ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the diurnal vertical migration patterns of euphausiids, a species of zoo-plankton. Euphausiids are marine animals that range in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters in length. In a twenty-four hour cycle, euphausiids travel from the ocean's depths to its surface to eat phytoplankton. They begin their ascent at nightfall, feed on the surface layer, and descend back into the darkness at sunrise to conserve energy. The cyclical pendulousness of euphausiid movement inspired an architectural model of transformation and recombination, attuned to conditions of trajectory, scale, and periodicity. Not unlike euphausiids, each structural module oscillates between complete independence and networked agency. This opportunistic architecture exists both as a series of individual units and as a unique whole, a single organism fighting for survival. The material inter-weavings create structural laces, grafted sections, and performative adaptations that determine the resulting form.
