Architecture of Elivera

The Architecture of Elivera is a school of thought that encompasses many different styles of construction design and sustainable/efficient building styles. The biggest overarching categories used to discuss the different styles include:

1. spatial-full
2. spatial-empty
3. Ergonomic also known as alasotaroq.
4. build-with-nature
5. space-spatial

Architecture theory orients itself around the concept of people-based (ofesireliav), where the following questions are posited:

1. In what ways can people access interior of the structure? (Multiple avenues of entry is encouraged for optimum accessibility).
2. In what ways can people navigate interior hallways and rooms?
3. In what ways does the exterior please the aesthetics of the populace?
4. In what ways does the materials used minimize environmental impact and increase durability?
5. In what ways does the building's structure minimize use of utilities?
6. In what ways does the building achieve the priorities of the project, such as the primary reason for developing the area?
7. In what ways is local transportation infrastructure equitable, multi-modal, and accessible to any planned buildings?
8. In what ways does energy expenditure is minimized, sustainable sourced, and equally distributed to all sections of planned buildings or pathways?
9. In what ways is communication infrastructure equitable, multi-modal, and accessible in the project?
10. What are the sources of funding and what percentage of it is public? In what ways can the transport, communication, information, and open data repositories be funded and accessible to the public? How does this influence the priorities of the project, and does the project meet the XX% public fund threshold requirement? (Note: XX% depends on the local government and/or community as to the requirements for public infrastructure).

Accessibility lies at the heart of the architecture of Elivera, specifically due to regulations that encouraged the use of mobility theory when designing spaces. Cities and towns are formed by mobilities and the confluence of energy pathways, and thus majority of Elivera architecture and design theory focuses on legal rights, access, and movement of energy and kino-politics. Buildings must meet these usability, accessibility, functionality, sustainability, and durability principles before construction can begin.

Styles of Architecture

Regulations and Equity Theory stipulates accessibility and multi-modal equity be centralized in all designs and architectural approaches. However, even with these commonalities, each style has a distinct set of attributes that set it apart from the others.
Spatial designs often emphasize the amount of intersecting shapes needed to complete the building or multi-modal area within a city or town. Shapes exist in three dimensions but can have a fourth dimension of time, especially for areas open to transportation and/or pedestrians. The element of time provides a complication to the use of shapes, as the movement of vehicles or beings over time must follow the guidelines of equitable accessibility. This multi-modal access means specific types of complex shapes may not fit into the special designs of areas that utilize transport and/or pedestrian networks.
Even buildings, that sit in one place unchanging, have an dimension of time, where pedestrians enter, exit, and traverse the interior of the building. Thus, again, the complexity of shapes is restricted to avoid diminishing the equity of mobility within building design.
However, even with these limitations, spatial designs can still utilize a variety of interesting shapes to add aesthetic pleasure to the sight and sound and feel of a building or traversable area. In this regard, spatial-full designs push the envelope of complex shape structures that still align with the equitable accessibility. In contrast, spatial-empty designs seek a minimalist approach to the use of shapes to provide a simplistic but utilitarian design. Between these two extremes lies space-spatial, where the focus in design is balance of shapes, colors, modalities, and accessibility.
Other offshoots of the above design approaches include build-with-nature (toqofesirav), where the shapes and spatial attributes of the project mold and move with the flow of nature. This adds a fifth dimensions to the three spatial and one time - nature dimension, where nature's growth and receding attributes play into the design of the building and/or area networks. It's a complex approach that requires maintenance over time due to the nature dimension, which can over time may overcome any synthetic addition to the natural design. This style is most useful in areas with significant flora, such as the Raliok forest of Vera. Here the continuous growth of branches and the growth and death of the Raliok's signature semi-transparent leaves adds that fifth dimension to the maintenance of city areas built within the upper branches of the Raliok. This is a macro-level design theory that has a plethora of research and debate within the Siteakin circles.
The final design category is the architectural micro-level design that is the objects within the buildings and are embedded within the flow of the buildings shapes: Ergonomic or alasotaroq, which uses shapes that fit the contours of a living beings' body. This can give interior walls and embedded benches a flowing look. The design focuses on the questions attuned to the needs of people and other living creatures that reside with them.

Manufacturing

Building materials for construction are grown using Growth seeds. First the mold is constructed using artisanal techniques, then the seeds are planted and the mold placed around the seeds. As the metal and other elements grow upward, artisans clip and push and fold the sprouts into the mold until the mold is filled. Once filled, the mold is cut free of the sprout and another positioned in its place. A typical Growth seeds can grow a ton of materials before the ground must be replenished with nutrients and the seeds replaced.
Once the material is grown, the basic structure of the building is then molded into shape using the grown materials. This is the framework of the building or structure. The frame is constructed using Tiyaniht an alloy that is one of the strongest on Elivera, exceeding the strength of steel+concrete mixtures. Tiyaniht tends toward a more organic look with curved corners and flowing, tree-like branches for the interior frame.
After the frame is completed, Growth seeds are planted in the fertile frame, and artisans guide the metal and organic sprouts into the shape of walls, insulation, windows, doors, roof, and other necessary structural components. This portion of the construction is the most demanding and often takes teams of artisans to complete.
Interior design is the final stage after the outside structure is completed. This is often pre-made materials, items, furniture, and other components, many made by local artisans to decorate and furnish. If the building is multi-story, each floor is often given a theme that relates to the overall goals of the building and needs of the community. This adds flavor and color to each floor design.
For residential homes, this process is simplified as there is less need for massive framework constructions, and most residents will work with other families to construct their own homes. A typical home tends to house 1 to 4 families. For families that wish to construct their own homes, they work with local committees in the neighborhoods in which they live or want to live. The committee commissions a local artisan or architect to listen to the needs of the families and their design concepts. They then devise a plan that either they will assist in constructing or make it simplified enough for the families to construct. Once the committee signs off on the plan, the materials needed for construction and the lot of land is given to the families that plan to build the home. Support such as a space to stay and food is given by the local community until the home is completed.
A residential tower can house from 10 to 40 families and has become popular in cities with less square space such as tree cities, where the towers are grown and anchored between a lower and upper branch. These are often decided by communities that wish to provide more space for families by utilizing the vertical aspect of cities, and they often commission architects and artisans to construct the building. All design concepts must be signed off by the community before construction can begin.