Villa Nurbs - Epilepsy

Villa Nurbs

Epilepsy

Milda Duoblyte,

Ninja Fischer,

Carole Garilli

Scripts for the videos:

Villa NURBS

Location, zooming in on the project

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The Villa NURBS or Non-Uniform Rational Bezier Spline was designed by Enric Ruiz-Geli.

Located in Empruriabrava in Gerona, Spain, it is a futuristic house where melting ice blocks were used as model. There is nothing standard, the whole house is made-to-measure.

Organized around a central pool, the house has no corners but a seamless flow. It is a tensile structure, that uses new technologies ( 6 patents ).

It has a heavy concrete base but it gets lighter as it rises towards a roof of ETFE ( lighter alternative to glass ) pillows. These employ a system of opening and closing layers that insulate the interior.

The skin, comparable to a fish skin, is reactive and manages energies and privacy.

The mixture of ceramics and plastics try to optimize the surface and structure, which is important for the temperature regulation inside the house. The wavelike ceramic plates decorate the facade and protect against strong solar radiation.The complex geometry is stable but adaptable, and the completion of Villa Nurbs expresses all Ruiz-Geli's aim to optimize building resources and to harmonize nature with technology. The energy-saving roof consists of inflatable plastic bubbles.

Text continually mixed with pictures of the house and video parts of the making

Epilepsy

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Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological disorders affecting about 22 million people as of 2013.

It affects 1% of the population by age 20 and 3% of the population by age 75

80% of those with the disorder are in the developing world

Epilepsy could develop at ANY person of ANY age

Video of a girl’s story

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Epilepsy is characterized by a long-term risk of recurrent seizures.

These seizures may present in several ways depending on the part of the brain involved and the person's age. 60% of cases are convulsive seizures.

People tend to isolate themselves because of fear of a seizure

Causes:

Causes could be both genetic and acquired, such as: serious brain trauma, stroke, tumours, brain infections.

In 60% cases the cause is unknown.

Continuing video of a girl’s story

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Management:

Daily management by medications

Avoid bright light, blinking lights, light contrast

Regular sleep rhythm

High-fat, low-carbohydrate diet

It could happen to anyone, but the disease should not stop anyone from doing what they want to do.

Letter to the architect