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GROUP 3: SocEco
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Investigation of the material which might be such malleable to allow for adaptability with the least damage of the environment
Nautral, reusable material - small amount of energy is needed for production
Available technology - fungi (mycelium) mixed with biowaste such as crop, wood waste or any material which has the performance of being digested by fungi
Mycelium is natural, self assembling glue which digest biowaste and therefore froms strong structure (stronger than concrete)
A good example of using this strategy is growing bricks. First mushroom tower was built at the MOMA exhibition in Queens, New York. Drawbacks - mass production and requirement of the form.
Further research - 3D printed chair at the University in Aachen. Conclusion - resistance to not only compression but also tension.
Possible further improvement - our vision
3D printing in real 3D like in Joris Laarman Lab Robot is assembling structure on the site while being attached to the building by self-3d-printed rails or similar system - self-growing material + self-building structure
Meta design at this scale are power lines of the structure designed by the architect and programmed by the user.
If there is no need for connection, or connection is not efficient it is cut from the structure and replaced with the new growing one. - Always positive energetic babalnce, as the material of the building can be used as energy.
The building becomes a living organism (like a tree) adapts to needs, changes configuration. Interacts and discuss boundaries of communication. Possibility of incorporating generative algorithms. The building is 100% programmable and assembled on the site. No losses of energy.
What is needed: robots + fungi + biowaste + desgin Biowaste can be harnessed from the building itself - growing possibility of positive balance of material - loop of providing material. If the additional material is not needed it is used as energy.
Meta design can be changed over time!
The next step - cooperation with other fields of research in order to shape the building.
