Self-morphing frustrated composite materials offer a new approach to mouldless fabrication of surfaces of complex geometries in architectural design. Self-morphing is a new approach that leverages the intrinsic properties of the material and its internal architecture to autonomously generate 3D shapes through geometrical frustration, potentially eliminating the need for moulds. ‘The Swirl’, exhibited at the London Design Biennale 2023, is a first realisation of frustrated composite at architecture scale. The final 3D shape of the panels emerges, out of flat panel upon its curing. The shape is programmed through material architecture by complex fibre layouts, bringing the physics theory of non-Eucledean Plates (NEP, by Eran Sharon), to the architectural world.
When: 2023
Where: 'Creative Differences', London Deisgn Biennale, Somerset house.
With: by Automorph network. Team: Eran Sharon, Gal Kapon, Ofri Dar, Noga Zajfman, Lahav Bagrish, Tali Palmon
What: 9 Fibreglass panels, 100/200 cm each, combined into 2 continous surfaces
The Swirl
Self-Morphing Frustrated Composites at Architectural Scale
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