Dossier by Kana Sricharoenchai

Substrate Collecting cotton fiber and hemp fiber and hemp from industrial waste

Cultivation mycelium in the laboratory Fungi Oyster mushroom species was choose due to its growth rate and colour

Grow in Mold

Pour the substrate to form a shape in the plastic vacumm mold

Drying Process Slow drying process in the chamber to slowly kills all active organism throughly.

Mogu Small scale

Acoustic Panel

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er mixing substrat with celium in the bag, wait the mycelium to growth a few days.

Property Materials have been tested for allergenic and VOC Emissions. They are safer than wood and many other industrial materials populating our everyday indoor environments.

Construcyion Process We produce materials by growing selected strains of mycelium on pre-engineered substrates made of agro-industrial residues. By tuning the matrix configuration, we harvest different materials within short timeframes. Fungal mycelium acts as a reinforcement to the matrix structure, creating a 100% plastic-free and coherent material composite.

Iron Tape

2. Product Magnet

1. Magnetic Fixing System

Mogu’s exclusive fixing system is designed specifically for Mogu Acoustic products. It is based on the combination of magnets and custom-made screws that hold the magnets inside the mycelium material.

Glue

2. Glue Application

Mogu Acoustic panels can be installed with any commercially available glue, suitable for generic type of materials. For mounting Mogu Acoustic panels, recommends Pattex ‘No More Nails’ or Silacoll 100 for fire-proof applications.

Product

Magnet

Glue

Construcyion Process

1. Substrate

2. Prepare Fungi

3. Grow in Mold

Used Cotton fiber / Hemp from industrial waster wix with compond to make the substrate.

Extracting mycelium root from oyster mushroom

Growing selected strains of mycelium on pre-engineered substrates made of agro-industrial residues.

Cotton fiber / Hemp from waster wix with compond to make the substrate.

4. Slow Drying

5. Mass Production

6. Constructions

At the end of the production process, mycelium materials are inertized by slow drying, for reduced energy consumption.

The resulting products are completely stable, safe and durable and biodegradable

The resulting products are completely stable, safe and durable - and biodegradable too.

Cotton fiber / Hemp from waster wix with compond to make the substrate.

Myco Tree Medium scale

Architect ; Dirk Hebel Engineer ; Philippe Block

Fungi Ganoderma Lucidum, commonly known as Lingzi mushroom was chosen for the development of the mycelium-bound elements

Substrate The recipe for the substrate was developed to maximize its structural strength and rigidity while minimizing the growth and production time.

Molding Laser cut plastic mold and bamboo cover with air exchange holes

Wooden Structures For this reason the grid is constructed out of CNC-cut, eight mm thick bamboo composite boards, in order to withstand high tensile and bending forces

Grow in Mold

Digitally fabricated moulds are being filled with inoculated substrate for the 2nd stage growth process under compression.

Killing Living Organism The mycelium 2nd growing stage in the bag to keep the moisture for growing environment of mycelium.

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On 14th Week The structure supports a four by four meter bamboo grid at a height of three meter over ground. It consists of 36 linear members of maximum 60 cm length as well as 15 nodal elements of mycelium-bound material. The bamboo grid weighs 134 kg in total, the overall weight of mycelium-bound members amounts to 182 kg

On 14th Week According to the duo, the materialࡘ which is formed from the root network of mushrooms could provide the structure of a two-storey building, if it is designed with the right geometries. To build with materials that areweak in tension and bending and to overcome their structural limitations the use of good geometry is essential to guarantee equilibrium through contact only

Constrains +Maximum 60cm Linear Length +30 Degree Angle Transition +Maximum 4 Connection Points In order to show the potential of new alternative materials, particularly weak materials like mycelium, we need to get the geometry right. Then we can demonstrate something that can actually be very stable, through its form, rather than through the strength of the material.

Bricks 3 size of modular bricks computational design to withstand windlode.

Mass Production 10000 bricks which only took 5 days to growss

Preparation Chopped up in pieces and mixed in the substrate to increase strenght

Substrate Corn stalk weast from harvesting process

Fungi Linzi mushroom

Top Layer Brick Mold Reuse as a top cover of the structure

Hy-fi Large scale

Architect ; David Benjamin

Slowly Take Down 10% Each Week

During 4th Week The brick start to decomposing

On 14th Week All Bricks went back to earth

Geometric Principle

13 Meters

3 Points base and curved vault design allows bricks to form a shape that can withstand the windlode

Material Properties With the mycelium property the architecture is providing thermal insulation sound proof as well as fire resistance

Reuse brick molds

Stacking Bricks

Recycled Timer Frame

Material Properties Construction waste accounts for over 30% of landfill volume. Our project offers an alternative to this wasteful linear econmy. We use low-value raw materials rather than high-value ones, we use almost no energy to create building blocks rather than using massive energy, and we return demolition material to the earth in 60 days rather than burying it in landfills for hundreds of years. This approach is related to the Circular Economy, and according to the World Economic Forum, it has the potential to decouple economic growth— and also construction—from resource consumptio

Form Finding The form-finding of the structural geometry was guided by several key constraints. First, in order to minimize the geometric complexity while maximizing fabricability, all nodes were limited to a valency of four, meaning there are no more than four mycelium elements coming together at any of the nodes. Second, the dihedral angles between any two mycelium members were constrained to be larger than 30 degrees. In addition, the center-to-center distances between any pair of nodes were constrained to be at least 40 cm such that smooth transitions could be made between any two directly adjacent nodes. Lastly, the maximum length of any linear mycelium member was limited to 60 cm in order to avoid potential buckling.

Form To Module Using polyhedral form and force diagrams, it allows exploring and discovering efficient but expressive structural forms, going beyond the arch or vault in compression

Construcyion Process

1. Mushroom Species

2. Substrate

3. Molding

The mycelium strain Ganoderma Lucidum, was chosen for the development of the mycelium-bound elements. This particular strain grows quickly and sturdily in typical tropical climate.

To create the blocks, mushroom spores are combined with a food mix that includes sawdust and sugarcane. The fungi consumes the nutrients.

After a few days it begins to transform into a dense and spongy mass. It is then transferred into moulds, where it continues to densify. By using 2d plastic mold was unrolled and laser cut] with some holes for air exchange

Structrue Form The geometry of the structure was designed using 3D graphic statics, a novel method developed by the Block Research Group at ETH Zürich that extends the traditional 2D structural design technique to fully spatial systems

4. Growing Period

5. Killing Living Organism

6. Molding

Digitally fabricated moulds are being filled with inoculated substrate for the 2nd stage growth process under compression.

The mycelium 2nd growing stage in the bag to keep the moisture for growing environment of mycelium.

The mycelium will develop a thick skin that helps to protect it. After this, the material can be dehydrated to kill the organism and stop the growing process. It can then be used as a building block.

Construcyion Process

Collect Argicultural Waste

Chopped up, mix as substrate

Manufacturing Mold

Grow in Mold For 5 days

Mass Production

Constructions

With the mycelium property

Life Cycle Of Bricks

With the mycelium property

Deconstruction Process

Deconstruction the Brricks

With the mycelium property

Processing (Break Apart)

With the mycelium property

Composing (Add Food Waste)

With the mycelium property

Material Properties With the mycelium property the architecture is providing thermal insulation sound proof as well as fire resistance in With the mycelium property the architecture is providing Renewal (Harvest Soil)

With the mycelium property

Soil Use for Planting

With the mycelium property

100% Back to Earth

Mushroom Properties

Sound Proof

Fire Proof

Insulation

Light Weight Compressive Strength

Decomposable

Non Toxic

Physical Properties

M Compressive Strength

Thermal Proof Decomposable Light Weight

S Insulation Sound Proof

Hy-fi Large scale

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5 Days 60 Days

8-10 Days Long Last

Geometry arrangement Shapes Connection points

Vault / cu

Plastic Vacumm Mold

2D Plastic

Mass Production

Fabricatio

Modularity

Module

Module Properties

Compact

Complex

Comparision Production / Decompose Time

Compressive Strength

Molding Method

Product

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Mogu Acoustic Panel Small scale

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7 Days Long Lasting

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None

c Mold

Plastic Vacumm Mold

Mass Production Module

and Compact

Complecx