Just a Moving Facade?

The work that I did for "House as Thesis" made me look at other precedents but also ask what about what I was proposing was different. Here are a few examples of work that begins to engage the facade/wall section as an active player in the discussion of shelter.

Architect Tom Kundig often takes these considerations into account through his whimsical and innovative designs as seen in his cabin proposal for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

KieranTimberlake also explores the role of the active facade (as well as prefabrication) in their Loblolly House in coastal Maryland.
Ernst Giselbrecht + Partners has their well known Showroom for Kiefer Technic.
All of these projects have active facades yet I wish to go further to explore how the engagement of this facade can affect how one interacts with their environment, why is the wall the primary recipient of these dynamic systems, and how much is really gained but such an endeavor?