Rhizo[M]atic
Testing Printed mycelium Torre Baro- Energy District Prof. Claudia Pescuero Prof. Carmelo Zappulla Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
BARCELONA
Team
Ran Shabtay Neel Kaul Saad Shareen Jayant Khanuja
Mycofiltration Consumed the E. coliform, effectively eliminating them from the environment Remove contaminants from polluted environments In 2014, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland reported an 80% recovery of gold from electronic waste using mycofiltration techniques Inhibit Plasmodium falciparum, a parasite that causes the most dangerous type of malaria infection Prevent erosion due to water runoff.
Growing Mycellium
Day #1
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Density
Density
Density
Density
Mycellium + Coffee
Mycellium + Gellatin
Mycellium + Honey
Mycellium + Corn Starch
Day #3
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Density
Density
Density
Density
Mycellium + Coffee
Mycellium + Gellatin
Mycellium + Honey
Mycellium + Corn Starch
Day #7
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Flexability
Density
Density
Density
Density
Mycellium + Coffee
Mycellium + Gellatin
Mycellium + Honey
Mycellium + Corn Starch
Agar+Tap Water
Growth Test #2_Cells
Agar+Distilled Water
Agar prepared in petri dishes
Petri dish after 2 weeks
Cardboard Tests
Week_2
Week_1
Mycelium mixed with substratum
Mycelium
Rice
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Manual extrusion
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Spraying Tests
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Kuka 3d printing Tests
Mixing mycelium with rice strach
60ml mixture in extruder
Day #7
Day #10
Day #12
Manual 3d Printing
Results_day#1
Molding
Day_8
Results
Day_5
Day_3
Day_8
Results
Day_5
Day_3
Result_Day#3
Spraying Tests
Day #1
Day #7
Site
Topography
Green Density
Built Enviroment
Max
Min
Wind Exposer
Site
Facade System
Can be changed in real time in the design phase Usable, liveable spaces Can adapet itself to different structures The density veries for each element
Facade Printing Using KUKA
1 Month
Growing Process
6 Month
12 Month
Prototype
Rain Falls From the Sky
Gets into the cells
Mycelium Clears the water
Water gets clean
Prototype#2_The system
Top View
Plastic Covers
Myselium
Bottom Glass Surface
One Cell System
Front View
RCC Parapet wall
C section anchord to the RCC wall
Terrace
Sleeve
Myselyum System
Detail
Multiple Cells System
12cm
60 cm
1 Liter system
In order to contain more water the Prototype is not parallel to the facade
Facade system
Blaket System