Crackology creates a relationship between infrastructural flows and architectural space. We aim to move beyond traditional understanding of cellular space and continuous flows to make a new ground condition between the two. Using the principles found in cracking, of non-linear flows and the space formed through applied forces, the urban proposal sets up a new sectional relationship to the city. We use infrastructure to blend public and private space, creating overlapping parks, office space and infrastructure.

Using the voronoi algorithm and continuous surfaces we take advantage of both typologies’ strengths to create a filtering machine for flows. As cars, buses and pedestrians each pass through the site, their movements create an urban massing that is fluid and differentiated both in plan and section to allow for varying programs, such as office towers, residential areas, and a bus station. The focus of our work was on the public spaces that were created between these traditional programs to allow for the spontaneous activity that is characteristic of Sao Paulo.