Inflatable enclosures

As a response to site flooding and a development of the transparency of materials I explored in the canvas structure of project 1, I've decided to look in to inflatable architecture as an element of my proposal. Obviously it will only be used in a certain area as the structural qualities create a limitation of its application.

From exemplar studies, there appear to be 2 kinds of inflatable spaces:

1. Inflated structural elements with occupiable space in between; 
2. Inflated enclosure.

 1. Inflated structural element: 

Alexis Rochas' Aeromads installation

Pros: Forms can be manipulated and highly controlled, allowing for the creation of walls and multiple spaces.
Spaces inflated/deflated independently of each other.

Cons: Flooring would be too delicate and impractical if it were to be inflatable.
As a roofing structure it wouldn't be entirely weatherproof.



2. Inflated enclosures:

Clean air pod performance at Rolling Stones concert

Top to bottom: 1960s inflatable by Jersey Devil
1965 Environment Bubble by Banham & Dallegret
1967 Pneumakosm by Haus-Rucker-Co
1970 Clean Air Pod by Ant Farm

Pros: Inhabitants can respond to form in high and low pressure undulations of the material. Large expanse of space.

Cons: Form seems to be very limited to a bubble or 'packet'-like shape.

The structural inflation seems most practical in terms of the activities taking place, and also allows for the spaces to be changed (inflated independently), removed (deflated), and also even attached to another moving element to create two volatile spaces in one.