How would you feel if you could control the behavior of a wall or a room with your thoughts?
This is the logic of the Cerebral Hut, a creation of a Turkish architect, Mr. Guvenc Ozel. His construction, consisting of ten hexagonal panels , is programmed to expand and contract upon command. The prototype project was presented at a show at the last Istanbul Biennial. Ozel bought a pair of acoustic – brainwavesavailablefrom our well-known NeuroSky.
He then wrote a script that converts brain activity into motion messages for his panels . This way , visitors could control the size of the panels and the rate of their deformation simply by focusing their thoughts on it, reports Gizmodo .
It’s a first example of where brain science and architecture could eventually intersect , as technology advances significantly. “ We’ve traditionally assumed that the built environment , whether on an architectural or urban scale , influences our psyche ,” says Ozel . “ What happens when we can reverse that relationship ? What if kinetic architecture could create a direct connection between the user ’s thoughts and itself , in order to reshape its physical boundaries accordingly ? ”
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