Bio-Cities: Bio-imaginations for Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida - 2018
At the intersection of Synthetic Biology and Architecture. The future of Biscayne Bay, Miami. 2018. Alfredo Andia, Ph.D., Studio-lab, FIU, Miami. Castiello, Alejandro De Rojas, Judith Diaz Hernandez, Marian Diaz, Aida Natashia Haack, Maria Antonieta Hernandez, Cruz Lopez, Renzo L Melgar, Jessica Morales, Martha Paola Saint-Vil, Johannie Tapia, Allison
At the intersection of Synthetic Biology and Architecture. The future of Biscayne Bay, Miami. 2018.
Alfredo Andia, Ph.D., Studio-lab, FIU, Miami.
Castiello, Alejandro
De Rojas, Judith
Diaz Hernandez, Marian
Diaz, Aida Natashia
Haack, Maria Antonieta
Hernandez, Cruz
Lopez, Renzo L
Melgar, Jessica
Morales, Martha Paola
Saint-Vil, Johannie
Tapia, Allison
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ALEJANDRO CASTIELLO
MARTHA P. MORALES
JUDITH DE ROJAS
“..imagine if our buildings, our bridges, machines, all of our bricks<br />
could actually compute...”<br />
Skylar Tibbits<br />
It is the year 2100. With the new century, <strong>Miami</strong> lie submerged due to<br />
sea levels rising. How can we change the future?<br />
Programmable matter and 4d printing offer us self-assembly in our<br />
physical environment. However, to decode the DNA of how our<br />
buildings grow, we need to learn from nature and biology. From there,<br />
we can obtain a sequence and use that to fold up, or reconfigure.<br />
Sometimes to move <strong>for</strong>ward we need to start by learning from<br />
evolution, from the past, from the beggining.
Glass sponge - Strenght / Mesh<br />
Paddlefish rostrum stellate bones - Connections / Mesh<br />
Lotus plant - Self cleaning<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>luminescence<br />
Chameleon skin - Trans<strong>for</strong>ms with stimulus
Wrapper Worm: Self-folding paper after water reaction
SELF-FOLDING<br />
Form finding process<br />
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3<br />
Trial 4
Conceptual model<br />
Path to be programmed
3D Print Element<br />
Implant self-Assembly bacterial <strong>Bio</strong>film<br />
Run Sequence<br />
System starts the scaffolding process
SYSTEM<br />
Number of seeds defines the width<br />
Location of seeds defines the overall shape.<br />
Iteration #1: 5 seeds implanted
ITERATIONS<br />
V1<br />
V3<br />
V2<br />
V4
SCAFFOLDING / STRUCTURE
CONNECTIONS<br />
Based on the stellate mesh of<br />
the paddelfish rostrum bones
SKIN<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 365<br />
Day 180<br />
Day 545
FUNCTION/FLEXIBILITY<br />
Number of sheets defines the height<br />
Height defines function<br />
6 sheets: Residence/ Gallery
20 sheets: Hotel/ Observatory
ISLAND LOGIC
ISLAND GARDEN
Indoor or outdoor?
<strong>Bio</strong>luminescence
Shoreline
A space to play with friends...<br />
A room to exercise...
A place to meditate...<br />
A home to live with nature...
It is not about the <strong>for</strong>m....
...it is about the experience
“...We were kind of floating along, waiting to find out what<br />
happens next...”<br />
Debora Powell.
...Unusual feelings colonized my core<br />
Unusual heartbeats race their way out of my pores<br />
My body tries to shake peculiar sensations away<br />
Skin glowing with sweaty drops going insane<br />
Nerves breaking<br />
Hands shaking<br />
Nervousness took over by surprise<br />
Never felt like this around you<br />
My heart sounds like an excited child<br />
Running around like a fool<br />
Wondering when's the time to open the presents...<br />
Yara Mrad
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