“SMART FLEXIBILITY: Advanced Materials and Technologies

“SMART FLEXIBILITY: Advanced Materials and Technologies”
Guideline for an exhibition at
DISSENY HUB BARCELONA
25/06/14 - 20/12/14
The exhibition “Smart Flexibility: Advanced Materials and Technologies” pretends
to explore the current capabilities provided by determined structures and materials
to sensitize and adapt architecture to its environment.
From this perspective the exhibition would be situated on the borderline between
matter and structure, investigating the flexibility and intrinsic reactivity of some
specific materials and advanced technologies.
These contemporary works and projects involving materials, sensitive systems
and articulated supports enable us to imagine the functionalities an intelligent
and flexible architecture may provide.
Wind and solar power harvesting, electrical and thermal energy generation,
perception and adaptation to climatic conditions, to acoustics and lighting
environment, user detection and modification of space according to his body, his
movements or even his emotions, are the challenges of tomorrow’s spaces and
so are the guidelines of the exhibition.
Plaça dels Àngels, 5-6
08001 Barcelona
+34 934 437 520
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‘HYPERMEMBRANE’ - HYBRIDa SCP / Jordi Truco - Sylvia Felipe
In order to do so, this event not only should congregates architects, designers
and construction engineers, but also creators from other sectors (sports, fashion,
automotive, etc.), whose projects and products are focused on smart flexibility.
Exhibited projects should combine smart and flexible features
smart
matter
flexible
structure
flexible
matter
smart
structure
membrane,
film,
textile...
Plaça dels Àngels, 5-6
08001 Barcelona
+34 934 437 520
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articulated,
extensible,
retractable...
automated,
reactive,
self-adaptive...
‘HYPERMEMBRANE’ - HYBRIDa SCP / Jordi Truco - Sylvia Felipe
photoluminescent,
electroactive,
shape memory...
V.
_NAME Hypermembrane
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) HYBRIDa / Jordi Truco - Sylvia Felipe
_COUNTRY AND CITY Barcelona (ES)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Sheets of composite material (resin and glass fibre), software-controlled
actuators and polycarbonate finish
_DESCRIPTION A European research and development project on selfsupporting and adaptive architectural systems. The shape of the structure is
controlled by software designed as part of this project that allows it to be
adapted to the use of the space and to find positions of balance to allow it
to be self-supporting
_WEBSITE www.cimne.com/hypermembrane/spacehome/1/0#
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I.1
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user position
OUTPUT_ light emission
_NAME Lotus Dome
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Studio Roosegaarde
_COUNTRY AND CITY Waddinxveen (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) shape memory metal (SMA)
_DESCRIPTION A sphere whose surface, comprised of overlapping SMAs, opens and closes thanks to the beam from
a revolving projector that points out the people it detects in the surroundings through presence detectors.
_WEBSITE www.studioroosegaarde.net/projects/#lotus-dome
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I.1
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user presence
OUTPUT_ acoustic emission and shape
_NAME 4D - Pixel
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Studio Roosegaarde
_COUNTRY AND CITY Waddinxveen (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Electronics, software and electromagnets
_DESCRIPTION 4D-Pixel is an active surface that responds to voice and music
_WEBSITE www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/more-works/photo/#4d-pixel
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I.1
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user presence
OUTPUT_ shape and ventilated air
_NAME Wind 3.0
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Studio Roosegaarde
_COUNTRY AND CITY Waddinxveen (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Fans, tubes, wood, sensors, electronics, software
_DESCRIPTION Wind 3.0 comprises hundreds of fibres that interact with the visitor
_WEBSITE www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/more-works/photo/#wind-3-0
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I.1
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user presence and acoustic emission
OUTPUT_ shape and acoustic emission
_NAME Liquid 2.0
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Studio Roosegaarde
_COUNTRY AND CITY Waddinxveen (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Steel, software, electronic sound, mechanism, sensors
_DESCRIPTION Liquid 2.0 is an interactive living space that physically adapts to the sounds and movements of its
visitors
_WEBSITE www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/more-works/photo/#liquid-2-0
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I.2
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user presence
OUTPUT_ light and sound emission
_NAME Wall-E(motion)
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Diffus
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textile, LED and
sensors
_DESCRIPTION Modular system that can be used as a
curtain, space separator, sound and light installation
_WEBSITE www.diffus.dk
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I.3
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ user presence
OUTPUT_ shape and smell
_NAME Radiant Soil
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Philip Bessley
_COUNTRY AND CITY Canada (CA)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) shape memory metal (SMA)
_DESCRIPTION User detection through presence detectors activating the movement of the “branches” through
retraction of a metal wire with shape memory
_WEBSITE www.hylozoicground.com
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I.4
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ movement
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME My Thread Pavillon
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Jenny E. Sabin
_COUNTRY AND CITY Philadelphia (US)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textile with
photoluminescent wires and technology + FuelBand Nike
_DESCRIPTION By using technology + FuelBand Nike to collect data
on the movement of runners during a previous workshop, the
architect has transformed the patterns of these biological data into
the geometry and material of the woven structure
_WEBSITE jennysabin.com/?p=684
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I.5
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ pressure
OUTPUT_ vibration
_NAME Vibe-ing
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Eunjeong Jeon, Kristi Kuusk, Martijn ten Bhömer, Jesse Asjes and Oscar
Tomico
_COUNTRY AND CITY Eindhoven (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) merino wool embeded with electronic circuit boards, touch sensors and
vibration motors
_DESCRIPTION Vibe-ing is a self-care tool in the form of a garment, which invites the body to feel, move, and heal
through vibration therapy. The textile structure contains pockets in which touch sensors and vibration motors are
integrated. The function of the pockets is to align with critical pressure points on the body and they can be located
differently on the body when it is worn in various ways.
_WEBSITE www.tue.nl/en/university/column-2/departments/industrial-design/
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I.6
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ pressure
OUTPUT_ color
_NAME Unlace
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Eef Lubbers
_COUNTRY AND CITY Eindhoven (NL)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) thermochromic thread, tactile sensors
_DESCRIPTION The Unlace is an interactive lace lingerie garment. The pressure of an hand is sensed by the
garment, after which the surrounding threads slowly heat up and change from black to skin color.
_WEBSITE www.tue.nl/en/university/column-2/departments/industrial-design/
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I.7
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ pressure
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Slow Furl
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Mette Ramsgard Thomsen and Karin Bech (CITA)
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) shape memory metal (SMA)
_DESCRIPTION Architectural membrane with touch sensors on a robotised dynamic structure that moves slowly
under the user’s touch
_WEBSITE cita.karch.dk
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I.7
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO USER
INPUT_ pressure
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Listener CNC Knitting
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Mette Ramsgard Thomsen (CITA), Ayelet Karmon, Dr. Eyal Sheffer, Ami
Cang and Tzach Harari
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textile with lead wires and touch sensors
_DESCRIPTION Membrane with touch sensors and lead wires that allows user pressure on the fabric to be
‘interpreted’ and new and interactive shapes to be created through software
_WEBSITE cita.karch.dk
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I.7
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ any signal
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Strange Metabolism
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Mette Ramsgard Thomsen (CITA) and Toni Hicks
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textile and robotised frame
_DESCRIPTION Membrane on a robotised
dynamic structure which develops
movement according to a software-run
electronic signal.
_WEBSITE cita.karch.dk
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II.1
ENERGY HARVESTING / GENERATION
INPUT_ wind pressure
OUTPUT_ electric energy
_NAME Strawscraper
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Belatchew Arkitekter
_COUNTRY AND CITY Stockholm (SE)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) piezoelectric fibres
_DESCRIPTION Non-realised project of a tower whose façade is comprised of piezoelectric fibres. The wind moves
the piezoelectric fibres, which generate electric energy.
_WEBSITE belatchew.com
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II.2
ENERGY HARVESTING / GENERATION
INPUT_ solar radiation
OUTPUT_ electric energy
_NAME SmartWrap™
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Kieran Timberlake
_COUNTRY AND CITY Philadelphia (US)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) printed organic photovoltaic
_DESCRIPTION Façade with flexible printed organic photovoltaic cells and flexible OLED panels inserted between
two transparent films
_WEBSITE www.kierantimberlake.com
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PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
III.1
INPUT_ electricity
OUTPUT_ shape -> light environment and temperature
_NAME PixelSkin02
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Orangevoid’s Sachin Anshuman
_COUNTRY AND CITY London (UK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Shape memory metal (SMA)
_DESCRIPTION The physical prototype consists of square units divided into 4 triangular panels activated by 200mA
(milliamperes) SMA wires which, when power is or is not applied, heat up and either contract or relax. A
microcontroller regulates 20-times-per-second supply.
_WEBSITE www.orangevoid.com
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III.2
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ solar radiation
OUTPUT_ colour->light environment
_NAME OR2
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) OR Project
_COUNTRY AND CITY London (UK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) photochromic ink
_DESCRIPTION First example of photoreactive technology on an architectural scale. It creates a shaded space in
daytime and a translucent one in night-time.
_WEBSITE orproject.com
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III.3
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ temperature
OUTPUT_ shape -> light environment and temperature
_NAME Bloom
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) dOSu STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
_COUNTRY AND CITY Los Angeles (US)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) nickel-magnesium thermo-bimetal
_DESCRIPTION Structures made from thermo-bimetal layers with different expansion coefficients which, when
heated by solar radiation, contract or relax to allow the flaps to open and regulate air intake and temperature.
_WEBSITE www.dosu-arch.com
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III.4
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ any signal
OUTPUT_ shape and light emission
_NAME Phototropia
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Manuel Kretzer
_COUNTRY AND CITY Zurich (CH)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) electroactive polymers
_DESCRIPTION Architectural experimentation maquette with OLEDs, photovoltaic cells, electroactive polymers
_WEBSITE materiability.com/phototropia/
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III.4
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ any signal
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Shapeshift
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Manuel Kretzer
_COUNTRY AND CITY Zurich (CH)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) electroactive polymers
_DESCRIPTION Architectural experimentation maquette with electroactive polymers
_WEBSITE materiability.com/shapeshift/
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III.4
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ any signal
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Animated Textiles
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Manuel Kretzer
_COUNTRY AND CITY Zurich (CH)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) electroactive polymers + textile
_DESCRIPTION Architectural experimentation maquette with electroactive polymers and textiles
_WEBSITE materiability.com/animated-textiles/
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III.5
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ any signal
OUTPUT_ shape and light emission
_NAME The Interactive Samples Book
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Diffus
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textiles with... thermochromic ink, electroluminescent wire, Shape Memory
Materials, touch sensor, photocell, fibre optic, photovoltaic cell, LEDs, piezoelectrics
_DESCRIPTION An interactive book of textile samples
_WEBSITE www.diffus.dk
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III.6
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ wind strength and direction
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Reef and Reef.2
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Aurélie Mossé (CITA)
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) electroactive polymers
_DESCRIPTION Decorative ceiling modules made from electroactive polymers. The system captures the wind
conditions outside the room via a
sensor and directs a signal to the
electroactive polymers, which
modify their shape.
_WEBSITE cita.karch.dk
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III.7
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ solar radiation
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Constellation Wallpaper
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Aurélie Mossé (CITA)
_COUNTRY AND CITY Copenhagen (DK)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) electroactive polymers and photovoltaic film
_DESCRIPTION Non-active wallpaper prototype comprised of two active layers. One captures solar radiation,
transforming it into electric energy stored in
batteries; the other is cut to overlap and open
or close by measuring the level of stored
energy.
_WEBSITE cita.karch.dk
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III.8
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ humidity
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME HygroSkin - Meteorosensitive Pavilion
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Achim Menges in collaboration with Oliver David Krieg and Steffen Reichert
_COUNTRY AND CITY Stuttgart (DE)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) Humidity responsive veneer-composite
_DESCRIPTION The project explores a novel mode of climate-responsive architecture. The dimensional instability of
wood in relation to moisture content is employed to construct a metereosensitive architectural skin whose the
apertures respond to relative humidity changes within a range from 30% to 90%.
_WEBSITE icd.uni-stuttgart.de
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III.9
PERCEPTION / ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
INPUT_ temperature
OUTPUT_ shape
_NAME Climatology : Macro Wooden Velcro
_AUTHOR(S) AND COLLABORATOR(S) Elaine NG Yan Ling
_COUNTRY AND CITY Beijing (CN)
_MATERIAL(S) AND TECHNOLOGY(IES) textile/wood and polymer/metal with shape memory
_DESCRIPTION Textile sculpture that responds to ambient conditions (humidity, temperature, light) by modifying its
shape
_WEBSITE www.elaineyanlingng.com
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