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The Rec Plastic

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Recycled Plastic Fabric

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Recycled Paper FaBric(k)

Link to the entire PDF by Recycled FaBric(K) team :
Saiqa Iqbal
Vittal Sridharan
Harshad Sutar
Amay Gurkar

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Responsive Fabrics

Material, Materiality and Material systems

Group members:    Maria Margariti Luz Michelle Lavayen Daniela Quesada Erina Filipovska

Fabric structures are architecturally innovative forms of constructed fibers that provide end users a variety of aesthetic free-form building designs. In the research to create new fabrics that could improve in rigidity, strength, durability, and environmental resistance. We combined a spandex fabric with paraffin wax to create a new material that would be more rigid and at the same time still very flexible and elastic. With a predefined grid based on time vs force we create interesting patterns on the fabric. It will depend on how is the force applied into the fabric and the points from where is going to be pulled or pushed that will create different kind of forms into the material.

Temperature responsive Fibers

Reversible phase transitions to external stimulia. A composite material of paraffin, fiber glass and metallic mesh. The properties of the synthesis of these results in a material that reacts to heat in reversible ways. Reversible phase transitions to external stimulia. A compositematerial of paraffin, fiber glass and metallic mesh. The properties ofthe synthesis of these results in a material that reacts to heat in reversible ways.

To see the full charts and description of the materials. Click here  Responsive materials presentation

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Recycled FaBrick (Glass) – Vittal Sridharan

Project Name : Recylced FaBrick (Glass) by Vittal Sridharan

Materials : Broken Bricks,  Glass Bottles, Glue

Team Members : Amay Gurkar, Harshad Sutar, Saiqa Iqbal, Vittal Sridharan

Process : A wooden mould, the size of a standard brick is laser cut. A layer of grease is added to the inner face to avoid glue from sticking onto the mould.Broken Bricks are assembled in different orders inside the mould and the negative/leftover space is filled with crushed glass bottle chips and glue.The brick is then allowed to dry in the sun till the glue bonds with the glass chips and the face of the bricks.

Concept: To create partition walls with different textures, reflectivity & weight thus  creating interesting facades and adding a character to the otherwise simple looking clay bricks.Even in load bearing structures the walls could be a combination of standard clay bricks along the load-lines and these hybrid bricks along the non-load lines.This process not only creates interesting facades but also indicates the forces acting on the wall in a graphical manner.A further research into such combinative proccesses could add a new dimension to the way brick is concieved as a construction material.

Project Co-ordinators : Claudia Pasquero & Marco Poleto (EcoLogic Studio)

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