Morph+
Form Active Structures
Can the integration of bioplastics onto tensile fabrics create a material system which is geometrically responsive to build a self-deployable, lightweight, low-cost and easily transportable 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.
STRATEGY OF DESIGN: SIMULATION
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Simulation
STRATEGY OF DESIGN: FABRICATION
GEOMETRY CATALOGUE
SCALING UP PARAMETERS
A) Original Module
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Geometry
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Simulation
B) Multiply
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Geometry
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C) Staggering
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Geometry
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Simulation
D) Differential Scaling
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Geometry
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E) Scaling up the single module
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Geometry
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Simulation
F) Spacing
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Geometry
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Simulation
COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
APPLICATIONS
Morph+ is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
developed at MAA01 in 2017 by:
Student: Bhakti Vinod Loonawat and Ipsita Datta
Lead Faculty: Areti Markopoulou
Faculty Assistants: David Andrés León, Raimund Krenmüller
Computational Advisor: Angelos Chronis
In collaboration with IIT, IIT, the Italian Institute of Technology and the Smart Materials Group
IT Material Experts: Athanassia Athanassiou, Ilker Bayer, Giovanni Perotto, Material Scientist