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Research Inspiration

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  1. Emma Huang proposes a future symbiosis between mycelium, bioluminescent algae, and constructed structures, set approximately one hundred years in the future in the historic Radcliffe Camera of Oxford. The project explores the integration of living organisms into architecture, proposing a harmonious coexistence between the natural and the built.

  2. The Living Room is a research project that explores the use of textiles and biofabrication to develop regenerative architectural solutions using mycelium and kombucha as primary materials. The project proposes to make architectural structures where textiles are used at multiple scales, growing mycelium, and integrating biological materials and textile techniques to create sustainable living spaces.

  3. Mycelium Tectonics is a research thesis that explores the use of mycelium in architecture. Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, is characterized by its ability to grow and form dense fibrous structures. This approach suggests that mycelium can serve as a living agent system in architectural applications, offering possibilities for the creation of sustainable and self-assembled composite materials.

  4. BioKnit is a prototype of an architectural construction that combines textile, mycelium, and bacterial cellulose. This work integrates biological experimentation with parametric modeling and textile programming. The article includes specific aspects to achieve scalability in architectural bio-construction.

Design Inspiration

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My design precedents were inspired by the work of Marc Fornes, who uses mangroves as inspiration to develop parametric pavilions that integrate with the natural environment. Other designers who caught my attention are the parametric colorful sculptures and material research of Laura María González and Rollo Bryant, with his luminous organic sculptures. Finally, Mycelia House inspired me for its simplicity and functionality. This project proposes growing fungi to build the house.

Material Reaearch Inspiration

As part of my experiments and material design, I am interested in embedding the bioluminescence of fungi into wooden blocks. This would help me develop a way to enhance bioluminescence, from cultivation to the printing of a wooden structure that supports the intensity of the bioluminescence.

[Taming the Production of Bioluminescent Wood Using the White Rot Fungus Desarmillaria Tabescens]Source: Taming the Production of Bioluminescent Wood Using the White Rot Fungus Desarmillaria Tabescens.

This diagram presents a methodology to create a living hybrid material combining the bioluminescent fungus with balsa wood, achieving controlled autonomous bioluminescence.

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