Material Performance: Fibrous Tectonics & Architectural Morphology

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Cylinder

Birfurcating Tree

Flat Surface

FIBER

KNIT SURFACE

INFLATION + PRETENSION

FIBER SATURATION + CURING

KNITTING ALGORITHM

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL

Top: Surface typologies developed from knitting looms.

PNEUMATIC MEMBRANE

Bottom: System combining traditional textile techniques of knitting with inflatable pneumatic membrances creating composite-fiber structures.

RESIN

RIGID COMPOSITE STRUCTURE

An Architectonic Notion for Knitting and Pneumatics

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