Morph+ :

Form Active Structures

With the core aim to develop a responsive material system, the project explores the design of a material system that is receptive to its geometry and fabrication process.The two main components of the material include are - a highly elastic fabric and a stiffening agent such as the bioplastic. The actuation of the entire material system is embedded in the geometry.

The material system consists of a programmed deposition of bioplastic material on a highly elastic fabric in tension. The bioplastic acts as a stiffening agent on the fabric. On releasing the fabric from tension, it morphs into a three dimensional form corresponding to the material deposition.

Digital Matter Intelligent Construction -2017-18, IAAC

Advisors: Areti Markopoulou, David Andrés León, Raimund Krenmüller, Angelos Chronis

Students: Ipsita Datta, Bhakti Vinod Loonawat

VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/276064215