Results: AnaHYBIOS 1.3 & 1.4

After refining the material formation process, the analogue modeling method yielded interesting geomoetries. These geometries were observed and measured, especially for their spatial and structural qualities. 

First Analogue Prototypes

Our first few attempts at the analogue prototypes. The method tested was to hang fabric and pull it at nodes by applying a force, in this case the weight hung. Different weights were tested on a voronoi cell frame with differentiated cell sizes. The process was refined through testing different models and some failed protoypes. The method works by tensioning the fabric and freezing it with a plaster compound. The materials utilized resemble the properties of tensioned membranes (fabric) and compression properties of concrete (plaster).

C.A.S.T Team of the University of Manitoba

An interesting article featured in the AD Magazine 'Protoarchitecture' by the cast team at the University of Manitoba. Mark West talks about creating architectural protoypes using innovative analogue methods and materials. The article focuses on the feedback loop between the analogue and the digital when investigating these prototypes.

Heinz Isler's Frozen Pavillions