Abstract
The development of a thermal form-active composite, based on Oak-Paulownia-Flax materials is present-ed, including new knowledge and methods for material-driven responsive envelopes in an architectural scale. The study investigates, examines, and propose an experimental wood-textile structure that directly address questions on reducing embodied and operational energy in the built environment by a novel use of CO2 absorbing regenerative materials. Thermal-active wood bi-layers are combined with organic tex-tiles to create a responsive and modular envelope element. This element is nested into a new lightweight load bearing BoxBeam-Zollinger structure, with flax textile surface connections. Both form-active com-posite and load bearing structure is inspired by skin-on-frame material-structural concepts observed in vernacular boat cultures. The structure alone is measured to 1 kg/m2, with a combined weight of the en-tire responsive envelope of 4.3 kg/m2. The studies are based on experimental prototypes and computa-tional simulation studies before a full-scale demonstrator project is constructed to test and disseminate the knowledge and methods for designing material efficient, thermally active architectural envelopes.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Architecture, Structures and Construction |
Volume | 2 |
Number of pages | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- Wood Textile Composites
- Material Studies
- Thermal Active Envelope
- Thermal Simulations
Artistic research
- No