aA BUG - SYSTEM OF CHANGSIN

SUMMER 2017/ SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

COLLAB. JAMES TAYLOR
INSTRUCTOR: KUHN PARK

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ACHITECTURE

After experiencing the area and walking through this difficult topography, one can understand why a system of this type could be extremely beneficial to the population of Changsin. By demarcating the available routes and the most common means of travel in the area, it has become clear that those residents in the north require some new means by which they can begin to engage with their home and the surrounding areas once more.

aA bug: an autonomous transport designed
to reconcile an aging population and an
extreme topography. Drawing upon the vast
amount of research conducted by Nutonomy,
the Yakult Corporation and Tesla, the aA bug
will consist of a driver-less platform that is
engineered to small, tested, dimensions and
will be powered by an efficient, sustainable
battery.

Focusing on the core ideas of sustainability, automation and the overcoming of topography, the aA bug utilizes three primary sets of technology from various well-engineered and well-received fixtures in the machine and service industries. In such a radical area as Changsin-Dong, the aA bug, combined with the simple insertions of waiting stations, facilitates a very real relief for the citizens of Changsin-Dong. Relief which will allow them to better interact with their region, improving it as a whole, and strengthening their community.

In the analysis of the Changsin-Dong region, two major demographics are easily discerned from the chaotic sprawl in which they reside. The first are the business men and women who comprise the southern bulk of the region: Textile workers, market owners and those who deliver to both. The second, lesser known group lies in the residents of the northern region, which is mostly comprised of an elderly or aging individuals who struggle to deal with the radical topography which defines the upper half of Changsin Dong. By demarcating the available routes and the most common means of travel in the area, it has become clear that those residents in the north require some new means by which they can begin to engage with their home and the surrounding areas once more.