Drywall
The reversible building system (RBS) Drywall combines digital modeling tools with multi-layered weaving. Woven bags are produced to be used for earthbag building, a low cost solution for building that relies on local materials and skill. Modifying the existing technique of earthbag building, the RBS Drywall requires no mortar. Interlocking bags have been designed to combine woven textile bags with a granular filling for structural stability, enabling disassembly and modification.
Digital modeling tools are used to create an adaptable structure to suit local environmental conditions. A digital model is produced along with floor plans and accompanying weave patterns that produce a multi-layered textile. This resource- efficient manufacturing method enables 3-D objects to be produced directly on the loom. Once removed from the loom the textile is cut at certain points transforming it directly into a 3d bag, removing cut-and-sew stages in the production process.
BA project executed at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee with supervisors: Professor Dr. Ing Karola Dierichs: Weißensee School of Art and Design Berlin I Excellence Cluster Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – material and code). Dr. Sc ETH Zurich Gergana Rusenova: _Swinburne University of Technology – digital modelling tool. MArtin Alvarez MSc: Swinburne University of Technology – digital modelling tool.
Rhino 3D and Grasshopper where used to create a curved wall with 13 layers
And weave patterns that convert to 3D once off the loom where created.
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