The research was based on the project made last year in iaaC, which explored the production methods and material behaviors in plastic biodegradable systems. It investigates DIY biomaterial production and passive reconfiguration processes to create components for a dissolving architecture. The Bio Plastic research was made by Sviatlana Matushko, Mardet Gebreyesus, Dhwani Patel, under the [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Bio Plastic Research
New Fabrication Materials
We had to change our fabrication material from water to cardboard. http://www.textures.me/var/albums/Paper/Cardboard.JPG?m=1335906581
Acrylic
Acrylic Properties (PMMA) Product Description This data represents typical values that have been calculated from all products classified as: Generic Acrylic (PMMA)This information is provided for comparative purposes only. General Material Status Commercial: Active Availability Africa & Middle East Asia Pacific Europe Latin America North America Physical Nominal Value Unit Test Method Specific [...]
Limestone
Limestone Facade This University of Texas 2009 Grant Research documents findings from the interrelationship of a single Building Information Model to 5-axis, water-jet cutting technology, with which limestone is milled to specific articulated surface properties. Inversion steven holl’s ‘ inversion’, presented on occasion of milan designweek 2013, features digitally cut limestone from a quarry in [...]