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Bio Insitute
Navn
Dongrong Han
Uddannelsesgrad
Kandidat
Institut
Bygningskunst og Teknologi
Program
Architecture and Extreme Environments
År
2021
Biocomposite materials presents an ecological alternative to conventional building materials, with potential to reduce waste and pollution. This project speculates the architectural consequences of designing with such materials. Exploring innovative use of local bioresources in the Faroe Islands as well as an uncharted paradigm of architecture that is not based on permanence and solidity.
Preliminary fieldwork project with prototype testing the performance of bioplastics and further investigation of locally available resources for ecological material production. The bioplastic samples were strong but became fragile under the rain, which led to the interest of investigating the theme of entropy and the potentials of decay in architecture .
Fieldwork and Research
Material explorations, examining aesthetics, spatiality and craft potentials of biocomposite materials. Hand held syringe extrusion on hand drawn guides. Exploring an analogue approach in this highly digitalised realm of future material experiments.
Material Studies
From the material study, derived the concept of layering space frames formed by catenary arches and degradation process of the building can be controlled by scheduled maintenance of these layers. Speculating that in the future we can use a hand-held 3D printing device to build the material with.
Sketches
Typical construction sequence showing spaces of longer life span with an internal scaffold that encourages regular maintenance.
Construction Sequence
Section and perspectives showing key spaces of the design
Drawings
Det Kongelige Akademi understøtter FN’s verdensmål
Siden 2017 har Det Kongelige Akademi arbejdet med FN’s verdensmål. Det afspejler sig i forskning, undervisning og afgangsprojekter. Dette projekt har forholdt sig til følgende FN-mål
