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architectural_intelligence2023_9 |
| authors |
Mirko Daneluzzo, Andrea Macruz, Hind Tawakul & Mona Al Hashimi |
| year |
2023 |
| title |
Multispecies design: 3D-printed biomimetic structures to enhance humidity levels |
| doi |
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s44223-023-00027-y
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| source |
Architectural Intelligence Journal |
| summary |
The paper changes the focus of the design debate from a human-centered design methodology to a posthuman design that takes both human and nonhuman agents into account. It examines how designers might use a multispecies perspective to produce projects with distinguished intelligence and performance. To illustrate this, we describe a project of structures for plants that started on a course in an academic setting. The project methodology begins with “Thing Ethnography”, investigating the movement of a water bottle inside a house and its interaction with other objects. The correlation between water and plants was decided to be further expanded, considering how water might enhance the environmental humidity and create a cooler microclimate for indoor plants. According to their effectiveness, 3D-printed biomimetic structures were designed and manufactured as water droplet supports considering different materials, and positioned in various configurations around a plant. Humidity levels and temperature of the structures were measured. As a result, this created a novel method for mass customization and working with plants. The paper discusses the resultant evidence-based design and the environmental values related to it. |
| series |
Architectural Intelligence |
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