HYPHAE, Design competition, US, 2020

HYPHAE

FLY RANCH, NEVADA, US, DESIGN COMPETITION 2020

Háta Enochová Petr Stojaník Marek Kratochvíl

SITE

Fly Ranch is a 3,800 acre ranch in Northern Nevada. The site is operated by the community of Burning Man festival.

Fly Ranch

Black Rock Desert

Black Rock City Burning Man

CIRCULAR SYSTEM

The idea is based on symbiotic relationship of both sites. Recycled Burning Man waste is reused for ecological building and growing fungi and vegetables. Fly Ranch products supply the festival when needed.

FLY RANCH

BURNING MAN FESTIVAL

GROWN STRUCTURE

The concept is inspired by the natural wisdom of fungi. The essence of the fungal network is an adaptability, a communication and a symbiosis. Fly Ranch community will inhabit the area using fungal technology for building, cleaning the water or as a source of food.

diverse ecosystem

mycelium solid objects

adaptive structure

BUILDING/GROWING PROCESS

The construction system is based on principles using biomaterials and local tradition of N. Paiute inhabitants. Structures are constructible at the site within local conditions and materials.

bio input structural layers

final structure is variable, replicable and could be easily decomposed

Northern Paiute tribe craft

SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP

Developed vision enables a growth of the community that will work symbiotically with the environment, nature and the surrounding events. collective knowledge

drying the mycelium sheets

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE

The principle of adaptability emphasizes the importance of the existing environment by non-invasive respectfull construction allowing flexible response to the environmental changes.

SUMMER expended structures

FUNCTIONS

Community lives symbiotically with the environment.

Flexible transparency of the structure provides variable functions.

RESEARCH PROCESS

Multiple experiments and actions were made in order to connect with the funghi, such as growing mycelium or eating mushrooms.