of overlapping translucent hanging fabric layers in red, green, and blue — Hanging fabrics: translucency + overlap produce blended atmospheres that change through motion.

Interaction logic (experience behavior)

The goal was to create a pavilion that offers a mesmerizing and memorable experience by responding to both environment and human activity. The height of the fabric modules and the perceived color of the panels react to physical movement and proximity. As a person walks through the pavilion, the fabrics vary in height with distance, and the color logic shifts—e.g., a panel may transition toward blue as a user approaches and alter when the user is directly beneath it.

Silhouette sequence showing different occupancy and movement patterns under the pavilion — Storyboard silhouettes: the pavilion reacts across movement, gathering, and pause moments.

Elevation sequence showing changes in fabrics and panels as a user approaches — Elevation sequence: visible changes in fabric height and color distribution as users move.

Stimuli and actions diagram mapping wind to panel rotation and human presence to color and fabric motion — Stimuli → actions: wind drives panel rotation; human presence/motion drives color transitions and fabric movement.

System architecture: sensing, computation, and actuation

The concept is organized as a simple input–process–output loop. Environmental and human metrics are sensed, interpreted in a control layer, and translated into mechanical actions through actuators.

Inputs (stimuli)

Environmental metrics: wind direction / speed
Human metrics: proximity and physical movement
Possible digital layer: smartphone data analytics (conceptual)

Sensing + control

Wind sensor reads direction for rotation behavior
Ultrasonic proximity sensor detects a user below a module
Software logic maps sensor readings to target states (open/close, rotate, slide, expand/contract)

Actuation

Servo motor: rotates panels for ventilation alignment
Linear actuator: slides color layers into one another
Shape Memory Alloy (SMA): contracts/extends to raise/lower fabrics

Pipeline diagram showing environmental/human metrics to sensors, programming, actuators, and performance targets — Pipeline: metrics → sensors/software → actuators → performance + experiential outcomes.

Exploded diagram of the panel mechanism with linear actuator and servo motor — Exploded mechanism: layered sheets (RGB) slide via linear actuation; rotation supports ventilation behavior.

SMA wire mechanism sketches attached to hanging fabrics — SMA concept: contraction/extension at two attachment points moves hanging fabrics up/down.

Performance + experiential targets

Optimal daylighting/shading: treat color + translucency as a controllable daylight filter.
Ventilation awareness: rotating panels align with wind direction to improve air movement.
Memorable atmosphere: blended RGB layers create changing spatial moods as users move.
User engagement: motion and color provide immediate feedback to presence and proximity.

Final render of pavilion with users inside and hanging colored fabrics — Final concept: responsive fabrics + kinetic color layers produce a dynamic interior experience.

One-page portfolio

OROSI one-page project composite with abstract, render, and workflow diagram — Tip: open the full-size version to read the diagrams and captions.

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