An investigation of an experimental process of material exploration and commutative processes.
‘Hang-crete’ explores the principles of self-organising materials, techniques, and forces. Taking advantage of concretes malleable properties and flexible curing process, a suspended catenary casting process was developed that challenges the ‘traditional’ way of casting concrete.
Through a process of trial and error the mixture was perfected, enabling it to bend and form over a space of time. The concrete was poured into a framework, and under the control of a mesh substructure was hung and cured with the force of gravity creating hyperbolic paraboloids that investigates the tectonics of catenary structures.
@ExLab 2018, subject led by Jas Johnson & Adam Markowitz.
