Architecture Design // Crystallization // 2016

g r a n u l a r | c r y s ta l i s at i o n | b o r a x

N a 2B 4O 7 · 1 0 H 2O A. D’souza | b. irvine | h. k. bull

m o d e l a n o m a ly i d e n t i f i e r s y m b o l

base

12hr

24hr

36hr

48hr

60hr

12hr

48hr

24hr

60hr

36hr

growing together testing link strength

MATERIAL TESTING # 1 . | HESSIAN NETTING

TO P

BOTTOM

TO P

SINGLE SOLUTION

D OUBLE SOLUTION

2 4 HOURS

4 8 HRS

BOTTOM

MATERIAL TESTING # 1 . 2 | hessian netting extension

self supporting test, with irregular shape.

x1 solution

x2 solution

hessian #1.2 x1 vs x2 crystal size and growth attraction areas

MATERIAL TESTING # 2 . | stocking form

MATERIAL TESTING # 3 . | plastic netting

SHELL FORM | incasement test

MATERIAL TESTING # 4 . | thread randomized netting

MATERIAL TESTING # 5 . | fine fish netting

SETTLE FORMATION

| SELECT MO D EL 1

SETTLE FORMATION

| SELECT MO D EL 2

STRING CROSS - OVER

1 X SOLUTION

LINEAR STRING

2 X SOLUTION

experiment 1

MATERIAL TESTING # 5 .

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scale increase 1

MATERIAL TESTING # 5 .

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scale increase 1

experiment 2

MATERIAL TESTING # 5 .

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scale increase 2

settling process

experiment 1

MATERIAL TESTING # 5 . | form variation

experiment 2